Home Run: Learn God's Game Plan for Life and Leadership

following their own purpose and hoping that God will give them the power to succeed. They are like Jacob. They have an encounter with God (as Jacob did in Bethel on his way to Laban’s house), but they don’t significantly change the direction of their life in response to it. They stay on their own agenda and keep doing what they’ve always done, yet

How many times has God whispered something in our spirit that we casually dismissed?

Many of the people who call themselves Christians spend most of their lives

John and I were both in the Wesleyan denomination, so he understood the complications and the nuances of my question. I explained some details, and he offered, “Kevin, sometimes God will put a less gifted leader over a more gifted leader to test the humility of the rising leader. You have to decide if it’s time to leave or time to humble yourself.”

God has a dream for your life. He loves you. He made you uniquely. He has given you gifts and talents. He created you with a purpose. And you can fulfill it! You can learn to be content, as the Apostle Paul did. You can live life to the full, as Jesus offered. It means following God and doing things His way. But always remember that God ultimately

In that moment, Jacob finally understood that God didn’t owe him. He owned him. Jacob recognized his dependence on God.

“There are two types of pain in this world, the short term pain of discipline and the long term pain of regret. One weighs ounces, the other tons. Choose your pain.”