2010-07-07T13:24:44-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/guidance/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/moving-toward-that-door-6128 2010-07-07T13:24:44-05:00 Like the Jews of old, you're being told by God, "It's time to move out." He's leading you out of your comfort zone. He's leading you into something bigger, better, and yes, more challenging. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-secrets-of-super-sized-prayer-6095 2010-05-21T09:33:41-05:00 God loves it when we come to Him, not with our usual script and our religious self, but all hanging out with our real, true emotions. The deep contents of your soul become the substance of your prayer. Passion in your praying is one of those powerful prayer secrets. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/growing-amazing-gardens-5983 2009-12-16T09:58:05-05:00 The eyes of Jesus don't just see what a person is; they see what a person could be, if someone would just water their potential with some encouragement, and praise, and believing in them. Jesus told Simon, "You are Simon, but you will be 'the rock.'" He saw what Simon could be, and in fact, what He became in Jesus' amazing garden. 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-mission/the-name-that-says-it-all-5908 2009-09-11T12:59:09-05:00 There's no other kind of relationship with Jesus that will get you to heaven; not Jesus as your teacher, not Jesus as your religion, not Jesus as your belief. It has to be Jesus as your rescuer from your sin. If you've never really thrown your arms around God's rescuer and said, "Save me, Lord," don't wait another day to do that. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/how-to-get-the-rest-of-the-story-5907 2009-09-11T12:56:45-05:00 Here's what Solomon shows us as the steps to getting God's wisdom. First, you humbly admit your ignorance and your powerlessness even if you're number one where you are. Secondly, you acknowledge, as Solomon did, that everything and everyone in this situation is God's, "I'm Your servant"...these are "Your people." Thirdly, desperately seek His wisdom. When you do, God will give you breakthrough insight into that situation, into that person. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/in-touch-with-the-tower-5871 2009-09-11T10:39:31-05:00 A pilot needs to stay in constant contact with the person who guides him through his entire flight. And as we try to pilot the life that God has given us through all the "dangers, toils and snares," we really need to stay in touch with our Flight Controller in heaven; the God who can see what we could never see, who can guide us on a path that we could never figure out on our own. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2011:14&version=NIV 2009-09-10T16:16:09-05:00 Proverbs tells us that those who have good counselors will be more victorious. Those that have no counselors will find themselves fallen for lack of guidance. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/fresh-each-day-5857 2009-09-10T14:34:10-05:00 You can't let your personal Jesus-time be something you do occasionally or when you feel like it or when you can fit Him in to your busy schedule. Make your daily time with Jesus Christ non-negotiable. Everything else is going to have to revolve around your time with Him instead of what usually happens, your time with Him having to revolve around everything else. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/a-thousand-teachers-5829 2009-09-10T12:40:40-05:00 A person who realizes that virtually every person he meets has something to teach him is an emotional and spiritual millionaire. In fact, I believe God brings into our lives people through whom He wants to teach us things that we need to know. Humility becomes more concrete when you think of it, at least in part, as teachability.