Jeremy Riddle posted recently about worship being about us coming together as one heart and one mind. He’s referencing this verse from Acts 4:32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify […]
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Author Archives: Jim BakerLuke 24:32 When we hear God’s voice and read the scriptures do our hearts burn? What amazing imagery. What’s your heart truly burning for today? Desire is a God given gift that is intended to be directed back at our Creator. I heard someone say Hollywood does a better job of awakening desire than the […] I’m tired. And when I get tired I lose track of my why. And without my why I question just about everything. And because my eyes aren’t focused upward they turn inward and it quickly becomes about my comfort and my rights and my preferences which is entitlement. And entitlement is a slippery slope to […] We are in a season of God peeling back unbelief and showing us the dreams He has for us. The #destiny we were created for. The impossible things we desire in our deepest being but cannot do apart from Him. If you can accomplish your dreams without God you probably aren’t tapped into the destiny you were created for. To do what God […] I wouldn’t call @kimwalkersmith R&B (amazon says its the top r&b biography) but I’ve never been so excited to drive an hour to work and scrub toilets while listening to this book. on Amazon –> https://amzn.to/2FKZOPZ I remember having How He Loves on REPEAT and when Kim starts talking in the middle of that song […] These mountains ⛰ never get old. I understand now why there are songs about mountain to the ocean. It’s amazing that you can see both. I’m learning about communication and for me how I think I’m over communicating at times but I’m really under-communicating. Recently someone asked what we are doing in Hawaii and if […] http://instagram.com/jimjessbaker I looked through my IG account today just to see which posts were doing better than others. Pretty photos do the best. Makes sense since IG is really a photo sharing app. So I guess I gotta get out there and take more pretty pictures. This is the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. I prayed […] Lead with vulnerability. Be human. Don’t set yourself up to be the Hero. Find trusted friends. If you don’t have friends you can trust they probably aren’t friends, find new ones. Growth happens in the light. Growth happens in the context of love. Far from fear, shame, condemnation and judgement. Love keeps the high standard of the freedom we were created to walk […] |
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