City of Refuge West

Is the river in you toxic?  Fruit can't grow in a toxic environment. What's in your flower bed?  Weeds grow on their own, flowers need to be planted. Proverbs 25:26 KJV & MSG John 15:1-14 KJV Galatians 5:22-25 KJV

Has the breath been knocked out of you?  Take a minute, then try again, dream again, expect again.  Expectation is the breeding ground for miracles.   Genesis 4:25 MSG 2 Corinthians 4:13 KJV

The most important choice you make outside of choosing God, is who you do life with.  What kind of friends do you have?  Do you have joy in life or offenses?  Nehemiah 8:10 KJV Ecclesiastes 4:9 MSG Acts 2:41-47 MSG 1 Kings 17:7-16 KJV Philippians 4:15-17 KJV Romans 10:15 KJV Colossians 2:18-19 MSG Proverbs 13:20 MSG

When life encounters death, one has to give.  Life always wins! When you encounter death, pray desperately, specifically and instantly!   Acts 20:7-12 MSG 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 KJV

Did you know the 70x7 rule on forgiving counts for self forgiveness too?   1 Corinthians 4:15-16 KJV & MSG Matthew 11:25-30 MSG John 8:34 KJV Matthew 18:19 KJV Mark 11:24-25 Matthew 18:18-34 KJV Romans 12:1 MSG

No one is useless in lightening the load of another. -Ben Franklin Lose yourself in helping others. -Gandhi Everyone can be great because everyone can serve. -Martin Luther King Jr Jesus served ALL...where THEY were. Isaiah 49:13-16 KJV Matthew 20:20 MSG Mark 9:33 KJV 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 KJV Psalm 51 KJV

When your prayer or miracle "doesn't work", have a follow-up with Jesus at the intersection of faith and doubt. Isaiah 40 MSG Mark 9:14-29 KJV Matthew 17:20 KJV Romans 4:17 KJV John 15:5  Luke 1:34-37 KJV

Are you a 1st responder or a 1st reactor?  Are you living in the moment or for the moment? Are you going through life or growing through life? Are you getting bitter or better? 2 Corinthians 6:2 KJV 2 Chronicles 7:12-14 KJV Romans 12:3 KJV John 1:1&14 KJV & MSG Nehemiah 13:23-25 KJV Judges 2:8-12 KJV Psalms 34:1-10 KJV

What well are you sitting at daily?  Where do you run when you're tired and thirsty? Jesus comes to give life, he was the 7th man...perfection!  Matthew 6:19-24 MSG John 4:3 KJV Isaiah 61:3 KJV Romans 8:28  Jeremiah 2:4-5 MSG

"Group" bias, "Out Group" discrimination and our responsibility to gain unity. Empathy is the greatest tool for unity.  Don't be the reason someone doubts their Jesus moment.   John 3:16 KJV James 1:19-20 KJV Galatians 3:28-29 MSG Joshua 5:13-15 KJV John 4:23-30 MSG 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 MGS

Why do we allow Christian mediocrity?  We don't allow it other places in our life. How do we get rid of pride? 1) Admit when you are wrong. 2) Recognize God's grace. 3) Give thanks, worship. Galatians 5:1 Proverbs 16:18, 18:12 KJV 1 Peter 10:15-18 NIV 1 Corinthians 13:4 James 4:6 KJV 1 Peter 5:5-6 KJV Psalm 100 

We all need healing.  It's a process, it's faith and obedience, over and over. The average person speaks enough words to fill a 500 page book a week.  What book did you write last week?  A drama, horror, fantasy, did you write life or death? 2 Kings 5:1-17 KJV John 5:8 KJV 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV Romans 12:1-2 KJV

Don't just ask if something is a sin, is it a weight that holds you down? Does it help you run?  Does it make you faster or slower? 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 MSG Romans 12:2 KJV Jeremiah 29:4 KJV Jeremiah 29:11 KJV Isaiah 55:8 Hebrews 12:1-3 KJV & MSG

Someday never comes, turn someday into today! Pain can't make a day. Sin can't make a day. The devil can't make a day.  You can't make a day. God creates the day and He works IT ALL for good.  God, go ahead....make my day. Ephesians 1:1-4 KJV Ephesians 2:2-10 KJV Jeremiah 1:5 KJV Psalms 118:24 KJV Psalms 98 Psalms 100 Psalms 42:4 MSG Exodus 15 Revelation 15

When is your obedience proven?  When you don't understand or agree.  What's obedience's reward?  Usually precious moments. Romans 12:15 KJV Psalms 46:1-3 MSG Psalms 51:16-17 MSG John 14:26 KJV Psalms 34:17-19 KJV

Is fear a good thing?  Do you let your fear paralyze or motivate you?   3 Keys, TALK, SEEK, TRY 2 Timothy 1:6-7 Psalm 56:3 1 Samuel 21:8 Psalm 24

Reap later than you sow, more than you sow. God gives seed to the sower, sow your seed you will be given more.   What and how often are you sowing? 1 Samuel 17:40-54 KJV 1 Samuel 21:8-9 KJV Matthew 6:19 MSG Acts 7:54-60 KJV

What chapter do you find yourself in?   From wrestling, to waiting, to embracing.   Habakkuk 2:2-4 KJV Habakkuk 3:18-19 KJV Philippians 4:4 KJV Nehemiah 8:10 KJV

We all need healing.  It's a process, it's faith and obedience, over and over. The average person speaks enough words to fill a 500 page book a week.  What book did you write last week?  A drama, horror, fantasy, did you write life or death? 2 Kings 5:1-17 KJV John 5:8 KJV 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV Romans 12:1-2 KJV

Are you a candle in the wind that blows out?  When troubles come does your fire die?  Or are you a bonfire that the wind makes you bigger and hotter?  When troubles come does it fuel your fire?  Find out the difference in being a candle and a bonfire. Acts 5:40-42 KJV James 2:17-18 KJV Acts 2:44-47 KJV Hebrews 10:24-25 KJV Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 MSG Ephesians 1:3-6 MSG

When geese fly in a V formation it takes 40% less energy then when flying solo.  Unity is important.  Jesus' prayer was let them be one as We are One.   2 Chronicles 7:12-16 KJV Hebrews 10:25 KJV 2 Corinthians 7:5-6 KJV Hebrews 11:1-6 NIV

The more baggage you have, the more time, vision and money it costs.  What baggage is on your cart? Mark 10:46-52 KJV James 4:8 KJV Psalms 24:3 KJV P.S.  A SLUMBERING THUNDER AWAKENED IN HIS SOUL. -Garfield

When there is more work than possible, you still need to take a moment to sharpen your axe. Ephesians 3:20 KJV Ecclesiastes 10:10-11 MSG Joshua 1:8 KJV Psalms 14:2 KJV John 4:20-24 KJV 1 Peter 4:7-11MSG 3 John 1:2 KJV Matthew 11:28-30 MSG

What is bigger than God?  The poor have it, the rich need it, if you eat it you'll die.... Psalms 34:19 KJV Luke 2:10 KJV Philippians 4:10-14 MSG

Your thorn keeps you humble with His grace, but when your thorn becomes infected it becomes your #1.   The 4 graces God offers. 1) Saving Grace 2) Justifying Grace 3) Teaching Grace 4) Enabling Grace 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 KJV Isaiah 40:27-31 MSG Joel 2:25 KJV Romans 8:28 KJV