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Gaining strength and resilience is important in every area of life. For a positive workout physically, you have to work the core.  A strong core is essential because it stabilizes the entire body, protects the spine, improves balance and power, and enables you to perform every other movement with greater strength and efficiency. In the same way, we need ‘centering’ in our spiritual lives, a workout that develops a strong core. Here are five things you can do right now. Turn off, turn on, read, pray, and speak life. TURN OFF: Internet, sports radio, 24/7 news, streaming shows. Don’t dwell...

At the start of every year, I come back to the foundation of what makes a great year. Habits. Motivation may get you started - but it's habits that will fuel the distance. Don’t make that New Year’s resolution. Here’s what to do instead. Paul told the Galatians, “You were made for freedom – why are you putting yourself under the law again?” Resolutions have the unmistakable fragrance of the law. And, we are great at breaking the law. The parking lots of health clubs will be full in January and half empty by February – we all laugh about...

Distractions will destroy your dreams. Focus is about choosing the dream. Centering our faith in the Lord, hearing His voice, choosing Him. That choice gives your dreams energy. Distractions produce friction and the loss of energy. Focus isn’t ignorant of context. It’s not narrow. It has perspective. It can see the margins but chooses to do what’s in the center. Focus is established in the discipline to extract yourself from the unnecessary. Focus isn't about greater intensity -- it's about greater intentionality. Focus is the discipline to choose the dream. Focus is trusting God to be God today. "Do not...

You are a man with a mission - and that mission is Jesus. Taking healing into a hurting world. But your mission needs oxygen. Like blood carrying oxygen into every part of your body, your mission needs that same breath of life. The first man, Adam, was formed for a mission – but had no breath. God formed him. He had structure, bones, and anatomy. But it wasn’t until the Lord came close to him and breathed life into him that Adam was able to fulfill his dreams and God's purpose. Every idea has potential for life. But until you...

At the start of every year, I come back to the foundation of what makes a great year. Habits. Motivation may get you started - but it's habits that will fuel the distance. Don’t make that New Year’s resolution. Here’s what to do instead. Paul told the Galatians, “You were made for freedom – why are you putting yourself under the law again?” Resolutions have the unmistakable fragrance of the law. And, we are great at breaking the law. The parking lots of health clubs will be full in January and half empty by February – we all laugh about...