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What you and I do in 2019, how we end our year, what we achieve externally, will first be achieved internally. We will not achieve greater things if we do not grow larger in our spirits. And this must be done day by day, week by week. Champions are not made in the middle of the game, but in the middle of practice for the game. What we see in the visible is first apprehended in the invisible. In a football game, what we see visible on the field is the result of hundreds of practice hours that are invisible to us…but were achieved by...

The most important and powerful weapon in the hand of God is a man who becomes everything he was designed to be on the earth. That’s you. As I share with you the secrets of the world’s most resilient and courageous men, I recommend you print it out – pray over it – add your own notes. Why? Because the Holy Spirit will give you personal insight, beyond what I’ve written, that is just for you. Wisdom Key #1:  DO THE BASICS In the armed forces the training that serves as a foundation for your military career is called, “basic training.” You and I both know there...

Where you’re going is more powerful than where you’ve been! 2019 can be your best year ever. I’ll tell you how: In the first few days of a new year, most of us feel some sense of ‘let’s make this year better than last year.’ Or, at the least, ‘let’s not repeat the mistakes of last year.’ God loves your desire for new. God is a God of the new. He declares, “Behold I make all things new!” (Revelation 21). “Great is his faithfulness; his mercies are new every day” (Lamentations 3). “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a newcreation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (1 Corinthians...

“He IS real!” “No, he’s NOT.” We’ve probably all heard children arguing about Santa. For some kids, learning the truth is a shock. And yet it is adults, not children, who fall for the biggest fable at Christmas. Learning the truth can be our biggest shock. Many of us live as if it’s God, not Santa, who keeps a list of who’s been naughty or nice. We fall for the lie that God keeps track of our every mistake or failure. We think he rewards those who have been good and punishes those who haven’t. But the real story of Christmas—the GOOD...

Sometimes a story proves to be our best teacher. Here’s one of my all-time favorite Christmas stories to consider this season. Billy was a shy fifth-grade boy but he was bigger than any of the other boys in his Sunday school class. Billy wasn’t as quick to learn as the rest of his classmates but he was eager for the Christmas play. And, he was chosen to be the innkeeper. Billy was thrilled. The problem for Billy was the innkeeper had to be mean to Joseph and Mary, Billy was shy and kind … so they worked a lot with BIlly to...