“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:8-9
THE SITUATION: 

Every Sunday morning as I drive by the lake on the way to church, even in the winter, there are always guys out on their boats fishing for fish they can’t eat (because of mercury in the water), and most often, so small they have to throw it back into the water anyway. If there ever was a pointless exercise, this is it.
From Spring to Fall, the brand new sports complex, with its six baseball/soccer fields, are packed with children and their minivan-driving parents playing the town version of little league baseball, or some community soccer thing. Sunday mornings are their favorite time to be overflowing with humanity. Afterwards, they may go through the Steak and Shake drive-thru for burgers and shakes and head home to relax for the next week’s activities. 
Golf courses are full on Sunday mornings. The over-priced Starbucks and others like it are packed with brunch-eaters and their electronics. The upscale set visit their favorite brunch or lunch place at the Crowne Plaza or the local Eatery or Bistro. Some just sleep in from the Saturday night hangover, or the late night movie watching so they can watch sports all day, cuss at the TV and eat nachos. This is Western “Civilization”. There is the alternate universe- people who are saying for all the world to hear, that their islam is NOT “the religion of peace”, are systematically wiping out God’s Elect – Christians – across the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Southeast Asia. This is happening in full brutal color while the turban-clad sad excuses for humans persecute the “people of the Cross”, thinking they are getting back at the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Each year, half the civilized world – millions and millions of people – make New Year’s Resolutions…only to break them by February! Yet…folks go right back and do it all over again! This is NOT what God expects from His people, believe it or not!

God is interested in Holiness, without which no one will see Him, period! Does that mean we go live in a tree like a Monk and never watch TV or eat Buffalo Wings??!! NO!! It’s a matter of the Heart.

He gave us the Gift of Christ and we get to go spend eternity with Jesus if we accept Him as Lord and Savior. But He also expects us to live a full life of Peace, Joy, Contentment and Obedience.

I did this show almost three years ago to fill in for a friend on his local TV show and was inspired by the Holy Spirit to share the process to Victorious Living…and it’s perfect to begin a new life or year or ministry with!! I say this with confidence knowing these are not my thoughts or Words and I gave Holy Spirit all the Glory! I go through steps from Repentance that leads to restoration that leads to renewal that leads to revival and rejoicing! Now, let’s be resolved to do these!! AMEN!! (BL)