Restoring Hearts Blog

“Authority exercised with humility and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.” C.S. Lewis I’ve started to meet with a Christian therapist for leadership coaching. I want to gain insight and encouragement so I fulfill all of God’s assignments. It was revealed at the end of my first session, that I need to walk in authority, with confidence. For years, I’ve prayed to walk fully in my God-given authority, but it seemed I held back. As I

“You have been given a gift-your life. What will you do with it?” Michael Hyatt Last fall I had the privilege of meeting with a life coach to discover my Life Plan, what God had created me for. Jesus also had a life plan. We can read about it in John 13:3-5. “Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power, and that He had come from God and was returning to God; so He got up… and washed His disciples’ feet.” Jesus knew His authority, who He was, and He understoo

Authority “Authority always comes from our commission. We walk in authority to the measure we say yes to the mission.” Bill Johnson This past week I read in Luke 4:32, 36 how the people were amazed at Jesus’ teachings because his message had authority. Webster defines authority as “power to influence thought or behavior.” Authority is power given to us by God, which leads to amazement. When people are amazed with our authority it’s because they know it’s not us speaking, but

“Unless Jesus is Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.” S. M. Zwemer Lordship was not in my vocabulary the first seventeen years of my walk with God. Yes, I believed and made a public confession of my faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior. But my Christian life was full of compromise. My beliefs did not necessarily change my actions. Who I was on Sundays was not who I was the rest of the week. I’m not sure how much strangers could tell a difference in me because of my personal rel