How do I find God's Will for My Life?

This question gets a lot of press and rightfully so because we want to live life the 'right way' and we really do want to do God's will -- AS LONG AS WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO ....!  The good news is that following God's will fits us quite well because He made us and He knows where our strengths and true dreams are.  So, we can trust Him with us. 

The challenge for some of us is that we already know what God's will is for us and we pretend like we don't because we don't want to do what He's calling us to do next.  If that's you, then don't expect anymore guidance from God until you do what He's already told you to do. 

However, if you're serious about finding His will and doing HIS will and not just your doing your own thing then you can be assured He'll guide you. 

But, it begins with just doing the very next thing that God asks of you. 

By the way, what God asks of you will NEVER contradict the precepts, principles and patterns already given to us in the Bible.  For example, you may be 'feeling' like it's God's will for you to leave your wife and kids to be with an old flame you've been chatting with on FaceBook.  I promise you that's NOT God's will even though you 'feel' like it is.  How do I know?  Because it would violate God's precepts already spelled out clearly in the Bible.  When you have to choose between your 'feelings' and God's plans from Scripture -- go with Scripture 100% of the time!

So, if you're really ready to embark on the greatest journey of your life then watch the presentation below and let these ideas sink in then begin doing the 'little daily things' that you already know God wants you to do and He'll move you to where He wants you to be over time.

peace,
Jeff

Jeff Fuson -Point Leader of Phos Church near Louisville Kentucky -Leadership Keynote Speaker -Husband / Daddy -Missional Church Planter

THE MOST POWERFUL THING A CHRIST FOLLOWER CAN DO....

I learned a powerful principle over the past few days that I wanted to pass on to you.  This is absolutely a golden nugget for those who want to be full-on Christ followers!

In studying the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) it seems that even though he was betrayed, sold as slave, falsely accused and imprisoned that he always served well wherever he was whatever the circumstance.  His leadership gifts just kept bubbling to the surface and he was always put in charge of everything possible.  The big idea is that Joseph kept giving it 100% wherever he was, even though it didn't seem to align with the dreams he had back as a teen of 17. 

At the end of the story in Genesis 50:20 he encourages his brothers this way, 'What you meant for evil God meant for good.'  His perspective is 20/20 since he's looking back over his life and all the circumstances he'd endured. 

Here's the golden nugget principle, 'The Position of Submission is the Most Powerful Position for a Christ follower of all." 

Joseph seemed to live with a posture of submission throughout his life that allowed God to move him along and 'have favor on him even when he was in prison'.  Joseph must have had questions along the way about what God was up to in all the weird circumstances of his life, but the Bible doesn't give us any hint that he ever wavered in his confidence in God or the dreams he'd had earlier.  He just kept doing the best he could with what he had where he was.  He was submitted to God in the middle of his circumstance.  

Joseph's position of submission reminded of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsamane asking God if there was any other way to accomplish the mission.  In what seemed like the weakest moment of His life, Jesus shows us the most powerful way to live when He says, 'Not my will, but yours be done.'  The position of submission led to the greatest breakthrough miracle of all time.

We can only be fully used by God when we assume a position of submission and allow God to do His work in us, for us, and through us.  It's the most powerful way to live.

Once again, the way of following Christ is the path of paradox.

May our prayers always  be, 'Not my will, but Yours be done.'  

Have a great day,
Jeff

Jeff Fuson -Point Leader of Phos Church near Louisville Kentucky -Leadership Keynote Speaker -Husband / Daddy -Missional Church Planter

If you're in the middle of waiting for your dreams to come true....

I know what it's like to have huge dreams, to work my tail off to bring them to pass and then to have it all fade to black just when I thought it was all coming together. 

I know what disappointment is.  Think about that word and break it in half like this -- 'dis' 'appointment' as if God has DISSED the appointment you were sure that He had promised to you.  If you've ever been disappointed with God or felt like He was 'dis-appointing' you then you've been forced to do something internally about that.  You've most likely 'quit believing in God' (even though you may still show up at church for political correctness) or you've wondered what you've done wrong to cause God to be so mad that He'd let you down.  Or, you learn to trust Him in the midst of a story that you wish wasn't being written. What we must all learn is that 'control' is an illusion that we're never really in 'control' of the stuff that matters most in life.  It's when we realize that only God is in control and we willingly let Him write His-story through our lives that we find the peace, joy, contentment and power that Christ brings to those who surrender the pen to Him. 

Two books that I've read recently will help you learn to give the pen up faster and enjoy the story that God is writing more...even when He's writing painful chapters that cause us to suffer, to wait, and to long for a happy ending.

Here they are:

Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson and Plan B by Pete Wilson

 Both of these will build your faith in God and restore you to place of peace while you live through 'Plan B's that we all face.

No easy path, no formulas.  Just learning to abide, to trust, to wait, to surrender faster, to hand over the pen to the Author of all life.

Have a great day,
Jeff



Jeff Fuson -Point Leader of Phos Church near Louisville Kentucky -Leadership Keynote Speaker -Husband / Daddy -Missional Church Planter

Power of a Mentor! Who's got your back?

There's nothing more powerful than being able to discuss what's happening in your life candidly and openly with a mentor who's 'been there and done that' to give you perspective. I'm so pumped that I got to spend a little time with one of my mentors, Bill Perkins, on the phone a few minutes ago and I'm so refreshed and energized that I'm gonna have a hard time getting rest this evening!

We all need someone (or lots of someones) to get our backs don't we? Because we simply can't see 360 degrees around us at all times. A mentor can see things we miss and help us unearth solutions that are simple and profound in that they were right there for the picking but our mentor has to ask the right question to remove the blinders and help us 'see' the solution.

Who's got your back?

Jeff Fuson

p.s. I'd encourage to grab any of Bill's books and dive into it! If you're a guy you've got to devour, 'When Good Men are Tempted' and 'Six Rules Every Man Must Break' NOW! Ladies it'd be a good idea for you to read 'When Good Men are Tempted' as well and you'll have a 'user's manual' on how your man is wired and how to help him succeed spiritually at honoring his vows to you!

-Point Leader of Phos Church near Louisville Kentucky
-Leadership Keynote Speaker
-Husband / Daddy
-Missional Church Planter