7 billion people on this planet and out of that only 2 billion are confessing Christians. We have our work cut out for us.......I'm certain this is not what the Father had in mind when He sent His one and only son!!!!!

My expectation is at an all time high! God is moving with great velocity and I'm doing everything I can to keep up with Him........

• Small thinking is the enemy of BIG dreaming
• Critical eyes criticize those that visualize with visual eyes
• Small thinkers stay small because they can’t get past what they see or don’t see in the immediate.
• Small thinkers usually trust in their own abilities and provision more than God!
• Small thinkers stay small because they can manage small.
• Small thinkers often times are control freaks. As long as it’s small they can control it!
• Small thinkers in any organization are a potential cancer and health hazard to its future growth.
• Small thinkers have a place in the organization just not at the top where BIG decisions are being made.
• Usually small thinkers have more opinion than they do fruit.
• Small thinkers are frustrated by big thinkers.
• There’s hope for small thinkers………..Big Dreaming!

How to live life @ The Next Level…… 

1. Life @ the Next Level is a Choice. This is the starting point. I have to make the personal choice to do whatever it takes to get to the Next Level.
2. I have to have the proper perception of who the Father is. The Next Level is for me and it is for you despite what the enemy may whisper in your ear! A shift in perception starts with a shift in our mindset. This happens through the transformation of our minds. We must merge our mind with His! God created you to live at the Next Level, He created you to prosper in every area our life!
3. You have to get a vision for the Next Level. We have to get a vision from God for the area we desire to go to the next level in. You have to see it before you can SEE it! Good is not good enough when God says it can be great. Don’t settle for anything less than His best. The moment we stop growing is the instant we start dying! Get vision!!
4. Write out the vision! Write it down! Doing so will allow to strategize and plan. If you write it down you’ll recognize it when it comes to pass! Be an excellent steward of your God Ideas.
5. Make Next Level Choices. Make sure your choices point towards your Next Level!
6. Speak to the Next Level! Words create worlds.  You can speak to your present reality or to your Next Level. It’s our choice. Speak well…….
7. You have to sow into your Next Level. There is no way around it, you have to sow seed into your next level. If you seed it you’ll see it! If you have seed in the ground assuming it’s good ground you can expect your Next Level to break ground in its due time!

The Next Level Creed:

 I am a child of the most high God, the creator and the master of the universe. I am an heir to His Heavenly throne. His Kingdom is my inheritance.  Because of my Heavenly Heritage I choose to refuse the subtle temptation  to settle for a good, average, status quo, mediocre, impoverished, ordinary, middle of the road, run of the mill, second rate, anything less than His best kind of life.

Because my Father is who He says He is and I can possess all that He said I can have I choose to live my life at the next level. Because of my Heavenly Heritage and my place in His Kingdom I strategically choose daily to embrace the great, victorious, prosperous, blessed, favored, thriving, successful, preferential, privileged, triumphal, NEXT LEVEL LIFE that my Father has preordained for me to live!

It’s been a day or two since I’ve posted. So I thought I’d throw down a few things that have been racing through my mind…….

• I am being stretched to the max as a leader. I think I like it!! As the old saying goes……”no pain-no gain”.
• I feel like The Life Church is on the verge of something HUGE! There is a new expectancy in the house!
• My prayer life needs to get more audacious! No more small prayers!!!!!!
• I see evidence that the enemy can’t stand what God is doing @ TLC.
• TLC needs to become a house of prayer!
• Loving my family more than ever! This is a great season of life for me. Nate, Nick, and Noelle make everything worth! All that I’m doing today is for their tomorrow!
• Can’t wait to get back on the road and start speaking again!
• The Stockton Dream Center is on the verge of exploding!! So proud of what Jeremy and the team are doing!
• I think I found a publisher for my book. We’ll see. Let the writing begin!!
• God is speaking louder and more clearer than ever!!
• Obedience is everything at this point of the game.
• Revelation always precedes invitation! I’m in a season of revelation so think God is getting ready to invite me to do something HUGE!! Can’t wait to find out! Whatever it is bring it on!!

• What a great day at TLC today!
• I need to pray much larger prayers! My prayers must match my confessions of who I say He is!
• A few months ago God told me my prayer life was insulting Him.......OUCH
• I need to pray like I actually believe my God parted the Red Sea and caused the sun to stand still.
• All things are possible!
• For such a time as this is echoing in my spirit!
• A few more pieces to the puzzle still needed, but i'm convinced God is already working it all out!
• I have truly never been more excited!
• We have some of the greatest people at The Life Church! Our folks are crazy and I love them!
• Sat through the Life Support class today. Jeremy knocked it out of the park! I was so impressed with the content and presentation! We are truly building a culture of servant hood! Love it!!
• The worship team was at a whole notha level this morning! Hands down that was my all time favorite set! I hope our folks know how good wee have it. I may pull the Pastor card and have them do it again next week
• People need to stop taking their tithes on vacation with them.....Just sayn.
• I feel better now after the comment above.
• Numbers were good today considering were in the dog days of summer!
• Went to Boomers with our youth this afternoon. Those kids have some crazy energy! Juan and Pete are such a blessing! The whole youth staff did a great job! Thanx, you guys are the best!
• Laurie is at Ladies night out and i'm holding down the fort...... kind of!
• I have a huge week ahead of me. If you're reading this please throw up some extra prayers.

In just a few minutes lives will be changed forever! Marriages restored! Families restored! Dreams restored! Health restored! Hope restored! Joy restored! Love restored! And addicts will be set free!.... This is going to be a good day!