This is one of my favorite verses. I use it to keep my compass pointed Kingdom North. It is too easy in ministry, business and even in family to forget that the best place in the world is washing feet (in spirit) and loving people. I am going to wirk this year as the blessing is more revealed daily, to become more and more of a servant to all. Who’s with me????
it’s so easy to think that we need to wait until we “feel like it.” I act and the feeling follows my action. So… today is my day of action! Boom!
For everyone who has been following our journey, we finally sold our land. It has been a huge journey and undertaking, but we made it! Thank you all for the prayer, encouragement and support!
Be brave! The end result is worth it. Take time to look around while walking the tightrope. The view is incredible and you are going to miss it when you get off!
So often we get so caught up in the idea that our dreams are just for us. They are not. Your dream is powerful and people need to see you in the middle of your journey as you are making that dream or vision a reality. They need to see the grit, growth and determination it takes to get there. Your dreaming out loud and doing everything it takes to reach that pinnacle shows everyone around you what is possible. Your dreams give permission to others around you to dream as well. What would you rather show your own kids? Do you want to show them quitting after failure or the grit and belief it takes to get back up one more time than you fall down until one day, you take hold of that spark?
You dream achieved is screaming to the world that they can do it too! It’s not selfish… it’s permission. Give those around you permission to take on their own giants by slaying yours once and for all with what is in your hand! You got this!
I have decided that with everything I am and in everything I do, I want to be a “bridge” not a “blocker” to people’s breakthrough. So many times I have to fight past my own fear of rejection or fear of people’s thoughts of how I come off to them so that I do not block everyone else from the life they so desire. This is true in sharing Jesus, sharing our health journey, my experiences with God and anything artistic I do in life. Anyone else out there battle these things? Anyone else need someone cheering them on because they have courage enough to get out of their own way and enter the arena?
Am I the only one out there that will extend everyone else in the world a boatload of grace and yet, give myself none?
Sometimes I ache inside because of the way I struggle with myself. A dear friend of mine offered me this wonderful idea. He said, “say to yourself… ‘the battle is over, I am at peace with myself…’” Isn’t it incredible that we can have the peace of GOD, the peace of HIS nearness and still NOT OFFER OURSELVES GRACE! If you can identify with me on this, don’t feel badly. We are in good company. I write this today to say that even Apostles had bad days. And yet, Jesus showed them grace. Look at the sons of thunder… Look at Peter and his “get thee behind me Satan” rebuke. Everyone has bad days. Everyone misses the mark. This is NOT permission to sin, it’s permission to forgive. Please hear me when I say this. I am not speaking as if I have attained anything in this, I am sharing from a raw heart of ache that longs for more grace to be given to me. Not by God, I have immeasurable grace from Him, but from Dustin. Isn’t that crazy? What is the battle over anyways? Perfection in men’s eyes. That I appear perfected? Well, today I quit. I don’t quit on Holy Spirit’s ever transforming power that is changing me daily from glory to glory. That is the Treasure hidden inside these earthen vessels. I am quitting the show. I am quitting the facade. And what I find is funny is that I really never needed it anyway. So, if this speaks to you as well. I challenge you, in the light of the Love that the LORD has poured out on us, quit the “show” and “own your ugly.” I am so grateful and thankful and blessed that in this ugly season, God never changes and when I cannot carry all the loads of the world, His grace shows up through you guys, our Tribe, our church, our mentors and more.
God’s love is so much bigger, so much deeper, so much more beautiful than I ever knew. And I am blown away that I would have never known this depth without this stretching. So grateful! Grateful for His Love! Thank you for being the hands, feet and face of His love. Thank you for being the demonstration of His Love. And if you are reading this and you are where I am, I challenge you to “quit on perfect” and fall into the arms of His Love. It’s only in His grace and Love that we can be perfected in the first place. Lord, thank you for this timeout in life for love revelation! AMEN!
We wanted to share a few thoughts about what we are doing, so here is a recent post from our vlog.