Doing Life Differently

My Desire: To do life differently, raising the bar for personal growth

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come.  II Cor. 5:17

What are the rewards of the challenge?

The peace of becoming more like Jesus.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will Guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ.

Phil. 4:7

Joy of embracing a Christ-like lifestyle.

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.  

John 15:11

The confidence of being trained and equipped to live life well.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. 

Phil.1:6

The satisfaction of helping others through an overflowing gift-driven ministry.

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 

1 Peter 4:10

The excitement of helping seekers discover God.

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed

in him because of  the woman’s testimony. 

John 4:39

Love for people wherever they are on life’s journey.

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

Romans 15:7

My Desire: Doing life differently by living it God’s way

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness. 

II Tim. 4: 7

To succeed and finish well, what kind of person should I want to be?

One who hungers for personal growth and has a healthy discontent with the status quo.

One who deeply desires God’s best for his life.

One who wants to understand God’s ways and then apply them in loving relationships and daily living.

One who is willing to under-go the challenge of personal life change.

One who has basic life skills for a well managed life with meaningful results, ministry and built-in margin to impact others.

One whose life in Christ overflows to have significant impact on others, so they can then come to know Him and grow in Him.

One who truly values relationships and intentionally builds them.

My Desire: A challenging journey of unlimited opportunities

Blessed are those whose strength is in You, which have set their hearts on pilgrimage. 

Psalm 84:5

To take on the challenge, what kind of person should I want to be?

A person who daily cultivates a personal loving relationship with God, evidenced by His power and blessing.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.  

Psalms 84:11

A person who wants the values of relating to God to govern decision-making, possessions

and relationships.

A person who has acquired a taste for positive change, the skills  to manage it, and to understand the emotions that accompany it.

Continue to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and act according to his good  purpose.  

Philippians 2:12 -13.

A person whose lifestyle is empowered by God’s values, not driven by the culture.

The Result: To be transformed by God’s renewing of your mind.

A person who has mastered basic life skills to realize personal goals and whose priorities allow significant investment in helping others.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be Transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Then you will be able to test and  approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and  perfect will.  

Romans 12:2

A person who models God’s love and grace and is willing to invest in relationship with people by cultivating, planting and reaping.

I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means. I might save some. I do all this for the sake

of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 

I Corth. 9:22 -23

A person who values people as God sees them as precious, unique and of infinite value rather than as the world sees them in terms of race, gender and social status.

Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.

Mark 1:41

To do that, what must I be?

A person who constantly seeks to know and understand the world they live in and its creator.

A person who cultivates an inquiring mind, learns from multiple sources and has an appetite for new experiences.

A person who is changing and, in turn, changing the world.

A person who loves to regularly worship, pray, integrate scripture and practice the presence of God.

A person who makes Biblically based life decisions, has  a stewardship mentality and maintains integrity with others.

A person who is constantly integrating scriptural principles into godly relationships, applying skills and possessions to benefit others.

A person who has Biblically based good mental health

and a positive view of the culture.

A person who has life goals with measurements, energy focused on realizing objectives and the peace of mind to let God and others deal with the rest of life.

A person who intentionally seeks out people who are not yet believers and builds relationships that are authentic for the purpose of introducing them to Christ