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Making men MEN again. The David Alliance will help you slay your giants.
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Apr 17, 2024
Apr 17, 2024
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
BAM - watch them every Tuesday night on our Facebook page.
August Friday and Saturday 16th 17th End times conference at HillSpring Church sponsored by The David Alliance,
If you do not lead your expectations then they simply become unrealistic expectations.
- You must harness your unrealistic expectations
Here is what happens when you lead your expectations. You see the decision as a chess player you see it in 3D. You see what you want in the future and how to make decisions and lead yourself there. Now the problem with those around you- be it family, friends, people at work or on social media… is that — see it as a checkers move. A to B… but that is not leading your expectations… let me give you a real life example.
*Your Mom tells your daughter to hug uncle Bobby as you are leaving thanksgiving… - she is a 4 year old… that is a checkers move by your mom. You get pressure from other family members at that moment… tell her to hug uncle Bobby… Our family is an affectionate family… teach her to love her family etc.. etc.. and other Checker move thoughts…
A chess move is what do you expect for your daughter 10 years from now, 15 years from now and even 25 years from now… “you tell her you never have to hug a man you don’t feel comfortable with”. Relatives will get mad because they see checkers… you see chess.
I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO LEARN TO SAY NO TO MEN- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PHYSICAL TOUCH. I never want my daughter to feel like she has to do something that she feels uncomfortable with… especially when it is regarding her body.
You lead best by design… Which means you have it planned out ahead of time.
Who do you want to marry, where do you want to work, What kind of Dad do you want to be…
What does scripture say? Lead according to it.
I heard a story of a young man who was working a basic construction job at the age of 21… he tried college but it just wasn’t for him. He liked construction and decided he wanted it as a career. Early on most weeks his co-workers would go out every Friday night after work to the bar… He never did, but after a few months he started asking around “how much money do you spend on average at the bar during the week?” The average was about $100 a week… that dumbfounded him… but he was wanting to lead his expectations - so on a whim he decided to simply invest $100 a week in a basic mutual fund. He worked construction for 20 plus years and his friends never stopped drinking and he never stopped investing…
They are all now alcoholics and he is a millionaire.
He learned to lead his expectations…
A couple quick questions… what do you expect to happen they way you are leading your health? Family? Marriage? Job? Spiritual walk?
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Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
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7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
BAM - watch them every Tuesday night on our Facebook page.
August Friday and Saturday 16th 17th End times conference at HillSpring Church sponsored by The David Alliance,
A dentist with missing teeth
A personal trainer who is grossly overweight
A business professor who has never owned a business
A politician who is worth millions but tells the average blue collar American to quit whining…
I have problems with these people.
What really matters as a follower of Christ?
Recent conversations with pastors, church members and local congregants… some churches getting smaller, going back to one service… budgets shrinking…
We have been getting some transfer growth… some due to people running to the next big thing - and some leaving dead churches… but thats not what matters. I can honestly say… I want non christians to come to my church and experience Jesus and give their hearts to Christ… thats all I care about. Our budget is primarily for the non christian. Our sermons are biblical and applicable but always have the non christian in mind.
What does this have to do with me…
What really matters in your life as a follower of Jesus. Do you think when you get to heaven God is going to say you were such a great follower of Christ… you read, you prayed, sought my will, you love me and you loved others… you were sacrificial… OH AND YOU LEAD NO ONE TO CHRIST… YOU NEVER SHARED THE GOSPEL…IM NOT SURE YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.
Where do we get the idea that we can be a person who stands before God and he says “well done thy good and faithful servant”…. But we never took his number one command to heart, and didn’t just do it, but lived it, breathed it - made it our mission, our life. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CALLED TO DO. That is what the original disciples stood for, preached and died for.
If Jesus is really that good then why are you not tell others about him…. Or maybe he is just an insurance policy for you. Maybe its easiest, you get blessings, and peace and love and forgiveness…
Shame on you…
Jesus cannot be who he said he was, do what he did, prove what he is ….AND YOU CLAIM HIM AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND YOU DON’T FEEL THE NEED TO SHARE HIM?
My wife is smoking hot, she is beautiful, she has got a body that knocks me off my feet, she is a beautiful blonde, with curves that a Ferrari can’t handle, she has the best smile… she smells like sex, she is sweet, innocent, tender, loving and more… but Im to embarrassed of her to introduce you to her… you may not think she is that pretty, it might offend you…. That says more about me than my wife.
Matthew 10:33
NIV But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
NLT But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
Deny: To contradict by your behavior… to not confess him to others.
i.e. you can say you are a Christian all you want… but if you are not in such belief of that - that you are not sharing Christ on a regular basis then you are not a follower of Christ.
Social media influencers… by far the majority post sweet, nice, motivating and biblical posts… that are void of the gospel…
Again, that is like me posting things on marriage because I am a marriage expert, but I never share anything about my wife or my marriage… and in fact I am embarrassed of her… I might lose followers on my social media channel if I talk about my wife…
2 questions… chew on these.
Are you a follower of Jesus?
How would Jesus rate your success at following him?
LAST COMMENT: IF THE MAJORITY OF CHRISTIANS CALL YOU A CHRISTIAN… IT MEANS NOTHING…
BUT IF THE MAJORITY OF NON CHRISTIANS CALL YOU A CHRISTIAN, IT MEANS EVERYTHING.