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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Daisy Chains - #4773
You're so immersed in your work, your family, your activities, even your church that you're missing the reason God has placed you where you are - to help some of the folks there be in heaven with you some day! To be sure, God must draw them to Himself, but His chosen deliverer of how to know Him is you. He won't be sending an angel to tell them what Jesus did for them on the cross. He's left that with you. You're their chance.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Daisy-Chains-4773
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Power of a Satisfied Customer - #4802
Many of us would like to leave it to someone who can do it better - like a pastor or evangelist. The problem is that in our world today, those folks are perceived as professional God-salesmen - which most lost folks aren't interested in. But then, God's strategy never has been to leave spiritual rescuing just to His professional lifeguards. He works through the everyday believers; His satisfied customers.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-Power-of-a-Satisfied-Custo...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Laser Living - #4721
Take a timeout to hear from your Father, like Jesus did. Let Him give you His passion for His priorities for your living, for your giving, and for your energy. If you've been too spread out over too many things, you're probably not making much of a difference in any of those things. What's diffused just doesn't make much impact.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Laser-Living-4721
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - A Man's Lasting Legacy - #4100
I guess standing at my father's grave after all these years was sort of a values clarification reminder for me - and maybe for you. My dad held many titles in his life - he was chairman of our church board, he was chairman of the board of a youth ministry, foreman, plant manager. But other people held those titles before him and after him. He's the only husband my Mom ever had. He's the only father I ever had. His tombstone honors him accurately - it's what he did as a husband and a father that is the most lasting legacy of his life. That's something for any man to consider.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/A-Man-s-Lasting-Legacy-4100
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Stuffed With Junk - #4118
You've got to wonder what God sees when He looks down on the contents of our life. The "top" is always off as far as His view of us is concerned. He sees directly into our heart, our motives, our every thought. And all too often, our life and our heart are cluttered with "stuff" ... things we've filled our life with that are simply unnecessary to Him, useless to Him - actually limiting our usefulness to Him.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Stuffed-With-Junk-4118
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - When The Wrong Thing Feels Right - #4120
Trust your feelings and what you can see - or trust the One who's got the big picture. That's the kind of choice that you, as a follower of Jesus Christ, face over and over again. Because your feelings often lie to you and what you can see is so limited, it can lead you the wrong way. You probably know that from experience - too much experience.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/When-The-Wrong-Thing-Feels-Ri...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Cherish While There's Time - #4121
The experience of Rich's family is just another reminder that we need to cherish those we love while we can. We never know which hug will be the last hug, which "I love you" the last one, which "goodbye" the final goodbye. Now, the point of remembering that is not to be maudlin or to be anxious all the time. Our times are in God's hands, so they're in good hands. But it is important to realize that life is short at best, and we need to live in such a way that we do all those "I wish I had's" while we can still do them.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Cherish-While-There-s-Time-4121
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Milestones and Manure - #4122
There's a passage of scripture I've been familiar with most of my life that has recently taken on a graphic new meaning to me. Because, in a very real way, it's about manure. I know this is a strange subject for a Christian discussion, but tell that to the Apostle Paul. He's the one who used the analogy.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Milestones-and-Manure-4122
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Heightened Alert - #4126
In other words, when it comes to your very real spiritual enemy who would love to bring you down, be alert - and be defiant. Years ago, C. S. Lewis suggested that there are two extremes when it comes to our attitude toward the devil - ignoring him or being too curious about him. Lewis suggested that either attitude is one that your enemy can find very useful. Ignorance allows the devil to have his way in your life because you don't realize who's doing it or how he works. But, undue curiosity about the devil gives him a means of actually drawing you in his direction.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Heightened-Alert-4126
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Blindness That Makes You Crash - #4135
Fog can make you temporarily blind. So can rain or snow. And so can your hormones. It happened even to King David, who God called "a man after God's own heart." David's hormonal blindness - which led to so many devastating crashes - is described in one of the saddest chapters in the Bible.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Blindness-That-Makes-You-Crash...