The Abundant Life Blueprint

Here is today's communion meditation. Yesterday we talked about the  Our Daily Prayer ,  which I consider to be one of the most foundational things we do in the Abundant Life Blueprint. After praying our Daily Prayer every day for several years, I recently tried praying differently. And almost immediately, I knew I need to go back to praying the same way again.  While thinking about...

I consider February to be foundations month, because there were two times in the Bible when the foundation of God's temple was laid in the 2nd month. This month our message is, "To Have the Best, Requires a Foundation of Rest," and part of our foundation is prayer.  A few years ago, in February we did the   Prayer Challenge , which I consider to be one of the most foundational things we...

Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update. This year our message is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and part of walking in God's best is planning. I once heard the quote that "Planning is one of the greatest expressions of faith" and God is the master planner, designer, and architect.   Proverbs 22:3 says a prudent man sees danger coming and takes refuge. The ability to look  ahead, foreca...

Here is today's communion meditation.   In our   new workbook   we start every month with a prayer of petition, which is a formal written prayer request. Through the years I have seen amazing results from this type of prayer, but over the last month God has reminded me of a few important keys to prayers of petition.  In January, I wrote out my prayer of petition, but about half...

Here is today's communion meditation. The other day I was in a meeting with a mentor who has been very successful in business. He was talking about how in business, many people become scared when things aren't going well, and they start playing defense rather than offense. He said, " a surefire way to run a business (or ministry) into the ground is by playing defense. In business you must always p...

Here is February's Message   Our message for the year of 2023 is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and our message for February is... To Have the Best Requires a Foundation of Rest.  February, being the 2nd month is foundations month. In the Old Testament there were two times when the foundation in God's temple was laid in the 2nd month. And this month we are focused on creating a foundati...

Here is today's communion meditation.   My youngest daughter's favorite Bible story is about Jesus' walking on the water. She likes me to tell the story over and over of how Peter starts walking on the water to Jesus, but when he became fearful of the storm he began to sink.  As he is sinking, Peter cries out to Jesus and Jesus stretches out his hand to pull him up.  But then I alwa...

Here is today's communion meditation.   The other day I didn't have my normal Bible, so I was reading some passages in the King James Version, which I don't normally use. Sometimes reading different versions of the Bible can help us see things in a different light. As I was reading 2 Corinthians 10:14 stood out which says, "For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached...

Here is today's communion meditation.   Lately I have been thinking about the words of Jesus in Revelation 2:26-28... And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. 27 He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery— just as I have received authority from My Father. 28 And I will give him the morning star.… The...

Here is today's communion meditation. This year our message is " God Saved the Best Until Now," and part of walking in God's best is simplicity. Something I have observed is that grace simplifies. Law complicates but grace simplifies. Think about all of the rules and laws in the Old Testament, and grace simplified it all. In a similar way when we give other people the same grace God has given us i...

Here is today's communion meditation.  In Luke 5 after Peter had fished all night and caught nothing Jesus tells him to launch out into the deep and let down his nets. After letting down his nets he catches such a large number of fish that his nets began to tear. Lately this phrase "launch out into the deep," keeps coming to mind. This year our message is God Saved the Best Until Now and I th...

Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update. This year our message is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and we are in a time of the year when it is important to have clarity and develop a more efficient strategy. A few years ago, one of my gym clients was a scientist who had done a lot of work with liquid crystals. When you think of liquid crystals, think of LCD displays on a phone or TV&...

Here is today's communion meditation.   The other day my daughter and I were reading Matthew 9 and the phrase "The Lord of the Harvest," really stood out to me. Over the last several months we have talked about the names of God. He has a lot of names and another one of his names it the Lord of the Harvest.  Here is Matthew 9:35-38  Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teac...

Here is today's communion meditation. Every once in a while, when I have a busy day, I like to a simple communion meditation where I remember God is with me and he is more than enough. In Matthew 16 Jesus had just multiplied the fish and loaves for the multitudes and then he and the disciples got into the boat. After getting into the boat the disciples were complaining that they didn't have e...

Here is today's communion meditation. This year our filter is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and this week our filter is "A More Efficient Way."  Recently we talked about simplicity, but I think to have simplicity in our lives we must have wisdom from above. James 3:13-18 tells us there are 2 kinds of wisdom... wisdom from above and the wisdom of this world.  Here is James 3:13-18 Who i...

Here is today's communion meditation. This year our filter is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and this week our filter is "A More Efficient Way."    Yesterday we talked about simplicity, but I think to have simplicity in our lives we must have wisdom from above. There are two kinds of wisdom... the wisdom of this world and wisdom from above. The wisdom of this world sounds good, but it i...

Here is today's communion meditation. This year our filter is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and this week our filter is "A More Efficient Way."  Part of walking in God's best and being more efficient is simplicity. Lately I have come to realize how much I value simplicity. Our world likes to over complicate everything, but the solutions God provides from above are both deeply profound while...

Here is today's communion meditation. Recently the phrase "checks and balances," keeps showing up in random places. Checks and balances are often used in governments or organizations to make sure that power isn't abused by one person and that a balanced perspective is used. In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand whatever he wants us to know about checks and balances and to im...

Here is today's communion meditation. Yesterday we talked about   Zechariah 8:23 which says, "This is what the LORD Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”   But yesterday I quoted this verse incorrectly and said, "we see that G...

Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update. January is a time to be thinking about ways to become more efficient. This year our focus is "God Saved the Best Until Now," and part of walking in God's best is being efficient. In everything we do there is a best or better way to operate so that we are highly efficient.  This week let's spend some time seeking God about his way of doing things so tha...

Here is today's communion meditation. The other day I had something for sale, and it was in very high demand, so much so that people were begging me to have it and not sell it to anyone else. This reminded me of Zechariah 8:23 which says, "This is what the LORD Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Le...

Here is today's communion meditation. The other day we looked at Acts 20:32 which says word of God's grace can build us up and give us an inheritance. And yesterday we looked at Jude 1:20-21 which says, " But you, beloved, by   building yourselves up in your most holy faith   and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our L...

Here is today's communion meditation. Yesterday we looked at Acts 20:32 which says word of God's grace can build us up and give us an inheritance. While   thinking about this Jude 1:20-21 came to mind which says, " But you, beloved, by   building yourselves up in your most holy faith   and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the merc...

Here is today's communion meditation. Lately I have been thinking about Acts 20:32 which says "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."  It is the word of God's grace, the word of God being willing to use his power on our behalf even though we don't deserve it, that can build us up and give us...

Here is today's communion meditation.   In the Old Testament when David charged Solomon with building the temple for God, the word for charge is the Hebrew word "tsavah." This word reminds me of a charge like a burst of energy. What has God charged us to do? When we find this charge there will be a burst of energy, it will be exciting. This year our message is " God Saved the Best Until Now,"...