Arise, SHINE, Be Encouraged

Is it time for you to step out in faith and honor God with your work? Ask God to reveal how He wants to use you.

“And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.” (Acts 4:31, NASB)

In 2006, the Lord began to speak to me about my work. I was clear He wanted to take me to another level and show me how to integrate my love for Him and His Word into my speaking engagements and Executive Coaching. It started with “Find Your Passion,” a signature talk that I created for churches and job ministries. Next, God gave me tools to help Christians renew their minds. The tools are encounters with God that spark life-changing results in everyone who is willing to examine their daily walk with Christ. He called me to launch a Motivational Speaking practice and focus on ways Christians can integrate faith and work. He overhauled my presentation model. Now, my talks are filled with God’s Word. I was led to revise my “tagline” to “find your passion, live by faith and act in boldness.”

My client calls and meetings changed as I became more confident in my new coaching model, professional reputation and identity as a son of God. One day, as I referred to my “tagline,” the Holy Spirit convicted and corrected me. He told me to never think of it as just a tagline. He revealed this was not just God’s assignment, but my new way of life! While I am often surprised at the things the Lord has me do and say now, I have a deep peace and desire to please God in all I do. Many times at the end of a coaching session, the Holy Spirit will say, “Ask them this … ” It becomes clear this issue was the reason the Lord had me there.

Have you been a bold man or woman of God lately? Is it time for you to step out in faith and honor God with your work? I encourage you to ask God to reveal how He wants to use you. Remember … find your passion, live by faith and act in boldness!

Lord, thank you for anointing me with your power and might. Teach me to be pleasing in your sight and to act in boldness in all I do and say. Through the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus I pray, amen.