boundaries

I set boundaries like a bull in a china shop...

I'm telling you I go in praying Ephesians 4:29 'Let no unwholesome word proceed out of my mouth except such a word that is good for edification, that is building up, according to the need of the moment, that it will give grace to those who hear it in Christ Jesus'.

I come out with the anger talked about 3 verses before, to not sin in response....

A quick search for anger and I'm hit with love.

What we're called to be as Christians because Jesus first loved us.

So, if I were to sit and acknowledge evil as I'd like to set boundaries to the evil, but the devil is smarter than that, so the only truth is then love.

I don't always know what that looks practically, especially in the moment, and the moment of anger.  I thank God for the Holy Spirit to guide and 'out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak'.

With that quick search of evil, Romans 12:21 is the first to pop up, ' do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good'.  And good is the unending love and grace we're called to give because He first loved and gave to us.

So I suppose in the end, the concept of boundaries, like many concepts these days, is not relevant, and misleading to the actual need.

Jesus didn't have boundaries for His love and grace.

And we're called to represent the same.

more left in the tank

Maybe the reason we look in the other lane in a race is not because we want to see where the other person is to know our status but to inform what we're capable of.

I dont think we know that.

I know that people who wake up everyday not knowing their a creation of the most high, fearfully and wonderfully made for His purpose and for a day like Today!

I pray we all wake up with that purpose.

Ephesians 3:20 TPT

[20] Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.

https://bible.com/bible/1849/eph.3.20.TPT

what's a brand mission?

ChatGPT said make a clear 2 - 3 sentence brand mission.

I know what the mission is.

John 3:16 Make disciples of all nations.

(And, subsequently what I need as well, John 3:17 Jesus did not come in to the world to condemn the world but to save the world)

But the mission for PRY THRGH.

It must be God in golf.

And finding your purpose through the struggle.

Count it all joy brothers when you seek trials of various kinds because you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness and let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing.  James 1:2-4

Called for a purpose

As much as I'd love to be a YouTube golfer creating a community with the love of the Lord.  I'm reminded tonight through my Life group (Aka Bible study), to be grateful.  I didn't realize but I am, and demonstrate it much through my work, very grateful to God for finding purpose.  And I sometimes and somewhat feel guilty for saying the work I do right now.  It's lawyer adjacent, it's working directly with AI, it's multi-cultural,  I get to talk a lot.  I love what I do and am thankful and grateful for that purpose.  Even, and especially, when I feel I am not enough.  He made me perfect in weakness.  And gave me purpose where I thought there was dry land.

Would PRY THRGH bring glory to God or glory to me?

'Glory to God in the highest

In the effort to roll out PRY THRGH, I struggle with the goal as well as the potential outcome...

Pros/for:

Bring glory to God

Have fun

Play golf

Try and create a more wholesome community of golf that's not based on alcohol consumption, swearing, and self pride

Cons/against:

Disconnected from any concrete purpose (career, church, need)

Bring glory to myself

Expose myself - I fall with the tide of reaction

Work

Goals for PRY THRGH

What are the goals of creating something like PRY THRGH?

Giving glory to God

Using a fun platform to introduce others to the Lord who 'wants to give us exceedingly, abundantly more than we can ask or imagine'

Connecting with the game of golf to provide an alternative to the drinking and secular view of golf

Finding a niche where God can be glorified and the culture of the game can be bettered

To further the Kingdom of God while having something my family can see and be connected to

Ephesians 3 - Wow!

Wow!

Ephesians 3 really unleashes the power of God in us!

Ephesians 3:20 TPT 'Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.'

Wow!  Our pastor just preached on this this past Sunday and it's such a powerful verse in any translation but the Passion really is inspiring here.

Backing up in the chapter is revelation on the path to get there, Ephesians 3:17 TPT

'Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life.'

God is good!