May 15, 2010
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Say “yes” to your dream – the Kingdom of God is built at a grass roots level one dream at a time. We often use terminology like “becoming entrepreneurial” or “starting a business,” but the real foundation is that each of us can “choose” to walk toward the desires of our heart or leave them on the shelf. Sometimes we even think it’s somehow noble to lay down our desires for the Lord and disappear into the background (it’s really cowardice not humility). Real maturity is realizing that I am God’s treasure that was once hidden and has been purchased by Jesus’ work on the cross. It’s my job to work with the Holy Spirit and release the treasure embedded in my dream and make the transition from Servant to King. We are chosen, appointed and invited to do great things and “ask whatever” and receive a miraculous multiplication when we work toward our dream. It all works because your dream is God’s dream too. Think about it! The kingdom of
heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid
it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that
field. Matt 13:44 NIV
I no longer
call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's
business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I
learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me,
but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that
will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
This is my command: Love each other. John 15:15-17 NIV
Getting
started – Most of us have jobs working for other people in
what is largely someone else’s dream. That’s not a bad thing because we
learn a lot about ourselves in the course of serving another man’s
vision. There are still ways to carve out a piece of that vision for
your own and work on it. Employers love that characteristic… it’s
called initiative and it spawns creativity. It separates you from the
servant/slave mentality. A “job” may be your day of small beginnings,
but that’s where we learn to multiply our work and create wealth…
“Faithful in a few things” makes you a candidate to be in “charge of
many things.” It’s called promotion and it comes from God."Whoever
can be
trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is
dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you
have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust
you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone
else's property, who will give you property of your own? Luke 16:10-12
NIV
"His
master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been
faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.
Matt 25:21 NIV
Invest in yourself – Coaches and mentors can help us move toward our dream. People with a poverty mentality don’t believe they are worth the investment. They drift with little progress on their dream. God interrupts that thought process with something I believe the Holy Spirit is already saying to you: "You are worth
the price I paid to redeem you. Your dream is part of my plan to build
the Kingdom. Reach for it! We can do this."
It’s one thing to believe that "I’m important in God’s eyes and have a role in the Kingdom." It’s another level to take action on that belief. Your very first investment needs to be in getting help from someone who can pull you into your dream. Will it cost money? I hope so… I hope there is some level of sacrifice in time and money because you are important and your dream has a priority. Destiny has a price! Your personal goals need to include some expression of making progress on your dream. You don’t have to quit your day job and trash your finances, just start taking some steps and see where they lead. It’s fun. Our Interviewing Kings page is intended to help you find some of those coaches and personal mentors. My latest discovery is Dan and Kathy Meylan. He coaches business men and women and you can read his story on the interview. Guess what? He charges money. It’s $35 a month. If he happens to have the skills you need, I simply want to suggest that your dream has to be worth $35 a month. Put as much value on your dream and yourself as God does and make it come true. Spend some time and money on it!
Desire to Destiny is available now at our store along with reviews. Not sure what your dream is? This book will help you pull the curtain back on your future. Newsletter - If your newsletter comes incomplete (filtered), you can always catch the latest version in our archive along with 200 others. 1800+ people from around the world get Kingly encouragement from our weekly newsletter. Invite a friend to subscribe - they will be blessed. How to Start a Small Group - Kings are increasingly getting involved in Bible study or mentoring groups to facilitate their "Release." Here are some helpful suggestions www.Releasing-Kings.com/Starting-a-Group.html. We've also updated our Vision Brochure with graphics to show how to become a King and how you can help Release Kings. Lastly we've created a guideline to help you take your dream to the next level by considering the elements of a business plan. See Write Your Business Plan. French Translation - Releasing Kings is now available in French thanks to the efforts of Cees Bakker and Support Ministries in the Netherlands. In France, copies can be obtained from Editions Menor or Librairie Chretienne CLC. The Title in French is “Libération des Rois pour le ministère dans le monde du travail”. Cees is also the guy who made the Dutch translation possible - available through his website. He can be contacted for Releasing Kings conferences in France and throughout Europe. Facebook - I'm posting more information on Face book at http://www.facebook.com/john.garfield1
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