LifeLift

A strange bit of theology in this talk… We often “PUNT” the promises of God to the future.

A lot of people worry and press and push on to please God. But what if all the working and striving and staining can't do it, because it's already done? What if God ALREADY accepts you? And what if “awakening” to that reality has the power to change everything…?

In the ancient world, people worshiped gods to keep them appeased. They offered sacrifice so something bad wouldn't happen… … or to amend and right a wrong that had happened. (Surely, the gods were angry?).

Sins, mistakes, blunders, mishaps, nonsense, chaos… and every other bad thing… all overflow from the inside-out. It's who we were… But, we've been re-made, re-created into the image of something better. And that shift means that who we are now is BETTER than anything we do. Even the low points. In fact, you're far more valuable than your lowest lows AND even your highest highs. Your worth has already been determined, set, and sealed…

A lot of people are afraid of judgment… … and, at first glance, we have reason to be (it seems). However, God looks at us differently than we imagine.

The Bible uses a seemingly odd word to talk about our freedom: redemption. It's a word that refers to the slave markets of the ancient world. It denoted people the price paid for a person to be set free. But to understand it, we've got to go way back to the story of Exodus as well, because that's the first (and second) time we see the word used in Scripture... ... and the PLACE we find it reveals much about just how radical the redemption we have truly is....

If you need a miracle, and it's not coming, I want to encourage you to shift your thinking and— just maybe— see something “new” in this talk. 30 times we see “healing” in the New Testament, it refers to a supernatural in-breaking of Heaven. 40 times it doesn't. Well, it doesn't AND it does… There are two different concepts presented throughout the Bible, both working TOGETHER and not separately. And, when we see how they fit, what they do, and what it all means practically… Well, listen in. Because whether or not the miracle comes, you can begin walking healing today. Even supernaturally so. +++++ Links for this talk Take the free mini-course on healing = www.Jenkins.tv/FGH Claim your book = just $7 = www.Jenkins.tv/THW70 Note the course is available at www.Jenkins.tv/THW

Some people believe that if you don't have enough faith, the miracle won't— it can't— come. They teach that, if you think about it, faith is the strongest force in the universe— even mightier than God Himself. “That's why you're not healed,” they proclaim (often with an annoying degree of confidence)— “you don't have enough faith.”

Many times we don't know why we're sick, injured, or ill… … and it's easy to blame God. When we do, we actually place things on Him that we don't see attributable to Him from the Bible. It makes sense that we do this— on one hand. Quite simply, when we're facing something difficult we want (we NEED) answers. But… If God causes people to be sick… then why go to the doctor to change it? Or if he brings illness to “teach us a lesson,” then why not just endure the lesson? Or if it's His will for us to be sick, why pray against it? A better way… … not easier, but maybe better… … is to just lean in and see what the Scripture actually says about it… and then start building a mental framework from there. As we move into a new (short) series of talks on physical healing, that's where we begin— getting our thinking right about whether or not God caused this calamity in the first place. +++++ Links for this talk Take the free mini-course on healing = www.Jenkins.tv/FGH Claim your book = just $7 = www.Jenkins.tv/THW70 Note the course is available at www.Jenkins.tv/THW

Somebody asked me a few weeks ago, “Why do you teach natural health?” And, “Why teach practical stuff alongside the spiritual…?”

A few years ago, I found myself sitting in a nearby coffee shop. (I find myself in places like that a lot.) As I finished typing a chapter for a project I was completing, I stared out the oversized storefront window next to my table. Outside, the day was perfect. It wasn't one of those dreary, grey-colored days that makes you feel foggy. Yet, as a closed the computer (without turning it off, of course), I thought, “I'm really tired.” Inside, something was brewing. Something wasn't quite right… ☔️ I looked back outside. Sometimes the weather makes me feel tired, as if my body mimics what happens in the environment. Clearly, this wasn't that, though. “Why am I tired?” I pondered. “I went to bed last night around 8pm, watched a movie, and then slept 10 full hours. This doesn't make sense…” Then I thought about the bigger life situation in which I found myself. I looked at my phone (always on, right?) and re-read the previous few text messages. A once-close companion had drawn a sword against me. I realized I wasn't tired as I sat there in the coffee shop, I was depressed… And, no, I might not have met the clinical definition such that a professional could diagnose, treat, and prescribe me, but I was clearly down… Now, get this, depression and tiredness often mirror each other. In other words… #1- Depression can make you feel tired. #2- Being tired can make you feel like you're depressed. ☔️ In this episode of the podcast we talk about FOUR more signs you might be about to emotionally redline it… The story above…? It highlights the second to the last… Here are the others…

In music, the rests are as important as the notes you play. Life is the same way. There's a definite beat to Creation that works well for us when we embrace it. We discussed this in the previous episode…

If you're like me, you consider your day to begin when you wake up in the morning. Right before you— if you're like me— prep that coffee. Or, if you stayed up to midnight, you may look at your watch and think, “Oh, gee… it's already tomorrow… a new day. I've got to get in bed.” We've programmed ourselves to think of our days as "daylight first” and “nighttime second.” We get up to start the day; we go to bed to end it.

In our culture we value productivity… … not the pause. But, the pauses are often part of the productivity. And, they're how we find healing, renewal, and the energy to move forward. ✅✅✅✅✅ If you've own a cell phone (I know, the technical name is mobile phone, now, and everybody has one), you've probably had unresolvable issues with it, called tech support, and then heard them tell you something like, “Alright, do this for me. Let's perform something called a hard reset. We're going to completely power the thing down, wait a few moments, and then start it back up.” They always promise something that seems absurd for such a simple task as turning the phone off: “That should fix it.” Generally, they're right. It does.

Unlocking your purpose changes everything. And, I believe your purpose is found in the area of your supernatural gifting… a topic we've been dissecting and discussing on the podcast for the past 4+ episodes). But… … as much as we'd like to “jump ahead” and “get it done,” we can't just go from “here” to “there” without the proper foundation. More important that any of the “purpose” you'll do is walking with an awareness of who you are and who your Heavenly Father sees you as… As you live from that, walking in His presence, your gifts overflow, spilling onto the world around you. In the LifeLift framework we talk about “three keys” to find your purpose…

For the past few talks we've been working through the topic of “spiritual gifts” (even though, as we discussed in talk #1 of the series, that term doesn't actually appear in the New Testament— something more powerful and insightful does, instead). There are FOUR misconceptions people have about these “spiritual gifts” (re-listen to installment #1 of the series for a better understanding of what these gifts are). In this episode we want to walk through each of those… Here's what you need to know: ❌ Supernatural “gifts” and natural talents are NOT the same. You receive your talents at your “first birth” (read: natural birth) and your spiritual gifts at your “second birth” (read: born again). For sure, you may “work” on both… … but the originating point is different. And, yes, they may “work together,” because the same God who created you IS the same God who redeems you. ❌ Supernatural “gifts” are not the same as title, rank, or position… Sometimes, you see people with a business card that says APOSTLE or PROPHET or whatever… For a season, I attended a church in which they swore— and actually called themselves— a “fivefold ministry.” Problem is… None of those leaders were. They simply gave themselves the title. Sometimes, the titles sync-up with the gifts; other times they don't. They're not the same. You can be gifted— and your gifts work— even IF you don't have the position. So, don't WAIT for a position in order to fulfill your purpose. Begin walking in it… Your gifts, as Proverbs says, always “make room” for you (Proverbs 18:16). ❌ Supernatural “gifts” are not confined to the four walls of a church building-- or even an “organized religious system” like we have today. People are beginning to think differently. They're beginning to wonder what you've perhaps thought all along...

The first time we see someone “clothed” with the Holy Spirit to do something on God's behalf— at the capacity of Heaven— is found in Exodus 31:2-5. Oddly enough, it's NOT a reference to God gifting Moses to speak, to set His people free, to lead them through the Red Sea (even though we know God was present in each of those moments). Notice— “See, I have chosen Bezalel… and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts…”

A few years ago I was in a church service when the visiting preacher, at the very end of his message, locked eyes with me, and began talking. To be clear, in front of everyone, he directed his statements towards me. They were clear. They were concise. They were spoken in front of everyone— so all the people attending that morning could hear exactly what he said. They were laced with grace.

A few years ago I revisited a book my Dad wrote 20+ years ago, re-drafted it, and then re-published it. In the process I learned a TON about the subject of the book, spiritual gifts. Along the way, I discovered some “good news” and I stumbled into some “bad news.”

Who you are is greater than what you do. The fruit of your life is an overflow of the person you're becoming. ⭐️

Relationships are the currency of those who live in the realm of their inherent greatness. Walking in healthy relationships with whole people is essential to living your purpose…

Knowing your true internal motivation(s) for the life you're trying to build empowers self-awareness (knowing who you are), as well as self-leadership (knowing how to move forward with faithfulness). Here are a few things you need to know about “the why,” that is, the third rung of the ladder in the Advance framework.

Saying “yes” to the great stuff in life often requires saying “no” to the good. That is, our most pivotal decisions don't usually come to down a choice between “good” and “bad” but, rather, “good” and “great.” But… If we say “yes” and prioritize our process— the plan we've created to move from “where we are to where we're designed to be”— and do those things consistently, we can relax about the results. They'll come.

The first step to living a life by design (instead of default) is deciding where you want to go. The second step is owning where you are now… (Where you are NEVER defines who you are— it's just your current location, your starting point. Nor is where you are where you must remain. However, where you are IS where you must begin. So…) Create a plan, and enjoy the journey. Here's how… ✅ DREAM— and develop the “best case scenario” for every area of life. We spend more time planning what we'll wear on any given day than we do actually orchestrating the hours of that day. That is, we dress by design, but we often live by default. Make a decision to live by design… … and to create the best case scenario for each area of life, not just one area. (Because every area is connected— what happens in your family affects your work, what happens in faith affects friendships, etc.) ✅ DETERMINE the steps you need to take in order to move from here to there, but create them in reverse— from “there to here” instead of “here to there.” In other words, reverse engineer your path. This guarantees you won't move in a random direction but that you'll actually move toward your dream. ✅ DO the small stuff. In the Advance book (and workshop, as well as video courses), we actually talk about how to create a bridge from “there to here.” Many times, people FAIL to make forward progress because they think in terms of concepts instead of actions. For instance… …. they make goals like “lose weight” instead of calendaring actions such as cutting the alcohol and sugars, exercising every morning at 6am, and monitoring their meals. …. they make goals like “having a thriving marriage” rather than calendaring activities such as “date night each week.” It all comes down to activity— and, generally, some of these actions seem so small we overlook them. PRO TIP: In the Advance material, we help you identify the catalytic action(s)— the ones which create disproportional momentum relative to the time and effort required to complete them. Download the Advance audiobook (free) for more info on what this looks like…. ++++++++

Back in 2014, a child-therapist my family visited for a season described stress in a revealing way. Kristen, the counselor, likened our souls to balloons… “You can blow a balloon up,” she said, moving her hands larger and farther part as if an expanding party-type of balloon rested between them. “At first the balloon is fine with the air you blow in…” “At some point, the balloon reaches max capacity,” she continued. "Then we have four options.” She described the first three scenarios, explaining—

It's easy to forget that we're truly valuable…

We're promised two gifts that we each desperately want and need come when we take the hurts and pains of the past, stop hiding them, and move into the light:

In this talk we discuss the notion that everyone is “window shopping.” We're constantly looking for a better plan, a different program, or more reliable steps to take us where we want to be. In the same way that we look in storefronts for the latest shoes, the coolest gadget, or the most up-to-date fashion, so do we often “shop” for our spirituality. And then we seek to perform to earn it.

I don't know where I first got the thought— “we seem more confident in the enemy's ability to deceive us— and to steal, kill, and destroy— than we are about Jesus' ability to heal and mend and restore all things.” I guarantee the concept isn't original to me, but maybe you can relate. Maybe you've even— like me— found yourself on the WRONG side of that belief structure at some point.

We have a lot of crazy ideas about God. Lots of them. We talk about His discipline- and how harsh it can be. How he scourges us to get us “in line.” As if God is very much like the high school hall monitor that was always waiting to catch us… … but on a cosmic level, one with bigger ramifications.

Over the past few years it's become popular in hipster-ish types of churches (not that I'm opposed to ANY expression of the church) to say things that SOUND right but actually breakdown to “nothing” when placed under the weight of any scrutiny at all. For instance, this one… “I hate theology, but I love Jesus.”

I knew a pastor who used to say, “God's in a good mood.” To his dying day, he'd chuckle- in a serious way- when he said it. He was convinced that God was absolutely happy. Somehow, I was totally uncomfortable with what he said— but I WAS (super-strangely enough) NOT uncomfortable with the opposite… Why would I be more cozy with the notion that… ❌ God was angry, ❌ God had a “short fuse,” and ❌ God was ready to pour out His wrath on His children?

What is God actually like? That's a big question— and one that matters. You see, we practically “live out” our beliefs, even those we're not aware of. And, one of the biggest, most important beliefs is what we think when we think about the Creator.

A few weeks ago I met Andy Mason… online. We're in a common Facebook group, because we use the same software to run our websites… One of his posts led to an offline conversation which led to us swapping books. He was already planning to come to town, two weeks in the future, so after ready his book, I was about to meet him in person… His book… Heaven in Business. The reason he was coming to town? To lead a workshop based on the principles in the book. (He came to the DoubleTree, just 2 miles from my house, so when the schedule cleared I decided to go.)

The Lord established an everlasting covenant with David in 2 Samuel 7:16. He promised an offspring of his would always sit on the throne. Notably, this occurred BEFORE David committed adultery with Bathsheba and then murdered her husband to cover the forced affair (see 2 Samuel 11:1f.). David never confused to this sin on his own— he was confronted (see 2 Samuel 12). Yet God— who knew from the beginning that David would fail— STILL honored the covenant. The Bible refers to this as the “sure mercies.” They're guaranteed. They're certain. Regardless of what we do.

“Repressed emotions are unfinished business,” David Stewart writes— they highlight pages in the past that continuing altering our story in the present” (Healing Oils of the Bible, p116). As this relates to pain in the body, Dr. Stewart writes, “When you have an emotional experience, especially a traumatic or painful one, the amygdala assigns a part of your body to remember the experience until you are ready to deal with it” (Healing Oils of the Bible, p25). That is, “They can- and will— cause health malfunctions” (p116). This means that sounds and smells might not be our only reactions to memories. Dis-ease in the body might also be.

The disciples spent a lot of time with Jesus. That's how “discipleship” worked back in Biblical times. Whereas we've reduced the concept to “... the breed of discipleship they experienced was a life-on-life encounter whereby the rabbi imparted everything he knew and did to his students. As a result, the students learned they could do anything the rabbi did. “My rabbi does _____________,” they reasoned, “therefore I can, too.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The episode of Peter walking on water makes more sense when you understand this dimension of their discipleship model... Do you remember Peter's statement to Jesus? “If it really is you, then tell me to walk on water” (Matthew 14:28). Rather than being a great statement of faith, his boldness to step on a wave through increased winds and stride across the sea makes more sense when viewed with the backdrop of the discipleship paradigm. His rabbi was there on the water; therefore, he could be, too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Here's where it gets interesting… Of all the things the disciples COULD HAVE asked Jesus to teach them how to do, the only thing they requested was “teach us to pray.” Furthermore, the only thing they asked for Him to increase their faith about was when He taught them about forgiveness… ⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the disciples asked Jesus how many times he should forgive someone who wronged him. He even offered Jesus a GRACIOUS answer… Conventional Jewish wisdom was that you forgive an offender three times. So, Peter DOUBLED it and ADDED to it. He came up with 7. Should he forgive an offender DOUBLE plus ONE what anyone else would do? Surely that would be gracious. Jesus moved the line a bit. A long bit. Not 7. And not 70. But 70 TIMES 7! (Matthew 18:21-22). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ In our culture, we get forgiveness wrong. We think of it as emotional feeling. Or a mental shift only. Jesus told stories and demonstrated that forgiveness not only acknowledges that a wrong took place, but that the offended then does something radical. They let it go. And they demonstrate the heart of the Father with their ACTIONS, exhibiting His kind of love by how they walk it out. In fact, the way the offended walks it out is actually the EVIDENCE of how they perceive the forgiveness they've received from their heavenly Father!. A cold shoulder? A freeze out? They're demonstrating they don't feel they've received much forgiveness. So, they don't need to dispense much… Radical grace? Radical reconciliation and restoration…? Again, an overflow of what they perceive they've received… ⭐️⭐️⭐️

There are 3 facts about human nature:

Albert Einstein said that time is relative. He didn't reject the existence of time. Rather, he rejected the distinction between past, present, and future. ⏰⏰⏰ “The light you see now left the sun 8 minutes ago,” a teacher explained, when I was in 2nd grade. “It comes to us really fast, because light travels super-quick. Faster than Superman, even.” I sat in disbelief. We all knew he was faster than a speeding bullet, able to stop a locomotive, and could leap a tall building with a single bound. “Light is so faster that we measure it how far it travels in a full year,” the teacher continued. “We call that distance a light year. So, if something is 4 light years away from the Earth, that means it's a really big distance— light is fast and travels far. So it's the distance away from the earth that light would get if it moved in one direction for 4 full years!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This means that If I could see what was happening 4,100 light years away, I could look back and see Abraham being called by God (2,100 BC). Or, if I was 2,000 light years away, I could see Jesus walking on the earth… Time— though we experience it in linear form— is, as Einstein says, relative. What you see depends on where you are— and where you look. And... Since God is everywhere (or, more accurately, since everywhere is present to Him)... And... Since He isn't bound by time or geographic place (in the way we are)... Since He's literally everywhere on the time-space continuum... Then... From His perspective, all of these events are occurring at the exact same moment. ⏰⏰⏰

During my first year of college I developed the habit of sitting down with a paper calendar— the kind I still carry to this date— the first day of class, syllabus in hand. I always wrote which chapters were being covered on which dates, when terms papers were due, which day I had tests, and any other noteworthy items the professor offered the class. That way, I had everything at a glance. And, I could work ahead... I carried the same habit to grad school and quickly realized I had a problem: I had far more to read and much more to write. So, I began working ahead. I figured that if I could knock off a few of the larger books during that first week of class— while professors were generally giving us introductory info and ramping up, I'd find myself in a much better position once the full grind of school hit full steam. That first weekend I grabbed the 750-plus page Grenz book (a massive theology tome) and spent hours at the Barnes & Noble coffee shop, highlighters in hand. I devoured it... I noticed something fairly quickly, though— something which helped me make sense of the tension I'd felt since Pop's funeral-- the one I talked about in the previous episode... Let me explain— Most theologians write about God using the omni-words: ✅ Omniscient ✅ Omnipowerful ✅ Omnipresent Grenz had a unique angle on each of these. Specifically, though, on that final one, I found an unexpected comfort. To paraphrase in my own words— “Most people think of God's omnipresence as Him being present everywhere. He's present to everything. But, let's flip the script. Let's look at it a different way. Rather than look at those things as the center— and God moving towards them, let's make God the Great Object of the universe— and make everything present to Him." Or— to say it another way, “What if we don't say that God is everywhere, thereby making Creation the center of our theology? What if, instead, we say that everything is present to God, that it is all oriented around Him?” He becomes the core force, the center piece of the cosmos. Why does that shift matter? Listen in... In this episode I take a shot and defining why, because the thing you center your "world" around really matters.

Solomon tells us it's better to “go to a house of mourning than a house of feasting” (Ecclesiastes 7:2). That is, something in looking at life soberly— from the vantage point of our humanity— shifts everything into perspective. In this talk I launch a new podcast series— Future Grace. The event that spawned the thought process behind it was the death of my paternal grandfather— years ago. I attended the funeral ceremony (at the funeral home) and was told that “He's not here.” The pastor explained that “to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:8). The implication was simple. His body is here, but he is NOT. But then we attended the graveside service. There, the pastor told me something almost contradictory: “At some point in the future, the dead in Christ will rise,” I heard (see 1 Thessalonians 4:16). I didn't understand… Was he there— in Heaven? Or was he waiting here… for some future-time in which he would arise…? Thus began a quest to understand some of the concepts about this present NOW and how it relates to eternity. And, in the mess of it all, I stumbled upon a concept I refer to as FUTURE GRACE. Though I unearthed more questions than answers, the exploration actually led me to a greater degree of certainty; You see, though we're often afraid of the questions, God isn't…

Culture trumps just about everything. If you create an environment where people can thrive, they generally come alive.

We often create clear lines as to what men can do and what women can do. However, the Bible itself actually blurs cultural lines, empowering each of us.

We talk a great deal— especially in the church— about women submitting to men. And we go straight to Ephesians 5 to do it… But… … when you read the entire passage, it seems that Paul isn't giving us of DO and DON'T type of behaviors. Rather, he's telling us how to create a climate in which everyone thrives. ⭐️ Look at Ephesians 5:2, which is the sentence that leads us into Paul's exposition about husbands and wives and Christ and the church. “Submit to one another,” he writes. That is, live in a such a way you consistently seek the needs of the other above your own, promoting them and the purpose God planned for them. (We often skip this part and move straight Into the “wives, submit to your husbands” verse.)

After the Fall, something interesting happens with Adam and Eve. Feeling ashamed, they hid themselves. Yet God approaches them, as it seems must be part of their regular routine to meet each evening. He looks for Adam. Genesis 3:9 tells us the Lord called to the man and asked, “Where are you?” God didn't seek Eve— even though she technically sinned first. He sought the one to whom He entrusted His Word, the one He now held responsible, Adam. Why? Remember, God gave Adam the commands about the tree (Genesis 2:17) before Eve was ever even created (Genesis 2:21f.). To be clear, according to the text, she was never told directly not to eat the fruit.

The concept of spiritual leadership and Biblical authority hasn't received much positive press lately. In any area— the home, business, church, politics, nothing. In fact, most discussions about the topic seem overtly negative— and with good reason. Over the past few years, we've seen an uptick in abuse. As well, many cases of hidden abuse (sins buried under the carpet or tossed into the closet for decades or more) have surfaced. Our society shudders at the idea of authority. Furthermore, our trepidation isn't unwarranted.

The Bible encourages us, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). This verse reminds us, first of all, that we're born of the Spirit. When Nicodemus asked Jesus how a grown man could be "born again,” Jesus explained the nature of this new birth. Here's part of the conversation (John 3:4-7 NKJV): Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.'” Jesus referred to being born of the water (i.e., a mother's “water breaks” when she goes into labor) and of the Spirit (being born again) here. Whereas Nicodemus wondered if we needed to be “born of the flesh" again, Jesus taught that this Spirit-birth was a completely different kind of experience than physical birth.

Soul wholeness involves recognizing your emotions, reading what they say before you react, and then responding to the world around you in a healthy + intentional way— one in alignment with the Spirit. Let's discuss this briefly, as it will help you in real life situations. ✅ Something happens. It might be new information we gather, a phone call or text that is received, or something someone does. ✅ The experience is felt. The data then enters our brain (via the spinal cord) and the experience is first felt (via the limbic system). ✅ We respond. Finally, after we feel the experience (yes, this happens before we logically think about how to respond!), we have two choices… ♥️ Option 1: Healthy = we can work through the Emotional Wholeness Checklist (recognize what you're feeling, read what it's communicating, then respond in a healthy way).

Most of us understand that we have a body and Spirit. We often confuse “soul” and “spirit” as being the same thing, though. They are different. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (emphasis added). Notice, the Word of God will separate, dividing the inner parts of us, so that we can discern what is Spirit and what is soul.

Many of us seem to think we need something “more,” that we don't have the ______________ (fill in the blank to your unique situation) we need in order to move from where are are to where we're designed to be. But Scripture suggests something different. The same power that raised Jesus form the dead now lives in you (Romans 8:11). And, as Peter says, you have everything you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Notice— everything for— Life— that is, our work, our family, our chores, our ALL the things we do— as well as Godliness— the things we most often think God's power is relegated to. In other words, the grace of God works in every area of life— there's no facet it doesn't touch. +++++++ Access the Purpose book free - just pay the shipping and handling— www.Jenkins.tv/purpose

Life is full of interruptions. In fact, if it wasn't for the constant nips and tugs at us, most of us could be far more productive. Or so we think. When you look through the Gospels, though, you realize that MANY of the great things Jesus did happened in the unplanned pauses of His day— in those interruptions. Look at His story. A few friends break a hole in the roof of a house where He's teaching— because they can't get through the crowds. They interrupt his monologue. The woman with the flow of blood interrupts Him when He's on the way to heal Jairus' daughter (his daughter dies, during the interval). The feeding of the 5,000 wasn't planned— a crowd followed Him and interrupted His vacation. The woman who anointed Him for burial interrupted a dinner party where He was an honored guest… And remember, if anyone would SEEM like they needed to hurry, it would be Him. He had about 3 years to full-time ministry to not only change the world— literally— but to alter the course of all of eternity. If you think that you're being held back from making progress because of the stuff that keeps crowding your day, take heart… … God is still in control. And, often, He delivers some of the best stuff in those unplanned, spontaneous moments of unexpected interruption. +++++++ Access the Purpose book free - just pay the shipping and handling— www.Jenkins.tv/purpose