Just Shake It Off!

Have you ever heard the phrase , "You're all wet?"

In case you haven't… Figuratively here is what it means:

all wet 

1. Fig. mistaken; wrongheaded; on the wrong track. That's not the correct answer, John. You're all wet. If you think that prices will come down, you're all wet.

Sometimes our emotions about things, can get us "all wet!"   Many times, I have an idea of the way, I think things should go…at times…I can get on the wrong track.  I forget to consult God or take the direction He wants me to take.  I get hung up in my own personal preferences.  I get caught up in my own wants and desires.  Sometimes, when I get on the wrong track, I can simply derail the plan that God has before me.  It is easy to act in my emotions, become frustrated, stand on my principles or even cut off my nose to spite my face.  I have to take a step back.  

Have you ever found your self "all wet?" You just have to shake it off.  Sometimes, we get all wet, over something that really isn't that important in the grand scheme of God's plan.   I have to ask myself…how am I going to lead?   Is this worth dying on a mountain for?  In a hundred years…will this even matter?  For that matter, in one year will it even matter?  Most of the time, the things I frustrate over, really don't even matter now.   Stay focused on what's important.  What is God calling you to do?  What is God asking you to give up?  Abandon your heart's desires for His heart's desires.   Stand with your soul surrendered.  Give God every part of your life.  Trust Him in it.   

30He must become greater; I must become less.”

John 3:30 NIV

Have You Ever Felt Like You Were Drowning?

In the summer of 1979, I almost drowned.    I remember looking up at the trees as I was underneath the water,  I was caught in an under current.  I thought how weird, I can clearly see where I want to go, but I just can't get there by my own strength.  I am stuck.  I need help!  I need someone to reach down, grab me and pull me to safety.  Thank Goodness, my closest friend's brother was just about to dive off the falls. He saw me caught in the under current, he dove in and pulled me to safety.

Do you feel stuck in the under current of ministry?  Can you clearly see where you want to go, but can't get there on your own?  Do you need someone to reach down and pull you up?  There are many people in ministry who are passionate about reach you and pulling you up.  There are systems you can put in place to help you stay afloat.  There is provision in having a mentor. Find a mentor.  If you don't know of anyone who could mentor you, ask God to provide you with a mentor.  He will be faithful to provide a Paul in you life, just as He did for Timothy.


Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:13, 14 GNT)