2009-11-20T09:37:16-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/your+personal+power http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/everything-you-need-5962 2009-11-20T09:37:16-05:00 When you ask, "Who am I, Lord?" He answers, "Wrong question. Who am I?" It's not about who you are. It's about who He is. And all your abilities, and your experiences, and your battles, your weaknesses, and your strengths - they're all a divine tapestry to make you everything you need to be to do everything He put you here to do. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/gods-strange-road-to-power-5954 2009-11-05T09:07:19-05:00 Let God shine His holy light on the dark corners of you that you've never let Him touch. And tear up that contract you want God to sign; the one with all the ways you've wanted things to be. Give Him a blank piece of paper, pre-signed by you to do whatever He writes on it. You're at the end of your power and at the beginning of His. Surrendering is the way to winning, and powerlessness is the most powerful position in the world. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-only-applause-that-matters-5943 2009-10-21T09:49:14-05:00 Who are you living to please: the boss, the pastor, your family, your friends, the church, some guy or girl, the community? They didn't die for you. Their rewards don't hold a candle to His. The early church leader, Stephen, knew that. He had stood up for the truth on the streets of Jerusalem and the crowd was not applauding. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/sheep-shoving-5938 2009-10-14T09:51:06-05:00 We like to be led. The destination the shepherd wants the sheep to go is the same, whether he's up front leading or behind pushing. What's different is how the sheep respond. If you have a sheep that isn't going where you're trying to take him or her, consider if part of the problem is the shepherd. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/no-paper-plates-5935 2009-10-09T09:07:59-05:00 Don't believe the lies in your brain that keep telling you you're a paper plate, that you're worthless, that keep tempting you to throw yourself away. You are fine china! You're to be reserved for special purposes. If you feel like you're not worth much, then it's time to pay a visit to the cross where Jesus Christ died for you. That's how much God thinks you're worth - the life of His Son. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-incredible-shrinking-me-5933 2009-10-07T09:31:12-05:00 If you can surrender the control and the credit, you are ready for the incredible shrinking you. Our lives become more incredible than we could ever have imagined as our ego and our interests and our self-reliance begin to recede, and our lives become more about Jesus than ever before. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-battle-for-the-beachhead-2943 2009-10-01T15:13:38-05:00 The battle for the beachhead may be raging around you right now. Hold your ground, soldier. You're not losing - or the enemy wouldn't bother with you. You're on your way to some of the greatest victories of your life! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/followers-with-footnotes-5928 2009-10-01T09:18:46-05:00 Jesus assured Peter he was losing nothing any more than you lose the money you invest in a stock that later goes sky high. In fact, Jesus promises a reward a hundred times any sacrifice you make. What a return! But that kind of reward is reserved for those who give Jesus a blank piece of paper, not a contract. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/outlets-without-power-5926 2009-09-28T09:20:29-05:00 With so much pressure on you, there just doesn't seem to be the power to handle it all. Your spirituality, your religion may give you some spiritual experiences, but that's not the power we really need. We need spiritual power that changes the things about us that we have never been able to change; to beat the things that have always beaten us. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-most-vulnerable-spot-3105 2009-09-25T13:48:27-05:00 When you are handling money, always take the high road. Don't see how close to the edge of integrity you can play - see how far you can stay from the edge - always erring on the side of taking too many precautions. Money seems to have spiritual power - and Satan knows it. He has used the abuse of it - or just naive carelessness with it - to majorly harm to the name of Christ and the trust of God's people.