On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love (the Holy Spirit) gave to me, A BLOG To Share My Insights.

If you’ve been around me for very long, you know I am passionate about blogging. In the past few years, I have set up several hundred blogs, written more than 2,000 blog posts, and have more than 2,500 email subscribers with a goal of one million within 5 years.

Why am I so passionate about blogging and encouraging you to blog?

BLOGGING Will Transform Your Life!

If you knew there was something you could do that would take roughly 30 minutes each day, and that doing that something would change your life forever, would you commit to do it? What is that something?

In his blog post on July 29, 2009 titled “To Blog Or Not To Blog,” Dr. Jerry Graham referred to comments made during a large business forum by two of the greatest visionaries and thinkers of our day as they discussed the benefits of blogging and social networking.

Seth Godin said, “Blogging is free; it doesn’t matter if anyone reads it. What matters is the humility that comes from writing it. What matters is the meta-cognition of thinking about what you’re going to say.”

Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of Excellence, said, “My first post was in August of 2004. No single thing in the last 15 years professionally has been more important in my life than blogging. It has changed my life. It has changed my perspective. It has changed my intellectual outlook. It has changed my emotional outlook.”

According to Ann Sieg, a highly successful marketer and the author of the Attraction Marketing Manifesto,

• Blogs are still the fastest, easiest and most reliable way to get free traffic online.
• A blog is the critical central HUB needed to make all your social media activity pay off (plus, it’s something that you 100% own and control).
• If content is king, then your blog is your castle!

So what? Now what?

Terry Dean, a humble Christian known as the “King of Conversion” in the internet marketing world, was so successful that he went from delivering pizzas to retiring before he was 30 years old.

Terry recently came out of retirement, apparently out of a desire to change many more lives. He knows what he is talking about and has graciously accepted my offer to host him on an upcoming webinar, probably in January.

Everything I have seen Terry do is outstanding and that includes his teaching. He has the best blog training at the best price I have come across so far. Terry says,

If You Can Write a Simple Email…Then You Too Can Profit From Your Own Blog…On a Subject You Love…In Just 3 Easy Hours.

My Blogging Mastery

Check it out.

By the way, if you’re interested, here is an archive with hyperlinks for The 12 Days of Christmas

Blessing to change many lives through blogging!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
Dr. Breakthrough, THE CONNECTOR, and The Journal Guy
Founder and Executive Director of Webinars777
Breakthrough Life Coach helping your DREAMS come true
Creative Marketing and Communication Specialist

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Changing Lives to Disciple Nations

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P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

If you’re available and interested, I’d like to invite you to today’s (March 1, 2011) live webinar “How To Set Up Your Own Blog.”

The replay of this webinar is available only to those enrolled in our “Leverage Your Life With Blogging” coaching program.

 
In case you don’t know, a blog is a turbocharged website. I frequently say …

A BLOG is 10-10-10

A blog is 10x cheaper than a traditional website to set up, 10x cheaper to maintain, and at least 10x more effective when it comes to being able to be found in search engines like Google, Youtube, and Yahoo.

I’ve seen churches pay $5,000 for a traditional website by some “expert” for something I could have created in 4-8 hours. I think to myself,”Is that being a good steward with godly resources?”

One of my passions is helping you share your stories with the world. And a blog is a cheap and easy way to do that. What makes you UNIQUE – different than anyone else in the world – is your STORY.

I’m passionate about teaching people to blog and use webinars for several reasons. One reason is because there is a huge VOID. Do you know that less than 10% of businesses, ministries, and churches have a STRATEGIC web presence. And yet the web is the #1 business tool of the 21st century.

If you check with most chambers of commerce, you’ll find that only about 50% of businesses, ministries, and churches have a website and most of those have traditional websites, which are basically like online brochures – not really interactive.

In sharp contract, a BLOG is highly interactive and can be made to automatically interface with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more social media sites.

As you’ve heard me mention before, Ann Sieg, a highly successful internet marketer, says “Blogs are still the fastest, easiest and most reliable way to get free traffic online. A blog is the critical central HUB needed to make all your social media activity pay off. If content is king, then your blog is your castle!”

But perhaps the best reason to blog is that BLOGGING IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. Even if no one reads you’re blog, you will be transformed as you share authentic messages over time.

So what? Now what?

I’d like help you…

• Expand your reach
• Network with other thought leaders
• Connect with your target market globally
• Increase your financial bottom line
• Fulfill the Great Commission
• Expand God’s Kingdom

Tonight (March 1) at 7 pm EST, I’m hosting a free webinar titled “How To Set Up Your Own Blog” using Deborah Wang’s new domain name as an example.

If you’re interested, be sure to attend the LIVE event because the recording will only be made available to people enrolled in our “Leverage Your Life With Blogging” coaching program.

If you can’t attend the live webinar, but want to sign up for my “Leverage Your Life With Blogging” coaching program, please see

http://leverage777.com/5/

I’m going to offer a crazy SPECIAL here. My BLOGGING coaching program costs only. But for the next 12 people who sign up, I’m going to give each of you a $200 discount coupon for our DestinyStore777 good through March 31, 2011.

The two areas of social media I consider myself an expert are Blogging and Webinars. I’ve personally set up several hundred blogs and have posted more than 2,000 articles to my blogs over the past 3 years. Now I’d like to help you become an expert in your own niche.

Blessings to seize the opportunity if you feel led to do so!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Founder and Executive Director of Webinars777 and Seminars777
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
Community Transformation Specialist

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P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

It’s been my observation that many Christians are. They keep taking more and more in, but let little or nothing outIt’s been my observation that many Christians are. They keep taking more and more in, but let little or nothing out. Or else they aren’t sharing nearly as often or with as many people as God wants them to.

Sharing your God stories with the world is like a dam breaking to release God’s reservoir of living waters. The more you share, the more God’s fresh living waters can flow through you into other people’s lives.

What makes you UNIQUE from anyone else in the world is your STORY. And every day, every week, your story is evolving. People can argue with your beliefs and your doctrine, but no one can argue with your story. It is what it is.

BLOGGING to share your God stories is like the Samaritan woman at the well on steroids. Your blog is an online journal shared with the world. And a blog makes it easy to share images, audio, video, and more along with your written stories.

According to Jim Rohn, known as America’s business philosopher, keeping a journal is one of three treasures to leave behind for the next generation. The other two are your photos and your library – books, CD’s, etc that helped shape you into who you are. Jim wrote, “If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal.”

I’m addicted to journaling to record how God is moving in my life and around me and then sharing those stories with the world via blogging and webinars.

So what? What does this have to do with you?

INFLUENCE! INFLUENCE! INFLUENCE!

“Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less!” – Dr. John Maxwell

Holy Spirit is calling you to step up to the plate and swing for a home run or a grand slam. He is inviting you to an UNCOMMON opportunity to magnify your impact 30, 60, and even 100 fold in just 12 months.

This past week, I hosted two highly inspirational webinars with Nancy Slocum. Neither was on my radar screen at the start of the week.

The first on February 3 was called “Making Kingdom Connections Through Blogging.” Tomorrow, I’ll be sending a link to that recorded video for those of you who registered for that webinar.

The second webinar held on February 5 was titled “Leverage Your Life With Blogging.” In retrospect, that was profound for the Kingdom of God.

CLICK HERE to watch that recorded video.

Blessings to choose to SHARE your God stories with the world and partner with other like-minded people!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
Dr. Breakthrough, THE CONNECTOR, and The Journal Guy
Founder and Executive Director of Webinars777
Breakthrough Life Coach helping your DREAMS come true
Creative Marketing and Communication Specialist

Empower 2000, Inc.
Empowering and Connecting a new generation of THOUGHT LEADERS
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations

STAY CONNECTED
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P.S. Sign up TODAY for my free E-course “30 Days To Breakthrough!” God wants to transform your life NOW!

P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

Randy, good morning to you. Thank you for meeting with me first thing this morning. Thank you for your attitude of gratitude and heart to praise Me. I AM the God of peace. I AM He who weeps with those who weep. I AM My Spirit. I AM gracious. I AM the forgiver of all transgressions. I AM the manna that came down from heaven.

Randy, yes, that was Me who just spoke to you. I want You to do a teleseminar interview of John Paul Jackson. I want you to start doing weekly teleseminars or BlogTalkRadio shows with Christian celebrities. That will create tremendous attraction marketing. These leaders will be interested in what you do. I also want you to start weekly teleseminars with Pastor Baker Rigg. He wants to move forward with Web 2.0 technology. I want you to start going to his weekly worship and prayer gatherings on Monday evenings. I AM raising you up to raise up a new standard of prayer in your community.

Randy, it is Me who is making you smile. I AM smiling down upon you. My favor is upon you. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. I AM the God of your salvation.

Randy, right now, I want you to paste your notes from the Utah trip into your journal. Enjoy. Be blessed. Receive what I AM giving you. I AM your protector. My favor will protect you from your enemies. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. I AM smiling down on you. With you I AM well pleased.

Randy, what you have done with the 6 new people in the Prosper Now 777 course is huge. You and your team have helped them load their own space shuttles on the launching pads and now their rockets are firing to launch them forward into their destinies. That makes Me smile. I have blessed you to be a catalyst to release My UNCOMMON favor into My children’s lives. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. I AM smiling upon you.

Wow Jesus. What great encouragement. Thank You. I love You so much. You are the reason I breathe, move, and have my being. You are my morning joy. You are the delight of my days.

I AM your God of promise. I AM returning. I AM He who places your tears in My bottle in My book. I AM God who shows you things to come. I AM the seven spirits and they are Me. Me secrets are with those who fear me.

Randy, it was Me who led you to listen to the I AM – 365 Names of God this morning. I wanted to remind you who I AM and who you are in Me. Victory is here.

Randy, I want you to follow up with the Chamber prospects today. I want you to go to the Culpeper lead share meeting this morning as Chris’ guest. Taste and see that I AM good. I AM the LORD; he who is joined with me is one spirit with Me. I AM the spirit of counsel. I AM your provider. I AM tenderness. I AM the true shepherd. I AM the dispeller of all fear and doubt. I AM interceding for you right now. I AM love.

Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples. (Isaiah 8:16)

If you knew that there was something that you could do that would take roughly a half hour a day to do it, and that doing that something would change your life forever, would you commit to do it? Explain your answer.

My heart’s desire is to coach YOU to share your God stories, products, and services with the world. In the process of sharing what God has deposited in you, a dam will break allowing God’s reservoir of living waters to flow through you into other people’s lives. This will bring you joy, peace, and much more.

I’d like to personally invite you to participate in our live preview webinar today titled “Accelerate Your Business Or Ministry By Establishing A POWERFUL Online Presence.” CLICK HERE to learn more and register.

During the live group webinar on Aug 6 for Week 6 of our UNCOMMON Internet Marketing Coaching course, Jerry pointed out an important blog post that he wrote on July 29 titled “To Blog Or Not To Blog.”

In that post, Jerry referred to comments made during a large business forum by two of the greatest visionaries and thinkers of our day as they discussed the benefits of blogging and social networking.

Seth Godin said, “Blogging is free; it doesn’t matter if anyone reads it. What matters is the humility that comes from writing it. What matters is the meta-cognition of thinking aobut what you’re going to say.”

Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of Excellence, said, “My first post was in August of 2004. No single thing in the last 15 years professionally has been more important in my life than blogging. It has changed my life. It has changed my perspective. It has changed my intellectual outlook. It has changed my emotional outlook.”

I encourage you to take 5 more minutes out of your day to watch these two short Youtube videos below. They will open your eyes to the power of blogging and Web 2.0.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for the privilege to blog and use the social networks. Thank You for the tremendous doors of opportunity that open through this media. May you open the eyes of understanding of Your children to how to use Web 2.0 strategically to share their “gifts” with the world. May at least 12 people register for Jerry and my 8-week UNCOMMON Internet Marketing Coaching course. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to blog with purpose!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

“So if the Son sets you FREE, you will be FREE INDEED. ~ John 8:36 NIV

Who do you know who is looking for great resources to be empowered?

Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege to speak for the first time to Karla Meachem, founder of “Empowering Christian Women.” In less than two months, Karla has had a major impact on my life and ministry. Because of Karla’s obvious love for Jesus, the Holy Spirit prompted me on several occasions recently to contact her to learn more about her dreams and goals and discover how I might be able to help her fulfill those.

Karla lives in small town (300 people) in Saskatchewan Canada (north of North Dakota). She was one of the first 30-50 people I connected to on Twitter. Her Twitter background (“Focus on Christ”) and tweets prompted me to check out the people she was following. That in turn led me to follow many of her contacts which led to lots of great connections. Of my 468 followers on Twitter, Karla is one of my favorite ones. Karla’s bold stand for Jesus encouraged me to be more bold in the Relationship Marketing (Web 2.0) arena.

After Karla and I got connected on Twitter, she began subscribing to Your Daily Blessing and inviting others to do so. I noticed she often clicked through hyperlinks I shared. As I saw her name pop up in my various reports, I prayed for her often. Clearly she has passion for others to come to know the love of Jesus.

Without me ever asking her to do so, Karla signed up for the JIREH Marketing Bronze Membership. She chose to sow a financial seed into God’s billion soul vision and become part of God’s Team Destiny. Since favor is proportional to God’s assignment, I believe Karla has stepped into a new place of great favor.

For several weeks (or perhaps longer), the Holy Spirit has been telling me over and over to start my own BlogTalkRadio show. While I wrote down to do that several times in my journal, somehow I kept allowing other things to distract me. While talking to Karla, the Holy Spirit told me to ask Karla for permission to interview her next week (Dec 2-4) on internet radio. She agreed. Thank You Jesus!

This morning I strongly sensed God wants Karla to be the very first person I interview on BlogTalkRadio. God is not only going to use Karla as a catalyst to help me launch a world-wide radio ministry, but for many others in my network and hers as well. Wow! It’s amazing what God can do through one person who is faithful to him.

Incidentally, Karla has plans to soon launch two new blogs, one to empower Christian men and another to empower Christian kids. If you want to connect to the shakers and movers on the web, Karla is definitely one of them. For my followers who are looking for resources to be empowered, I encourage you to subscribe to Karla’s awesome blog. For those who want to follow Karla on Twitter, her user name is karlameachem.

By the way, in tomorrow’s message for Thanksgiving Day, I’ll be sharing photos and highlights from yesterday’s Culpeper Community Thanksgiving Service. That was awesome. On Friday, November 28, the message will be “Where Are They?” – referring to the lack of authentic Christian blogs. That title comes from the latest blog post by Heather, one of Karla’s friends who is honoring Jesus in her struggle with brain cancer.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for Karla Meachem and her love for You. Thank You for the way you are using an ordinary mom to do extraordinary things through the power of prayer and the web. Thank You that Karla is moving to a new place of great favor with You and man. Grant her the desires of her heart. In any areas of her life where she is struggling, help her to break through. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to be inspired and encouraged to live a VICTORIOUS LIFE in Christ!

“And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.” (Matthew 10:14)

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your use of Web 2.0?
What are you going to do to improve that?

I feel like a kid in Toy Land. During the past 6 weeks, I’ve plunged big time into Social Marketing and have discovered how much fun Web 2.0 is and how effective it is at building relationships and growing my network. Leadership is about influence.

What’s the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Well, my wife gave the best summary I’ve ever heard while we were walking earlier this week – Web 1.0 is 1-way communication and Web 2.0 is 2-way.

Last week I was saying Web 2.0 is at least 10-100 times more powerful than Web 1.0, but now I realize that’s a gross underestimate. Web 2.0 is at least 100-1,000 times more powerful than Web 1.0.

Let me give just a few simple examples to make my point. I’ve been sending these daily devotionals for 27+ months now. Typically, my net growth rate (new subscribers minus unsubscribers minus invalid email addresses) is about 7-10 people per month.

Well, since beginning the five week series of webinars titled “UNCOMMON Social Marketing (Web 2.0)” on Oct 2, my net growth with my Constant Contact list alone has been 158. That doesn’t include Twitter.

On October 9, I hosted Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff, a.k.a. The Blog Squad, as my guest experts. They were awesome. What they shared would benefit every business, every ministry, and every church. I was so impressed, I had the entire webinar professionally transcribed for my very first time and then used that to make a Camtasia video. I published that video online and it’s FREE for 3 more days. See today’s Link of the Day before this opportunity passed you by forever.

Denise recommended everyone on the webinar open up their own Twitter account. She said all the shakers and the movers on the Internet are now using Twitter. She said she was a skeptic until she started using it. I was a skeptic too until I started using Twitter. Now I’m a believer. Let me share why.

Since opening my own Twitter account two weeks ago, I now am following 179 people and have 96 people following me. I’ve had 36 new people follow me in just the past 2 days without doing anything to try to attract them. What’s so significant about that? Every Tweet I post (and each only takes me 2-3 minutes) shows up instantly at the top of every personal Twitter web page for everyone who is following me. But not only am I building relationships and influencing those people, but everyone who is following them as well. That’s an opportunity to influence tens of thousands of new people in just two weeks.

In the past week using Twitter, I got connected to “The Internet Marketing Inner Circle.” I’ve learned more about Internet marketing and a variety of other interesting topics than I did in the past year. This is incredible. I feel like I’ve had my head buried in the sand by not learning about and using Web 2.0 until the past 2 months.

My favorite Bible is the “The Maxwell Leadership Bible.” According to Dr. John Maxwell, “the American church is dying due to lack of strong leadership. Nothing is more important than leadership. Everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” To be a leader, you must have others follow you and your example.

Jesus said the whole Bible could be summarized in the Greatest Commandment – to love God and love people. In other words, “Life is about relationships.” Other names for Social Marketing are “Relationship Marketing” and “Attraction Marketing.”

Doesn’t it make sense that when you add value to other people first without expecting anything back from them, they will automatically be attracted to you. Jesus said, “It’s in giving we receive.” I want to be an UNCOMMON Giver. What about you? Will you let me coach you to unleash the power of the web in your business or ministry?

You’ve invited to participate in tonight’s Week 3 webinar of the UNCOMMON Social Marketing (Web 2.0)” series. The topic today is “Content Sharing, Bookmarking, and Renegade University.” This is about improving your search engine viability very quickly. Seize this opportunity while it’s still FREE. After October, the 5 week course will cost $150/person. See today’s Link of the Day to register.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praise You as the God of the Internet, Your supernatural highway of communication. Thank You for opening my eyes of understanding to the power of Social Marketing. Thank You for the UNCOMMON favor you are showing me as many, many new people are attracted to the messages I am sharing on Your behalf. Open the eyes of my readers to the power of Social Marketing to grow their own ministries and businesses to advance Your Kingdom here on earth. In Jesus’ name we pray and give You glory! Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
Register for the FREE Week 3 Webinar for “UNCOMMON Social Marketing (Web 2.0)” – Includes link to Recorded Webinar video “How to Create Massive Visibility so More Clients Call YOU!” with The Blog Squad

Blessings to be a good steward with Social Marketing!

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105)

How can you empower your life story?
Will you commit to meet with Jesus daily?
When and where are you going to start?
How long are you going to meet with Jesus each day?
What resources do you need to meet with Jesus?

I’ve had a Wow! morning. God is so good! I’ll share part of the story this morning and more tomorrow. If you need encouragement today, read on.

Yesterday at Soul Purpose Church, Pastor Matt preached a message titled “My Life Story Empowered.” He shared that you’ll never know you’re soul purpose until you meet Jesus and then meet with Jesus daily. Key scriptures were Psalm 119:105 and Exodus 33:7-17.

Matt first addressed the question “How do I meet with God?” and then laid out these 4 simple steps

1) Opening prayer – preparation (confess sin) and permission (“Whatever You tell me to do, I’ll do.”)

2) Read (or listen to) Bible. According to Hebrews 4:12, the Word of God is living and active (if you let it be). According to Henry Blackaby, “The Bible is not something that leads to a connection with God; It is the connection with God.” Matt pointed out that while the U.S. Constitution is often referred to a living, breathing document, it’s not really. But contrast this with the Bible.

Matt answered the question “Where do I start in reading through the Bible?” by recommending John, 1 John, Luke, Acts, Romans, then Genesis in that order. What a great suggestion.

Matt’s answer to the question “What am I looking for as I read?” was SPACE PETS = Sin to confess, Promise to claim, Attitude to change, Command to obey, Example to follow, Prayer to pray, Error to avoid, Truth to be believed, Something to thank God for.

3) Journal – meditate and record answers to these questions:
a) What did God say to me? (Which of the SPACE PETS really got my attention today)
b) Why did God say that to me today?
c) What am I going to do today because of what God said to me? (What needs to change?)
d) With whom can I share what God said to me today?

4) Record your response prayer. Commit to follow what He has shown you today. Praise Him for who He is. Thank him for what He has done.

Then Matt did something that every preacher would benefit from. He gave each person 10 minutes to actually practice what he taught using Psalm 1. As I read that Psalm, I underlined “meditates on it (the Word of God) day and night” as my one Command to obey. I made the commitment to spend an hour each morning and night in My Secret Place reading the Bible and praying for specific people on a written list starting that evening.

So yesterday evening before I went to bed, I read all of 1 John out loud in our home. That resulted in a rocket launch this morning. Be sure to catch tomorrow’s message and opportunity.

Prayer Power
Jesus, thank You that every day each of us has the opportunity to meet with You by reading your Word with an open mind and an open heart. Thank You for helping me write today’s message. May those who read it be doers of Your Word, not just hearers. We bless You. Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
Everyone should have a blog. Here’s why

Blessings to empower your life story through a daily meeting with Jesus!

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:3-5)

In what area of your life do you need to let go and let God?

Today’s message is a beautiful story of the power of prayer and trust.

When I was at the ProVision Network meeting this past week, Pastor Dan Stratton introduced Mike Barber, who might well be the Superbowl Champion of the world for prison ministry. Dan told us Mike frequently says “I am committed to helping those who are committed to helping me.” That is the basis of Faith Exchange, which is name of Pastor Dan’s church.

God has entrusted me with discipling three young people in their early 20′s who will soon be shaping the culture of the world. Jon Monroe, JJ Phillips, and Amy Pittman are part of my expanding web team. Each of them has been experiencing powerful breakthroughs in several areas of their lives as we work together Monday through Thursday. I am so humbled by the goodness and greatness of God in blessing me with this uncommon opportunity to sow into the lives of young people.

Each morning we spend 30-90 minutes of devotional time together to start our work day seeking God’s Kingdom and His righteousness first. At the close of this time, we each pray – for one another, for our families, for excellence in our work, and for our clients. Two weeks ago we talked about the importance of healthy weekly routines. I then asked Jon, JJ, and Amy to each lead one of the devotionals one day per week.

When leading a devotional, each person is responsible for reading some scriptures, sharing thoughts about those, and then asking at least one powerful question to the team. I’ve been deeply touched by how God is speaking to all of us through each person. After Jon shared his message on May 5, I realized that God is giving them messages to share with the world, not just our team. Therefore, I encouraged each of them to start their own blog (weB LOG) to get their messages out on the web.

Little did I know that Amy had been prompted by the Holy Spirit just a few days before to start her own blog. She had planned to ask me for help in getting that started. When Amy led our team devotional on May 7, I was so deeply by her authenticity that we set up her blog (Amy’s Place) that same day. The Holy Spirit prompted me to ask Amy to use her devotional message to write her very first blog post. She did and when I read that later in the evening, my eyes filled with tears.

Amy is just 20 years old, but she was the Virginia state champion in forensics while in high school. God has gifted her with an incredible ability to write and speak and now she finally has a way to share those gifts with the world through the web.

During yesterday’s devotional time, the Holy Spirit prompted me to speak a prophetic word over Amy that she will begin an international radio and TV ministry in 2008. Little did I know that 2 hours later, we would spontaneously shoot our first video of Amy and post that to Amy’s Place (her blog). Visit today’s Link of the Day to be touched by the God’s awesome goodness and love.

Ben Stewart, one of the top Christ-centered business coaches in the world, taught me recently that there are 5 characteristics of a well-functioning team. At the foundation of these 5 is trust. Through our morning team devotionals and prayer times, God has developed tremendous trust within our team where we feel comfortable being real with one another.

Prayer Power
Loving and faithful Father, thank You for guiding and directing the steps of our web team to develop a firm foundation of trust. Thank You for John, JJ, and Amy. Bless each of them and their families. Thank You for birthing Amy’s place this week. May Amy’s messages speak life and hope into the lives of millions of teenage girls. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
Amy’s Place – Letting Go and Letting God

Blessings to let go and let God!

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