Courage

21 February, 2012 Faith,  mentoring,  Overcoming,  Spiritual Growth,  Trust,  Uncategorized,  Walking with God

I want to share some truths about God-given courage. My pastor, Dr. Tom Peters describes courage this way. “Courage is the muscle that makes your faith work. It activates your set of beliefs.” (more…)

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The Heart of the Wise

16 February, 2012 Advice,  Challenges,  mentoring,  Overcoming,  Patterns of Life,  Spiritual Growth,  Walking with God, 

I want to look into an extraordinary statement of truth with you. I discovered it as I was doing my devotions this morning in the Book of Proverbs. (more…)

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Cassava in the Pot

14 February, 2012 God's grace,  mentoring,  Spiritual Growth,  Walking with God, 

I would like to tell you about one of my favorite foods. I first came to know it while I was pastoring in the Fiji Islands. (more…)

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Find Him in the Inconvenience (Revisited)

9 February, 2012 Advice,  Faith,  mentoring,  Patterns of Life,  Spiritual Growth,  Walking with God, 

I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask if you are like me, navigating through a lot of inconvenience during a typical day? Inconvenience comes in many ways. It may come in the form of obligations to which you have previously committed, that now keep you from your priorities. It may come as unexpected demands placed upon you by people to whom you are close. It may come from others who failed to do what they had committed to do. Now you find yourself having to pick up the pieces. Philippians 3:12 (NKJV) says,” Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” Inconvenience has many faces, none of which is particularly welcome in anyone’s life. The challenge is to find God in the inconveniences. Look for Him. Look for what He might be doing. You may discover that what appears to be nothing but an inconvenience is actually the beginning of a great blessing. It just could change your entire outlook. Hey, even if it remains an inconvenience, you just might hear something from God. I’m Dr. Bob. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs. Now, be sure to keep your ears open, your heart soft and be the best you can be as you go through your day.

Find Him In The Inconvenience

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Spiritual Bonsai (Revisited)

8 February, 2012 Uncategorized, 

My family just returned from visiting the Morikami Gardens in South Florida, in the USA. They are beautiful Japanese gardens. One section is devoted to incredible bonsai plants. These are plants of all kinds that have been pruned (trimmed to a particular design) and trained to grow in certain ways. They have a beauty and obvious discipline about them. I was watching a man in the garden as he pruned a particular plant. I noticed how careful he was to cut away very carefully selected parts, so the rest of the plant could grow according to his design. As I watched, I heard the Holy Spirit speak to my heart, saying, “This is what I desire to do for you. I want to shape you and train you to grow into a beautiful and disciplined picture of Me at work in your life.” What an awesome thought. God loves us so much that He spends His time pruning us, cutting away what needs to go and shaping us to become what His vision for us is.

(There is no audio for this entry. If you would like to go through my past Mentoring Minutes, you will find the audio on the original “Spiritual Bonsai.”)

Until You are no longer Afraid: Part Two

31 January, 2012 Challenges,  Faith,  mentoring,  Overcoming,  Patterns of Life,  Spiritual Growth,  Trust,  Walking with God, 

I want to finish the thoughts from my previous Mentoring Minute. If you will recall, I shared some thoughts from what my Pastor, Dr. Tom Peters said concerning fear. (more…)

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Detours (Dr. Bob’s Journal January 2012)

29 January, 2012 Uncategorized, 

Here is the link to my January 2012 entry in “Dr. Bob’s Journal.” It is called “Detours.”

Until You are no longer Afraid: Part One

26 January, 2012 Challenges,  Faith,  mentoring,  Overcoming,  Patterns of Life,  Spiritual Growth,  Trust,  Walking with God, 

Here is some wisdom from my pastor, Dr. Tom Peters. His words can be a tremendous encouragement in the face of trouble. He said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, it is (more…)

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Where’s the Line to see Jesus?

24 January, 2012 Christmas,  Faith,  mentoring,  Worship, 

I want to share a beautiful moment I experienced in a Christmas morning service at my church. We were shown a video in which (more…)

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Highly Developed in What?

19 January, 2012 mentoring,  Patterns of Life,  Spiritual Growth,  Walking with God, 

I would like you to consider what might be called two sides of the same coin. One side says that you can become highly developed in the dark things the world has to offer. (more…)

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