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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
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Having a vision for your life might be the worst advice ever given… or maybe the best. Why might a vision be so destructive … starting out tantalizing - and lets face it, most at one time had a vision for their lives, but they just failed to execute that vision. But anyway… if you don’t have Gods vision for your life- that might be the beginning to the end. The beginning to ultimate loneliness. There might be nothing worse than having a vision where you drive nice cars, are married to that smoking hot spouse, live in a mansion, run a multi million dollar company…. slip yourself into your favorite vision- maybe its a famous actor, musician or athlete. BUT IF ITS NOT GODS VISION FOR YOU…. you could waste years of your life and still feel cheated. Now first off there is nothing wrong with the visions I just mentioned, but again if it’s not born out of a few things that we see in scripture we may play right into the devils hands.
First… what actually is Gods vision for my life
What are the talents and gifting God has given me that might be used in his vision for me
Do I realize my human nature can taint the water in my vision
How will my future vision of my life impact the kingdom
Interesting parable in Luke 14 starting in verse 27
And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
What is the cross in a sense? It is what God has for you. What his vision is for you…. and he goes on to say this…
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
This last verse… oh man… (if you do not give up your vision for your life and seek mine you will never truly be a disciple of Jesus)
Count the cost, check your vision, make sure you have Gods vision because he will give you what it takes to pull it off… and if its not Gods vision, you may in fact run out of purpose, meaning and resources to ever fill that void… that hole that is there because Gods vision is missing.
And to top it off he says in verse 34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
Jesus is saying… if your life lacks the touch of God, the taste of salt, the vision he has given you- then you wasted your life and all that you did gets thrown out.
Sober words for Monday. Seek his vision!
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
1 These. 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Scientists conducted a study in 2008 to measure the brain activity of people thinking and feeling gratitude. That would be thankfulness.
What they found was "that gratitude causes synchronized activation in multiple brain regions, and lights up parts of the brain's reward pathways and the hypothalamus. In short, gratitude can boost neurotransmitter serotonin and activate the brain stem to produce dopamine." Dopamine is our brain's pleasure chemical.
Practicing gratitude and positive thinking on a daily basis throughout the year can change your brain and your life! The same area of the brain that controls emotions and behavior also controls higher-order thinking skills like focus and attention. A person's ability to analyze information can greatly benefit from keeping the brain happy through positive thinking and gratitude. Dopamine is our brain's pleasure chemical. The more we think positive, grateful thoughts, the healthier and happier we feel.
Maybe scripture has something here when it says give thanks in all circumstances… But seriously - all as in everything, as in even the bad?
Look I am no superhero, but I have had my fair share of bad days. Broken neck… barefoot water skiing out of my life forever- and it was my life.
My Fiancé broke up with me - and she was my life.
Arms paralyzed - could not hold my new born son
Bankruptcy
Cancer
Cancer
Brain tumor
Failed church plant
Sisters brutal fight with alcoholism ending in her premature death
My Son now recently having his “Christian” wife walk out on him
My other son battling his demons with drugs, the law, crime…
My wife battling depression and chronic back disability
and trust me I could go on and on… but in everything give thanks. It does a body good, and in fact it does a body soul and spirit good.
In giving thanks to God in all things I am admitting we live in a sinful world, but that God is still ultimately in control and worth serving regardless of circumstances. and as verse 18 says, for this is Gods will for you.
He wants us to proclaim to the fallen world, to the sinful world and to the demonic world that he is worthy to be praised… so that we also prove his worth in our life and our tongue regardless of what is going on. Is God worthy of praise and thanksgiving… just watch me!
And what happens? in v. 19 it says you will not quench the spirit, it means you will have Gods spirit in greater form in your life by giving thanks… because what is the secret of thanksgiving in hard times????? it is the ultimate act of faith… and his spirit shows up big time! Through faith we move mountains, through faith we heal the sick, we see financial blessings, through faith we see revivals…
Think Thanks, in all things!
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Its thanksgiving weekend, So no podcast on Thursday or Friday, but until then these next 2 days we are going to go Thanks on Thanks.
Thousands of letters sent each year to God end up in a sorting office in Jerusalem. According to the Associated Press, the letters arrive from all over the world in the city's undeliverable mail department.
"We have hundreds of thousands of letters sent either to God or Jesus Christ, and for some reason they come to Jerusalem," said post office spokesman Yitzak Rabihiya.
In one letter an Israeli man asked God for 5,000 shekels ($1,000), to ease his poverty. Postal workers were so moved that they sent him 4,300 shekels.
"After a month the same person wrote again to God," Mr. Rabihiya explained, "but this time he wrote, 'Thank you, God, for the contribution, but next time please don't send it through those postmen. They're thieves; they stole 700 shekels'."
1 Chronicles 16:8
"Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!"
What am I thankful for? First off the top of my head I am thankful for two boys who absolutely keep me proud, and full of laughter. I have a great sense of humor and they both can make me laugh harder than anyone. My oldest has slapstick humor and my youngest is a dry wicked cutting humor. I love their wit and hang on edge for the next silly word. On thanksgiving day you can bet we will all be laughing our heads off with all three of us kicking it.
Next I love my grandkids. My G’dogs (thats what I call them) are the best. They smother me with kisses, affection, love, smiles, laughter and smart remarks. For only being 8 and 4 they are at the top of my list for who I want to hang out with.
Point is… don’t wait to give thanksgiving and don’t wait to tell others you are thankful for them. Thats what this week is really about. I will end with this story.
An elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to
ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing;
45 years of misery is enough."
"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams.
"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old man says.
"We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call
your sister in Chicago and tell her." Then he hangs up.
Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck
they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this." She calls
Phoenix immediately, and screams at the old man, "You are NOT getting
divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother
back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO
YOU
HEAR ME?"
The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says,
"They're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own fares."
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Not sure if you are a Ronnie Coleman fan, but he was probably the greatest Body builder of our day. And all the while as he was winning Mr. Olympia he still worked his day job as police officer…. Can you imagine getting pulled over by a 350 pound shredded officer Coleman. Talk about power…. but than again he had something even greater than that… he had authority.
Angels and demons!
Pro 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a
wicked man rules, the people groan.
Luke 20:1-2 One day as he was teaching the people in the temple courts and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2"Tell us by what authority you are doing these things," they said. "Who gave you this authority?”
Matthew 1:22 The people were amazed because jesus taught with authority unlike the pharisees and scribes. And in v. 23 jesus casts out a demon.
Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Power is:
Greek: Dunamis
Def: “Inherent power;” “The ability to act;” “Having the might/efficiency/ability to do something”
The source of our power is Pentecost: Acts 1:8 “You will receive power (Dumanis) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you...”
Authority is:
Greek: Exousia
Def: “Ruling power;” “Being authorised to act;” “Having the right to do something”
The source of our authority is the delegated authority of Christ, which He regained from the devil through Calvary’s victory.
He has given us authority over all power, all supernatural demonic power.
So you might think… so we don’t have power just authority? No no there are plenty of scriptures that point to our authority and power… but it is interesting here that Luke states that all we need is Gods authority to step over and crush the enemies power. Oh we have the power… but I will admit sometimes I don’t feel like it, so I rest on the fact i don’t even need Gods power when I am walking in his authority. And all that takes is him continually revealing himself to me… that I have the authority.
I am now in a place that when I don’t get answers to prayer I get mad… why? not just because I don’t get the answer but because I know, I KNOW- I know, I have the authority. So when answers fail me, I ask God to show me again his authority in me. Reveal it again and again so that my power is activated and my faith is energized and my mind and heart catch up with my authority.
hey, today, don’t worry about stepping out in power, just know that you as a follower of Christ can step out in his authority.
The skinny little cop has as much power as the Ronnie Coleman Cop… because he has the same authority.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Satan… could it be satan? Dana Carvey and the church lady.
Eph. 6:12 says we are not wrestling, struggling against flesh and blood, but against despotisms, against the power and against the Master spirits and the world rulers of the present darkness against the spirit of forces of wickedness in the heavily (supernatural) sphere.
The reason you struggle in this world is simply due to sin and satan and his forces. Hey if it wasn’t for them life would be grand… but that is the problem - they do both exist.
But why do we need to understand this topic of satan.
- First, satan is real despite what the world will tell you… he is just a man made concept, he is just the personification of evil.
- his objective is to pervert, obstruct and overthrow the plan of God.
Pervert - started with Eve,
obstruct - stop our prayers in the heavenlier
overthrow - he first tried in the heavens against God and he continues to this day until God ends him.
- he seeks to gain worship that belongs to God. This is how the whole madness started in the heavens and why he got the boot from heaven. He finds his worth through the praise of others. (if you do the same you are acting in the demonic)
- Fourth, He hates exposure and will do everything in his power to cloud the fact of his existence. and his works. He works through lies, he is the father of lies, white lies, half truths and misinformation.
- fifth the Bible urges the Christian community not to be ignorant of his devices (his evil purposes)
You don’t know what you don’t know and satan would love to keep you in that way.
You must be spiritually aware in todays world now more than ever. This is why the scriptures tell us to be aware… we do that by a daily dependence on God, his Spirit, other followers of Christ and the church and Gods word.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Lou Gehrig vs. Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was the most untapped potential and possibly the worst example of an athlete or idol.
Breakfast - had a quart of bourbon and ginger ale in order to wash down the steak, up to a dozen eggs and potatoes he ate every morning.
The Boston Post reported that according to Ruth's wife, almost every day, he ate "two-and-a-half pounds of rare beef steak" with a whole bottle of chili sauce. He would eat two massive dinners with two gigantic snacks in between. Each dinner consisted of two porterhouse steaks, a double-order of cottage-fried potatoes, two heads of lettuce, and two apple pies a la mode. Both "snacks" were made up of four hot dogs and four bottles of Coca-Cola.
His temperament was not much better than his eating habits. He openly bullied and mocked smaller men in stature- making them the butt of jokes. He was a womanizer and more than once had women threaten him and come after him for what he did to them or how he treated them.
He fought with fans, with teammates, with umpires and with the commissioner of baseball.
He never exercised, he ate like a pig and lived life solely off of his pure genetic talent.
Some call him the greatest… but he truly could have been the greatest… of any athlete anywhere in any time of history if he had not insulted his talent with sheer disdain.
people argue over what he could have done if he had eaten right, exercised, learned to control his fury and what could have truly happened to the Yankees if he had learned to encourage and teach his teammates… they could have had a run much like the NBA Bulls with MJ or even longer.
You only have so much time and so much talent. Do you mock it, insult it by not giving your all to what you do and more importantly to who you are?
This of Solomon who much like Babe Ruth had it all. He had all that wisdom, insight, wealth, power, influence and he mocked it by simply using it selfishly for himself. He did amazing things… but only for himself. He could have money to build or buy anything. He could have 2-3 different beautiful women in his bedroom every night - FOR A YEAR - without repeating a single visit from any of them. He had the fear and admonition of the world, he could have harnessed the power of his full capacity and Gods favor to leave an eternal legacy… but he did not. At the end of his life he simply said “vanity vanity what does man gain for all his toil”.
he realizes in this moment what a waste of potential. He had poured out all God had given to him for some cheap applause, a stable of fast horses and even faster women. And at the end of his life he had nothing eternal to show for it.
Everyone has a legacy.
You have a legacy.
Will it be one recorded in Gods diary…
Or will it be used as scratch paper for a to do list in heaven.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
People are not happy this week due to the voting outcomes… even if your candidate won, you still look at the country and ask why? How and when is our country going to come back to its senses.
Did you vote? I did, but I did not expect for my vote to make one bit of difference… now before you turn me off just listen to my point.
You cannot find a verse in the bible that says vote for morality and trust your country and your life upon the vote you cast. Is voting biblically technically scriptural… well yes, but voting is not the key.
What is?
You cannot vote morality into existence. The same ways gun laws don’t keep people safe.
So what makes the difference? Again I am not saying don’t vote, but I am saying its not the key.
First and foremost the key is changing people into Christ followers. This starts with prayer and sharing Jesus.
Here’s a question for you… how mad or disappointed does a Christian need to be until they spend as much time praying over the election and praying for the courage to share the gospel as they do worrying.
Voting don’t count if you don’t pray, and if you don’t share the gospel.
here is another clue: if you are that concerned about our country- share Jesus. If you are not comfortable with that, then start getting comfortable living in a sinful, nasty, far left, far satanic country with no morals only group think.
How much time do people waste pushing a candidate, but not pushing Jesus. He is the only hope.
Now lets be clear and real and obvious. I believe we are in the end times… so it is going to get worse, now for sinners they will think just the opposite- it will be fun and partying and good times (thats what scripture says) but for followers of jesus we will live in some dark times.
But as Galatians 6:9 says, let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
We don’t become weary doing good in moral upright times, we become weary in the harsh realities of today. Keep your eyes on the prize… Im in it for the long haul. the harvest will be worth it.