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The other day I was thinking about what is often called the point of contact. While thinking about this my kids had left a book on the floor by Oral Roberts called How to Find your Point of Contact with God. 

Points of contact are physical things that we do or say that help us release all that God put within us out into the world. As an example, there was a time when I was piling up debt on a credit card because I was fearful of running out of money. I began to turn every transaction into a point of trust by paying with a debit card or cash, trusting that God would supply in the future as I needed it. By doing this his grace began to turn my finances around. 

Points of contact also create a memory, because they create a physical marker that we can remember and look back to if our faith is ever wavering. One of the biggest keys to creating a successful point of contact is becoming more present, because presence is the grace table turner that helps all that God p...

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Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.

 About a year ago I started something new.

My wife and I had discussed getting into real estate, but I told her I wasn't that interested unless it was for buying real estate for Abundant Life Training Centers. After this conversation I felt a nudge from God to reach out to a former client of mine in the gym who was a good friend and had done well in real estate.  

The next day I was sitting at his house, and he told me about how his business had increased, and he was having a hard time keeping up with everything. He had been praying for God to send him someone to help. And a few days later I started working for him. This wasn't in my plans at all, but God had opened an unexpected door to start learning about real estate from someone who is also a believer and an expert in developing land and building, which is what I was interested in for the Abundant Life Training Center. 

But, when I got started it was extremely chal...

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Something I have been doing for several months is writing filters at the top of my journal every night. These filters are short phrases or sentences that help me keep important things top of mind and to navigate or make decisions by on a daily basis. 

At the top of my journal I use 4 layers of filters to help me stay in rhythm with God. Here are the 4 layers I use...

1) The big picture vision I feel God has given me. 

2) Yearly Reminder - Of the direction I feel God gave me for the year

3) Monthly Reminder - This usually comes from our Monthly Message. 

4) Weekly Reminder - This comes from our Weekly Yearly Cycle updates.

As an example, here are the filters I wrote yesterday...

• Big Picture -Abundant Life Training Centers all over the world making the Body of Christ healthy and beautiful.
• 2022 the Year of the Beautiful Land
• July - Confidence through praising God
• Weekly - Stay synced up with God

I also use a 5th filter at the end of my journal that h...

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The other day I was thinking about the concept of being a fiduciary. A fiduciary is a person that acts on behalf of another person or persons, putting their clients' interests ahead of their own, with a duty to preserve good faith and trust.

A fiduciary needs to be obedient by following the instructions and will of the person they are representing. They must also be faithful, trustworthy, transparent, accountable, and execute their work with skill. 

This reminds me of how Jesus said he only did what his father said to do. 

It also reminds me of some of the following scriptures...

Hebrews 3:6 Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Hebrews 9:15 -Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal ...

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Lately I have been thinking about Hebrews 4 which tells us to labor or make every effort to enter God's rest. Laboring to enter His rest seems like a contradiction, but I have learned that in areas where we struggle it definitely takes labor to enter into His rest.

It can often seem like we pray about something, but then it takes some serious effort to learn how to completely turn it over to God and rest in that area. When I played baseball in college we would train and practice the same things over and over and over again so that when it was game time, and the pressure was on we could do things automatically without having to think about them. Through training, our responses became automatic. In a similar way I think we have to train ourselves to stay at rest, because we all have buttons in our life that can get pushed that make us want to get out of that rest. 

Here is Hebrews 4:9-11 to meditate on today...

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people ...

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Sometimes when we are facing issues or problems it can be easy to forget that we have God with us. Jesus said as often as we take communion to "remember him." Communion is a very powerful way to keep remembering him so that when we face issues and problems we don't forget. 

In Matthew 16:8-10 Jesus had just fed the multitudes with a tiny bit of food by giving us an example of communion as he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the bread. And then right after this the disciples got into the boat and started arguing about how they didn't have enough bread.

Then Jesus says to them...

"You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

Today's communion is simply a time to remember... We have God with us. And we are ...

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The other day we did the communion meditation on No Good Thing Does God Withhold, and we discussed how God is not withholding things from us, but we do have an enemy who is trying to steal from us and delay what God is sending our way. As I was thinking about this I realized that withholding is a symptom of us being out of position. When we are not walking in the light it can feel like God is withholding from us because we are not able to receive or walk in all that he has for us. Also, when we are not walking in the light we have a tendency to withhold things from others because of fear or because when people do things we don't like we don't want to do good for them. 

As I was thinking about these things Romans 8:32 came to mind which says, " He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"

God is freely and graciously giving us all things and no good thing does he withhold. Whic...

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Recently my daughter and I were talking about how stagnant water invites bugs, mold, algae, and more to show up. Water needs to flow to be clean and healthy. As I was thinking about this some verses came to mind about how God's voice is like the roar of rushing waters. His voice is not like stagnant water but like the roar of rushing water. 

Here are some verses to meditate on today...

Psalm 29:3 – The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

Ezekiel 43:2 – and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.

Revelation 1:15 – His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

In today's communion we are asking God for insight and revelation into how his voice is like the roar of rushing waters. And if this has any practical applications for us, ...

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Here is July's message with some action steps for the month. 

I view every month like an opportunity for a fresh start. 

Here is a short summary of what we go through in the video...

• What went well over the last month and what were ways you saw God showing up?
• What did you learn over the last month?
• Examining the fruit from our lives in all of the different areas...
• Pick the one area that you feel led to work on this month and install a filter and table turner for that area.

Here are the different filters to choose from...

• Abundant Life - God is doing continually good for me and I am doing continually good for others. 
• Soul - I am growing in positive emotions and using negative emotions as feedback
• Health - My body is God’s temple.
• Finances - I am seeking God’s kingdom first by valuing relationships over money and being a good steward.
• Family - I am bringing out the best in my family.
• Order -I am maintaining everything in position including mys...

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1 Corinthians 14:1-5 says...

 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.

For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.

But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.

Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy.

The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.

Today's communion is a time of gratitude for the gifts of the Spirit. And we are asking God to help us grow from this point on in the gift of prophecy so that we can build others up.

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I like to keep the weights I am using in my workouts exactly the same until I get to a place...