Insecure people, especially leaders, often want and need control. Feeling insecure, they search for and seek out opportunities to make themselves look important. Their ego is their driving force. Because they do not feel secure in the vision and direction they are going, they start to push and make something happen to somehow “save face” [...]
Often problems we never thought possible arise and sap our energy. During these times, our souls cry out for an adrenalin fix. Here are some spiritual shots to enable us to persevere instead of quitting and aborting the plan of God. Do not focus on past failures and problems. When we are driving, we keep [...]
Years ago I learned the importance of building a healthy team. Teamwork is the ability to work together toward the fulfillment of a desired outcome without the loss of any team member’s individuality. God has always emphasized the importance of building teams. Jesus built a team and Paul the apostle built a team. Teamwork is [...]
Let’s get real. We all face difficult seasons in life. The founder of Operation Mobilization, George Verwer, once gave this advice to those who were experiencing tough times, “Get more familiar with the pain, and don’t let it be such a big deal.” We are going to have times of pain in life. We are [...]
The human heart is never neutral; it must worship something. It longs to attach to something. Whether we want to admit it or not, the heart is often an idol factory elevating things or people above God. It happens so subtly. For example, when we are worried, where do we look for comfort or security, [...]
This may sound really elementary, but it is a powerful truth. When we repent of our sins, God forgives them and will never remember or mention them again. Psalm 103:12 tells us that “as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” You can’t get any [...]
The early Christian disciples knew what it meant to follow Jesus. When Jesus said to fisherman, James and John, “Follow Me,” they left their boats and nets—their business, their livelihood—and followed Him. As Matthew sat in his tax collecting station, Jesus came by and said, “Follow Me.” Matthew left his position and job, and followed [...]
We have a great sense of expectation from the LORD as more than 370 servant-leaders from 18 nations in the DOVE Global Family come together next week. We plan to meet for three days at the Sandy Cove Conference Center in North East Maryland, USA, and we are expecting to hear from the LORD together. [...]
Some of God’s people are going through a difficult season of life right now. Some things in life simply do not seem to make sense. If this is you, I found a beautiful promise from Scripture the other day that will encourage you. “For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though [...]
A few months ago I was in Stuttgart, Germany with a few hundred young German Christian leaders from Hope International Ministries. I learned that a few years earlier they had made a commitment to plant a new church within one-hour driving distance from every person living in their nation. Now—220 churches later—this vision has become [...]
