The day ahead....

Here is your stone!! "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands." (Isaiah 55:12 NIV). Now if that doesn't get you pumped up to go out today and sharing some Jesus, WOW!! So now that your day has started, will there be songs bursting? Make it happen in His Holy Name!! Live. It. Out!!!

Are we together?

Here is your stone!! "All the believers were together and had everything in common." (Acts 2:44 NIV). A key words - All, believers, and everything. Think about that. If we could apply this to our world today, and imagine all Christ followers working together to serve and communicate to the Lost.
Which would mean we've got to stop going to church and begin BEING the church! Will you begin this today? Will you Live it Out?

Take that to the bank.

Here is your stone!! "He asked me, "Son of man, do you see this?"
Then he led me back to the bank of the river. When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river." Ezekiel 47:6, 7 NIV). As you read this today, I challenge you to read verses before these two. He starts in ankle deep, then knee, then waist, and finally to a point where you are facing a major river. Are there things or times in your life that you feel you have allowed yourself to walk deeper until you were at a point you couldn't handle? Are you ready to take it to the bank and see the amazing, life change? Allow God to show you the. Bank Vision and allow you a greater view? Yes!!!! Live it out!!!

Are you listening?

Here is your stone!! ""But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears." (Zechariah 7:11 NIV). How often do we feel as though we want to take steps to draw closer to God and we begin that journey. Along the way, God shares the things we must do to tear down the barriers, and we turn away? Are we committed to His Journey or to our convenience? We have to all refocus, commit, and Live it out!!

Serve.

Here is your stone!! "One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin." (Psalm 84:10 MSG). Oh man. Think about that one!! Today you will choose to what degree you serve. No job is unworthy, no gesture or word too minor. If you are looking for Honor it's not a noun. It's a verb. Honor your God. Will you scrub a floor? Or is that below you? It's not about us, it's about Serving Him - The King of Kings!! Live this out today and begin to make serving a habit and a privilege.

Change your life not just your clothes...

Here is your stone!! "Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here's why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe.". (Joel 2:13 MSG). At the point when we gave our lives to God, we began a changing process. There are some that had greater change than others. But that doesn't make a difference. Change is an action and our changing as a person happens daily and as a Christian change should also be happening on going. So are you changing? Are you doing so for the impression on others or on the ONE?

In the middle of the fire!!

Here is your stone!! "He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."". (Daniel 3:25 NIV). Daily we are challenged to decide between the world and the Word. As we make those decisions, is our faith strong enough to handle the heat? Is the outside able to see your life being guided by the King? We have to be willing to step into the middle of the fire in order to change others direction at times. Are you willing to lead and live it out!!

Sustain to Remain..

Here is your stone!! "I REMAIN confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." (Psalm 27:13 NIV). Isn't it interesting to remain you must be constant; an ongoing state of being. Daily we are faced with temptation, challenges, disappointments, and distractions. All of these things can cause us to be changing from remaining. How strong is your faith? Are you able to sustain the worldly teasing in order to REMAIN in a state of Godly Pleasing? Can you live out His word? Do it today!!

Open up and say.....

Here is your stone!! "Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise." (Psalm 51:15 NIV). Do you feel like some days, especially those that you have drifted away from God, that it is difficult to verbally give praise? Knowing that you have failed God and that He knows it! He also wants to fix it! What a beautiful picture, God opening up your lips. Saying to you that they are clean & He still wants you to share His story. Failures that are given to God become Freedom to giving Him Praise! Live it out!!

Inside -Outside

Here is your stone!! ""You're blessed when you get your inside world-your mind and heart-put right. Then you can see God in the outside world." (Matthew 5:8 MSG). How often have you heard others saying they want to see God step in and show them He is around. They hear of God's work, yet feel like they just don't see it. Is the inside prepared for you to experience Him? The greater I invest in God's relationship with Me. The greater the chance it becomes to See! Live it out!!!

Freedom or Freedumb?

Here is your stone!! "Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves." (1 Peter 2:16 NIV). As Christians We ARE free! We are free from the control of sin in our lives, and before "salvation" we were really in a "slave-nation". Freedom is a prize. It is something that as Americans we fight for in many ways. Freedom is often something that we take for granted. Something that has been given to us and we become oblivious as to how we got it. No different in the freedom given through salvation. Shouldn't we recognize the battles in our lives and the VICTORY through Christ? A victory worth sharing? When was the last time you shared about your Freedom? Or did you become Freedumb? We are free from the controls of sin and free to Serve God. Are you living out that true Freedom?

At the end of the day, can you say...

Here is your stone!! "Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God's grace." (2 Corinthians 1:12 NIV). Wow, I think you have to read that a few times. Paul is not saying did you read God's word or have a quiet time. He is saying that after that, when you are in the world (at school, work, Walmart, mall, in your car) how are you acting. At the end of each day, are you able to sit back, reflect on the day, and say that you conducted yourself with complete integrity and Godly sincerity. Did YOU really live it out?

Head On or Give Up?

Here is your stone!! "Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life."(James 1:12 MSG). Oh man I love this. You have a challenge in front of you? Don't hit the breaks, hit the gas. As we go about our journey, we are reminded that the track we are on is the one from the One, our God. So how will evil effect us? Hurdles, barricades, hills and walls. We can take the thoughtless easy way and avoid those items, or take the faith way and Press On!!! Head On!! Allow God to be your strength! Live it out!!

Walk this way.....

Here is your stone!! "But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way." (Luke 4:30 NIV). Jesus spoke truth to His home town. Shared the word. No celebration or salvation at that point. Actually they were taking Him to be thrown off a cliff. Can you imagine people that have known you since you were a child, that are willing to throw you off a "proverbial" cliff. How to respond? Simple answer to a common problem. Walk away!! Are you strong enough to LIVE IT OUT!

Love above...

Here is your stone!! "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." (Romans 12:10 NIV). Devoted is to be passionately attached! Honor is to hold in high regard! Action speaks louder than words. Imagine if we could start with the ones closest to us and show devotion and honor. Then move to the next ring of people. Love others and place them above you - honor!! Imagine the change! Who will you begin with? Live it out!!!

Leaving a Legacy

Here is your stone!! "For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations." (Psalm 100:5 NIV). A love that endures! Endures- "sustain without yielding.". Does that sound like a love that means He expects us to be perfect? No, He loves us through it all. We must remember that His unyielding love will carry on for generations. How strong is our love for Him? Unyielding? Will your love carry on? Will it be a Legacy or just a memory? Can you live out an unyielding love?

Waste not.

Here is your stone!! "Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, "Why this waste of perfume?""(Mark 14:4 NIV). Does it seem far fetched that those who often appear close to Jesus, can be some of the most negative and questioning when others are making sacrifices for Him. It's the difference in attending church and being the church. Live it out!!

Food or Focus?

Here is your stone!! "What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families."(Isaiah 58:7 MSG). At this time of year so many people begin with a fast. One of the main purposes is to shift our focus from self to others. So the question is, whether you are fasting or not, "Where is YOUR focus?" Is it on others? Those in need? Or are you focused on "What am I allowed to eat?". Or "Why is so and so eating that?". Are you really fasting? If so, are you seeing your focus become greater on you (or the food your eating) or those who God has called us to focus on? His word is clear, is our focus that clear? Live it out!!

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Here is your stone!! "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."(Psalm 119:105 NIV). That path is the path that was created for You by almighty God. He makes the path clear for you. Are you feeling like you are off the path? Need directions? God's word has more answers than you have questions. Seek Him and your path becomes well lit. Live and walk it out!!

Where are you going to "throw"?

Here is your stone!!! "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous be shaken." (Psalm 55:22 NIV). As I read this today, I went back to the basis for the term stone on these txt. David used one stone to destroy Goliath. I would say he cast the stone, was he worried? No, he had faith to conquer a giant. How strong is your faith. Who are you blaming for not stepping out? You have the answer! Live it out!!!

We move - He moves.

Here is your stone!! "David BUILT an altar to the Lord there and SACRIFICED burnt offerings and FELLOWSHIP offerings. He called on the Lord, and the Lord ANSWERED him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering." (1 Chronicles 21:26 NIV). A verse with a recipe for amazing results. Talk about how to get God to light up your Home, Business, & Church? David built (took action), sacrificed, & then those around him (fellowship) sacrificed. Result - God answered in a Powerful way. Are you ready for God to light a fire in your life? Are you Sacrificing? Taking Action, & creating fellowship? Live it out!!

Consistent not Control

Here is your stone!! "Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder." (Romans 12:11, 12 MSG). How often do we push so hard, pray, serve, & then feel like the things we are praying for, never arrive? That's when the world says, "you just need to get control!". Now that's funny; us being in control. Don't try to be in control, be consistent. Consistent in growth, passion, & patience. Knowing that God is in control and that His plan is the outcome. Get closer to the designer in order to understand the design!! Live it out!!!

Who are you hangin with?

Here is your stone!! "Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."" (1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV). No matter how strong we are in our walk, over time, we can be influenced by those around us. Check yourself then check your daily guest list. Be strong and make decisions today that impact your journey. Live it out!!

L O V E

Here is your stone!! "Love does not delight in evil but REJOICES with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." (1 Corinthians 13:6, 7 NIV). It is LOVE!! Living Out Victory Everywhere. Yes! Yes! Yes! Because of the LOVE that God has for us, He gave it ALL. He gave us Jesus - who claimed Victory over death. God gives us that LOVE. Forget about the worries, fears, disappointments, & anything else that the enemy is feeding you. Live Out the Victory of our Savior Everywhere. Grab hold of this truth. I challenge you today to carry with you a LOVE that is greater than pride, fear, resentment, insecurity, and anything else. LOVE. Live it out!!!

We are all in this together

Here is your stone!! "If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.". (1 Corinthians 12:26, 27 NIV). How do we deal with failures? If a part of our body gives out, we nurture it, work with it, strengthen it, and get it ready to serve again. It's all part taking our body to a level of growth. So if another Christ Follower fails, are we doing the same nurturing and strengthening? Or do we avoid and begin to judge. Do we question if they're actually a Christ follower. If we truly are the body of Christ, why are we not working together to Live It Out?!

It is not about me.

Here is your stone!!! "even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved." (1 Corinthians 10:33 NIV). Imagine IF everyday we woke up, no matter what challenges you might be facing, we focused our day on the good of others. Imagine the response and reward. Imagine the challenges! Imagine how pleased our God would be, IF, we lived it out!

What you know? Who you Love!

Here is your stone!!! "Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God." (1 Corinthians 8:2, 3 NIV). Oh what a powerful couple of verses. So many people say they know scripture yet have no relationship with our King. If you know of Him, He becomes just another rock star, but when you KNOW HIM and Love Him, He becomes not only a friend, but He becomes ALL things. We are not called to just "know" the scripture, we are called to Live It Out!!

Out with the old!

Here is ur stone!!! "Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." (1 Corinthians 5:8 NIV). Are we all puffed up with pride, arrogance, worldly accomplishments, etc.? Get rid of that stuff. Let's live out with humility, honor, trust, love, the many items that are not about self inflation, but rather increasing God's name. It's not about us. Live it out!!

Not talking but walking!

Here is ur stone!! "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power." (1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV). Knowing God's word is great, but it must be used like the fuel in an engine. God wants us to be strong and powerful with His teachings. R U about Talking or Walking. Don't just speak it out, live it out.