KD.....

I think we all know that I love my OKC Thunder and I can NOT wait to be home for Christmas and go to a game! Thunder Up! I think you also know that I love each of these players, Okc is so lucky to have such wonderful guys! Kevin Durant is the face of our team and there could not be a better role model for ......anyone to have. KD is a man of God and he is not shy about that........ a few years back everyone always wanted to know what was in his backpack at the games.....it was a big "thing"! What was in it...... his Bible.

I have talked about Life Church many times here on the blog and I am also very much looking forward to going to the Christmas Eve service when we are home. Last week Pastor Craig did a message on Spiritual Growth and this message was thru Kevin Durant's testimony. I enjoyed every moment of this message and you could just see the person KD is inside shine thru him as he spoke. If you have 33 minutes you will not regret watching the message. And this would be great for your children to watch and see what a positive role model really looks like. You can watch the message below or visit the Life Church site by clicking HERE!

Altar Ego...

You are NOT who you think you are. In fact, according to bestselling author Craig Groeschel in Altar Ego, you need to take your idea of your own identity, lay it down on the altar, and sacrifice it. Give it to God. Offer it up. Why? Because you are who GOD says you are. And until you've sacrificed your broken concept of your identity, you won't become who you are meant to be. When we place our false labels and self-deception on the altar of God's truth, we discover who we really are as his sons and daughters. Instead of an outward-driven, approval-based ego, we learn to live with an 'altar' ego, God's vision of who we are becoming. Discover how to trade in your broken ego and unleash your altar ego to become a living sacrifice. Once we know our true identity and are growing in our Christ-like character, then we can behave accordingly, with bold behavior, bold prayers, bold words, and bold obedience. Altar Ego reveals who God says you are, and then calls you to live up to it.

In Oklahoma we enjoyed going to Life Church (lifechurch.tv) from time to time (should of gone more) and even now that we have moved Matt and I enjoy watching the messages online. In all my life in church there hasn't been anyone who was able to deliver such a relatable message on living a Christian life. Craig is amazing. Sometimes at work when I am feeling down I like to listen to a message with my headphones on while I work. About a month ago I came across the series Altar Ego, based on Craig's latest book.....and it spoke to me. This series covered our need for approval, our need for control (me?), the labels we have and give others and how we should live our life beyond our own egos. And ego doesn't mean "you think so high of yourself" in regards to this message, it goes beyond that.

I bought the book above from Amazon which I also love, the perfect companion. When I am feeling down at work or facing certain work situations I will listen to one of the 4 messages again. I really recommend you listening to this series (and all of them) and this book is the perfect companion! You can listen/watch this series HERE!