Thinking About the Future

In my position as a life coach, I must always be looking ahead. Where is our culture headed? How do I guide people from where they are (their point of reference) through a journey that engages them to the depths of their soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit? Culture and the way people think are changing so rapidly that I will not even be on their radar if I try to do things the way they have always been done (tradition).

I must find new ways to connect with people. I must find new methods to engage them in new conversations.

I am a follower of the living Jesus. He guides my path. He instructs me. But so many today find that the conversation about Jesus is irrelevant. I will tell you that the way much of Christianity has painted Jesus, I would not want to be a part of it either. But when I talk about the real Jesus, the one who invades lives and gives real meaning and purpose... there is a great conversation waiting for those who will put aside the labels and preconceived ideas about Jesus and His followers.

Emotions Sometimes Rule, But They Lie

Have you ever let your emotions rule your day (or week or life). Emotions are just responders to what is going on around us. They sometimes lie.

I have had one of those weeks so far. I keep hearing all kinds of negative things going on. In my day to day ops as a life coach, many want to drag you down. The "me first" mentality of western culture has oozed into the life I have been blogging about. You can't mix real life with a "me-first" mentality. They are like oil and water. They don't mix well.

I let my emotions get away with responding to the negativity that has been going on the past few days and it takes me to a place I don't like. Thinking thoughts that are not true. Belieiving the worst instead of believing the truth. Rating my ability as a life coach on what my people look like instead of basing it on my obedience to the truth.

When I get adjusted toward myself being my point of reference, I have to do a reality check. Not of seen reality but of unseen reality. I have to go back to the unseen reality that God has put in my heart and believe that over what I see or feel. The Book says, "...Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death."

I love truth!