iWork4Him PowerThought

When the i nternet was created, the goal was the free - flowing of shared information for the good of humanity ; what resulted was much more sinister than that .   How do you love the Lord your God with all your strength if you spend too much time on the internet looking and experiencing things that sap your strength ?   That fill s you with filth , that plagues you with guilt and shame .   Living...

When the i nternet was created, the goal was the free - flowing of shared information for the good of humanity ; what resulted was much more sinister than that .   We are called to love the Lord our God with all our s oul .   What ' s creeping around in your s oul ?   I s it scripture , or is it what you watch ed on TV last night ?   Is it the latest sermon you read or the pornographic videos you...

When the i nternet was created, the goal was the free - flowing of shared information for the good of humanity ; what resulted was much more sinister than that .  We are called to love the Lord our God with all our m ind .   Are you ?   What do you fill your mind with ?   It is so easy with the internet everywhere, both in public and private, to fill our minds with EVERYTHING but God and H is Love...

When the i nternet was created, the goal was the free - flowing of shared information for the good of humanity ; what resulted was much more sinister than that .   We are called to love the Lord our God with our hearts , but when our hearts are distracted by the evils of the internet, God can ' t find a place .   Do you know if your heart is safe whenever you surf the web ?   What about your kids,...

When the i nternet was created, the goal was the free - flowing of shared information for the good of humanity ; what resulted was much more sinister than that .  Every day , we use the internet to do our jobs, complete our shopping , and study our bible .   However, if we are not careful, the internet can lead us to pornography, inappropriate relationships, gambling addictions , and more .   We t...

Every year, people are elected to the local boards of education in your area .   How many of them are believers ?   Less than 10% .   Getting on the local school Board of Education does not require a degree ; it requires a willingness and obedience to a call from God .   As believers , we have walked away from the public school system for far too long , and it is time t o take a stand and get invo...

Christ - following Princip al s, V ice P rincipals, G uidance C ounselors , and office staff within the public school system serve in a massive mission field .   So many in their profession have been misguided and deceived to believe that God has no place in the public schools and that in fact , H e does not exist .   The religion t aught in our public schools today is humanism – a religion as old...

We often think of missionaries as people who have graduated from college or seminary and being sent off overseas .   I define the word missionary as someone who is a follower of Jesus who has been sent into a field of people who are lost and hopeless and need to meet Jesus .   The public school system is such a mission field .   Our students who know and love Jesus are the missionaries sent behind...

I know that many of you have been told that in order to serve as a missionary, you need to go overseas .   No way .   The mission field of the public school system is monstrous .   Teachers who enter the classroom every day serve as missionaries and representatives of God at every education level in America .   This mission field is under attack .   And it's been under attack for over 60 years. Ma...

What's the definition of a mission field ?   I t is a place where lost and hopeless people live and work .   T he public school system is one massive mission field .   Some incredible believers are teachers , aids , and administrators throughout the public school system , but we need more .   God and the Bible have been weaseled out of every corner of our education system .   But take heart : thos...

We go to work so we have money. We need money to pay our bills and to buy things . Where I spend my money matters to God , e specially if I know that those companies are supporting things that are actually anti - God. We work with Inspire I nvesting to ensure our investments are biblically responsible. We chose a mobile carrier, P atriot M obile , because they are pro - God , pro - family , and pr...

In our family, I spend most of the money at retail stores. Jim spends most of the money online. When we have the choice , we choose retailers that we know are either pro -go d, pro - family, pro - country , or at least neutral on these subjects. Finding neutral companies is very difficult . Our country is polarized even in our retail environment. Years ago , we took a bullseye to a certain retail...

Each one of you has a workplace that is your ministry place. A mission field full of lost and hopeless people who need to meet Jesus. The people you work with and for may be blinded to all of the destruction around them to the family and to our country. Yet they may be funding it inadvertently. Many companies support organizations whose sole aim is to destroy the family or our country because of p...

How do we know if our company is pro - Christianity, pro - God, pro - family, or pro -US of A ? Is it even important for us to know these things? I think it is. Almost every organization has excess dollars that they are investing in other organizations with an agenda. What is the agenda that your company or organization is supporting? Are they supporting your values, neutral on them or working aga...

It's important to know who we work for. I don't mean the name of your boss or the name of your company. I mean , who is your company ? What do they stand for ? What do they support with their profits ? We need to know everything about the company where we invest 40 to 50 hours weekly . I'm just saying you need to be aware of the company you're working for to make sure that they're not taking your...

What does a normal Thanksgiving dinner look like for you and your family? Does it have all the fixin g s and smell just like grandma's house when you were growing up? Is it always exclusive to family ? There are people you work with and people you live around that will be alone this year ; why don't you mess up your normal Thanksgiving and invite some of them to join you ? Jim and I would like to...

This whole idea of practicing the power of neighboring at Thanksgiving can cause some strife at home. Not everyone wants to open up their Thanksgiving table to strangers, or people that just aren't family. I know in my family growing up we never had anybody who wasn't family over for Thanksgiving. It just wasn't done. But at Martha's house, her parents were great at inviting people who w ould be a...

What does loneliness look like? Does it have a face? Does it always look the same? You and I have the ability to solve someone's loneliness problem at Thanksgiving this year. All around us are people, our neighbors, who don't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving. They are either too far away from family or don't have family or they've been alienated. Can you imagine being alone at Thanksgiving? It...

The power of neighboring at Thanksgiving looks like this. It begins with compassion , and it continues with intentionality. We all have neighbors, whether they are at work or in our neighborhood. They could even be in the pews sitting near us at church. But how many of those neighbors will be alone at Thanksgiving time? In my opinion , there is nothing worse than being alone during the holidays. M...

One day, a religious leader approached Jesus and asked him who's my neighbor? Jesus responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Now we know who the neighbor was in this parable. The Good Samaritan was a powerful neighbor in the wounded man's life . The power of neighboring lies within each of us —t he power to transform somebody's life by loving them as we love oursel ves . The power of neig...

We've all heard of the five love languages , but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work ?   The final way people feel appreciated at work is through Appropriate Physical Touch .   You need to be careful when it comes to touching at work .   But expressing appreciation through appropriate physical touch for someone who needs that touch can be as simple as a handshake, a hig...

We've all heard of the five love languages , but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work ?   The 4th way people feel appreciated at work is through giving tangible gifts .   Giving the gift of words , time , or service i s meaningful to many people, but some people just like gifts .   A nd a gift at work could be a simple cup of coffee , a candy bar, or a plaque of apprecia...

We've all heard of the five love languages , but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work ?   The number three way people feel appreciated at work is through Acts of Service .   One of the greatest ways we can show our appreciation for others is by helping others complete a project .   It means so much to them when we help somebody at the end of our shift or at the end of ou...

We've all heard of the five love languages , but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work ?   The second way people feel appreciated at work is through the gift of Quality Time .   Relationships are so important at work .   But you can't just build relationships one minute at a time while talking at the water cooler .   When you ask somebody how they're doing, mean it .   Fi...

We've all heard of the five love languages , but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work ?   The number one way people feel appreciated at work is through words of affirmation .   Words that uplift, words that encourage, words that affirm a person's worth .   Words of appreciation spoken by a coworker or a boss mean so much .   Almost 50% of the population at work feel that...