Fruitful work
“Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me…” Philippians 1:22-2a “Fruitful work” is not busywork. It is not killing time, punching a clock, or rushing around keeping occupied without moving things forward. Fruitful work adds value. It solves problems. It delivers results and produces joy both for and in […]
Undaunted
My word for this year is UNDAUNTED. To me this represents being steadfast in the face of adversity, pressing forward even when it’s hard, and staying focused on the summit even when all I can see is the slope. To be undaunted is to accept the reality of challenges without losing our resolve. It’s the […]
Success and Imagination
The greatest barrier to your True Success is your imagination. You dream too small and so you do not strive. You dream too big without clarity so you feel overwhelmed and do not take action. Or you dream that you are not the “kind of person” who can, would, or should do these things, and […]
The Difference Between Talent and Skill, and Why it Matters to You
“Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings.” –Proverbs 22:29a I read a proverb the other day that got me thinking… why are some people so incredibly TALENTED, but don’t make nearly as much of their lives as they could have? Here’s an answer to consider: The distance between […]
What “Frozen 2” Taught Me About Building a Successful Life and Business
My daughter is 3 and she LOVES all things “Frozen” so naturally, I’ve seen “Frozen 2” about 4,832 times. But something hit me the other day that is SUCH a powerful growth lesson that I had to share it. In the opening section of the movie, Queen Elsa hears a mysterious voice and responds like […]
What 87 Little Spiders Taught Me About Life and Success
Last weekend while doing a bit of “summer cleaning,” I realized something very, very important. Spiders LOVE my garage! This is very important because I do NOT love spiders, and while I don’t mind a few hanging out up near the ceiling, I’m just not okay with them treating every corner, nook and cranny like […]
Silver Bullets
There are no “silver bullets” or one-size-fits-all solutions. We may take giant steps from time to time, but they are still only steps in a journey that will –and must– continue until the day we die. “Success” in life is not so much about arriving as it is about embracing the process of becoming.
In the Kingdom, your labor is never in vain
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 15 IN THE KINGDOM, YOUR LABOR IS NEVER IN VAIN But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not […]
RADIO – 02 The People We Belong To [The People We Become]
What does a “successful” Christian life look like? What’s the goal, and how do we get there? Even more importantly, what’s the point? Join Pastor Phillip Gonzales as he shares how God desires the lives of His people to move in a particular rhythm, and how we don’t have to strive because Jesus is the […]
God still loves you when you sin
Scripture Notes on Psalm 89 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules, if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or […]
