Mobilize Your Mission

Bob Black

Description

“Every man dies, not every man truly lives.” – Braveheart. Receive your life’s Mission and powerful tools to advance it while behind enemy lines. Choose life!

Make no bones about it. Mobilizing your Mission will stretch you, your faith. Do you really believe in God’s promises? Ready yourself for your beliefs to be tested. At times your only choice will be to cry, “Lord, Help!” Beautifully, in the midst of your surrender, he will be there for you. Could you experience deep Intimacy with Jesus any other way? How else could you experience the greatness of God? How else could you uncover who he made you to be? How else could you become more like him? Challenging but, oh so good!



Are you ready to receive your Mission and move out?

Sujets

• Christian Living
• Inspirational
• Philosophie et théologie
• Adventure (Guyana)
• Perseverance
• Fulfillment
• Purpose
• Religion
• Stuck
• Faith
• Adventure
• Mission

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 10 août 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664272187
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

MOBILIZE YOUR MISSION
 
 
A HANDBOOK OF 40 DEVOTIONS
Fulfilling God’s Plan for Your Life Behind Enemy Lines
 
 
 
 
 
Bob Black
 
 
 

 
Copyright © 2022 Bob Black.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6642-7219-4 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022912772
 
 
WestBow Press rev. date:   08/08/2022
Contents
Introduction
RECEIVE YOUR MISSION
“Am I Awake?”
“Your Mission is...”
A NEW NATURE
Priority Reboot
“Which Son are You?”
Exert Your Chisel
Battle for Intimacy
Two Keys
Upend Your Urgency
Spirit to spirit
Flip to DC
GO!
Enter the Open Door
Mission Pulls
Practice Poking Around
“It’s Not All About Me, or Is It?”
In (offensive)
Money Paralysis
“Lord, help!”
What You Focus on Increases
BE BOLD
Your Million Dollar Idea
Slacklining Monkey Face
A Dangerous Trap
Just My Imagination…
The Emperor Has No Clothes
The Mountain in Front of You Isn’t the Real Mountain
Becoming Worthy
Hidden Pathways
PERSEVERE
“What is Good?”
Shine Like the Noonday Sun
Mission (Im)possible Predicaments
“Who’s Holding My Feet to the Fire?”
Live on the Cutting Edge
“I Throw the Dice, but…”
Breaking Through the Wall
God’s Powerful Questions
LEGACY
“Why?”
The First Domino
Move to Flourish
“Time for a Promotion?”
Master Your Mission
The Finish Line
Ripples
Mission Completed!
VICTORY
Themes and Definitions
Summary of Spirit Talk
Introduction
Remember the old Mission: Impossible series? Jim Phelps, an Impossible Missions Force agent, listens as a recorded voice says, “Your Mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is . . .” Five seconds later the tape vaporizes in a cloud of smoke. Jim always accepts his Mission . . . otherwise there’d be no show, right? Though dangerous, none of his assignments actually proved impossible . . . of course!
Wouldn’t it be great if you received a recorded message informing you of your life’s Mission? You’d no longer have to ask, “What am I here for?” What a relief! Lacking this, and confused by thousands of self-help solutions floating around, most people plod along never knowing theirs. Upon reflection later in life, they resort to rationalization to mask their sense of regret. You might say: no Mission, no show.
Isn’t your life more valuable than this?
In contrast, imagine the adventure that would ensue after you discover and accept your God-given Mission. Think of your life—flourishing and perhaps a bit dangerous. Yet vibrant and fulfilling, just as for Agent Phelps.
Life is but a handbreadth, will you abandon yours to aimlessness?
Instead, seek to know and mobilize your unique, God-given Mission. Yours is vital to the Kingdom of God. What if it’s left undone?
Be careful! Before you ascertain your Mission, answer these questions (prerequisites, you might say) to gain critical perspective that will protect you from being misdirected.
Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness. King Solomon (Ecclesiastes 1 0:13)
Deeply held but mistaken premises can lead you to senseless or even harmful answers. Recall hearing that people believed the world was flat? Imagine how the fear of falling off the edge might have subdued their decisions. Solidify your underlying beliefs to reach a Kingdom-worthy answer for “What am I here for?” This is serious stuff.
Question 1: What do I believe about eter nity?
Most look toward eternity future, neglecting the significance of eternity past. God is eternal, having no beginning nor end, existing throughout a timeline pointing to infinity both back and forth. On the other hand, as created beings with a beginning point, we think within the confines of our physical bodies which clearly have an endpoint. Our obsession with living long and healthy lives and with the fear of death speaks volumes. We may ponder eternity beyond our death, but as an entirely separate life. If you answer “What am I here for?” simply in the context of your physical life you’re likely to miss the mark, erringly focusing on things that stroke your self-love as you strive to find personal fulfillment. Even a life dedicated to good deeds does this in a convoluted way.
Shifting to a vantage point in eternity sets a dramatically different scene. Eternal priorities quickly dwarf those of the world. What once seemed important fades into the dust.
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be . . . So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:1 9–33)
Jesus makes it clear—take an eternal view by aligning the desires of your heart with his priorities. Anticipating your fear of a dangerous adventure, Jesus reassures. He will take care of you along the way as you mobilize your Mission, rewards forthcoming! His word is trustworthy.
Reflect: What are Jesus’ “Kingdom of God” priorities? Which priorities of mine must I change to align with his?
Question 2: Where do I fit along the time line?
Two pivotal milestones bracket your life. Following the creation of the heavens and the earth came the first—the fall of man. When Adam broke trust with God, he essentially handed Satan his keys to the earth (now broken).
The second milestone occurs when Jesus returns to reclaim what is his and, sadly, discharge all who’ve rejected him. Your life is being lived out between these milestones—in a world under enemy rule. My friend, whether you realize it or not, you were born behind enemy lines. Stop! Consider the implications. How does this change the way you look at . . . everything?
Imagine yourself a baby coming into the world amidst an epic battle. Ongoing for thousands and thousands of years, the world has grown numb to it. How would you know a war was raging, your life hanging in the balance?
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. The Apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 4:4)
Taking no chances, your enemy does anything and everything to keep you in the dark, from establishing a connection with God. “Do whatever makes you feel good . . . eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you’ll die!” he persuades. He promotes sin as it carves a path of destruction, around and even through your life. Though a sense within knows the fallacy, living in the immensity of it all, you’re prone to succumb, resolving to do the best you can.
Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. Jesus Christ (Revelation 3:20)
In the vastness a knock echoes. Jesus’ heart longs to connect with those born behind enemy lines, to regain the special “Intimacy” he intended before the fall of Adam tore them from him. Their minds blinded and neglecting his knock, most remain lost. Unsaved, they’ll never know who their creator made them to be. They’ll never be assigned the Mission he had for them. At best they can serve worldly causes. Good perhaps, but not great, nor enduring. Having no connection with God, call them MIA.
Bravely resisting the enemy’s taunts, you open the door. Boom! A penetrating break through enemy lines creates