Category Archives: 90 Day Light the World Challenge

when children struggle

Finding Peace When Children Struggle – Day 15: Light the World: Build The Kingdom (Year 2)

As a mother of six, I’ve had my share of times when my children struggled – either from their own choices or through no fault of their own. I know how tough it can be to watch a child have really hard times. It can be a helpless feeling. Over there years, I’ve used a visualization meditation to deal with the worry and stress when children struggle.

In this video I share my insights on being a parent of a struggling child and the meditation I’ve used to get me through. This is a visualization meditation I use to take my children to Christ in my mind.

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

go back to sleep

From Anxiety to Peace – Day 14: Light the World, Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

Do you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about your problems? Do you suffer from anxiety and stress? Would you like to be able to go back to sleep? And feel more inner peace in your life? In this video, I share a visualization meditation I use to calm anxiety and fear. It works well when you wake up in the middle of the night worried about your problems and need help getting back to sleep.

If you would like to sleep easier or need some way to calm yourself so you can go back to sleep when worries wake you up, try this visualization meditation.

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

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parable of the sheep and the goats

Parable of the Sheep and Goats – Day 13: Light the World, Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

Have you ever heard The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats? Jesus uses these two animals to contrast how the righteous vs the wicked treat other people. The crux of The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is that God says to the righteous that they have fed, clothed and visited Him and therefore have a mansion prepared for them in heaven. When the righteous ask when they saw Him to do all these things, the Father answers, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto Me.”

As we seek to light the world and build the Kingdom, it’s important to remember that when we are in the service of our fellow-beings we are only in the service of our God.

I had my own experience having goats and learned first-hand what Jesus meant by the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. In this video I share the parable and my own insights from my days of goat-herding.

Please join us for the 90 Day Light the World: Build the Kingdom Challenge!

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

forgiveness

The Economy of God’s Generosity – Day 12: Light the World, Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

In a world that parades people across the media for things they said or did a decade ago, the stories Jesus shares about God’s generosity, forgiveness, and compassion are a completely foreign concept. In this video, I share three stories from Jesus that show us how to treat other people in today’s world.

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

surrender

The Supernatural Power of Surrender: Day 11 Light the World: Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

There’s an old gospel song that comes to mind when we think of the word “surrender.” “I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.”

Most of the time when we hear the word surrender we think of giving up, losing the battle, or losing the war. We might think of being broken, bleeding, or our pride stomped into the ground. While this is a form of surrender, I do not believe this white-knuckled endurance or settling for a bad lot in life is what God ultimately wants from us. It is, perhaps, an important step along the way. But the type of surrender that unlocks miracles is not an anguished cry of “Uncle,” but a peaceful, trusting assurance that God knows best and that He wants to bring good things into our lives.

In today’s message I share my own experience of coming to this second type of surrender and how it worked miracles in my life.

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

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count it all joy

Count It All Joy: Day 10 – Light the World, Build the Kingdom Challenge (Year 2)

The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the last year is the concept of Divine Compensation and that there are two sides to every situation… nothing is all bad, nor is it all good. As James 1 says “Count it all joy” when you face various trials. Everything is a compound in one. In this day’s video I share how I’ve learned to look at life realistically and to count it all joy.

How the Challenge Works

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

For ongoing support and a place to share, please join our Facebook group.

 

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finding gold

Finding Gold – Day 9: Light the World, Build the Kingdom Challenge (Year 2)

Finding gold seems like a hard thing to do, but what if it’s right under your nose?  Today I’m sharing a story I heard about a man and his two nephews who were panning for gold. The man mortgaged his farm to buy a gold mine. After several months of mining and finding only 3 ounces of gold, he called his sister in desperation, begging her to send her two sons to help him. He needed to find gold and he needed to find it fast.

This story will amuse and shock you. Hopefully, it will give you some insights on finding gold in your own life as well. Are you seeing the gold that is right in front of you?

Please join us for the 90 Day Light the World: Build the Kingdom Challenge!

How the Challenge Works

To watch the first video in the series that explains the challenge, click here.

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

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ye are the light of the world

Ye Are The Light of the World: Day 8 – Light the World: Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

Jesus said, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

I hope you’ll share the Light the World: Build the Kingdom 90 Day Challenge with your friends and family. The small things you do have a rippling effect. Light is like a smile, it can be contagious. You smile at one person and they smile at another, and then they smile at someone else. Random acts of kindness create a ripple that go on. You may never see the good that you do, from one small act.

Ye Are the Light of the World - Share God's light and love with others in the Light the World: Build the Kingdom 90 Day Challenge. Join us!How the Challenge Works

To watch the first video in the series that explains the challenge, click here.

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

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overcoming obstacles

Facing Obstacles – Day 7: Light the World, Build the Kingdom Challenge (Year 2)

Whenever you set out to do something inspired, you’re most likely going to face opposition. You’re bound to be facing obstacles along your path. It may be your own limiting views, beliefs or fears. Or it may be opposition from other people or even the roadblocks of not knowing how to accomplish what you feel called to do.

This episode covers some insights from the story of Moses and the Children of Israel on what to do when you face opposition when you are traveling a path you feel inspired to travel.

Please join with us in our Facebook Group here.

How the Challenge Works

To watch the first video in the series that explains the challenge, click here.

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.

 

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Creativity - You are a creator

Creativity – Day 6: Light the World: Build the Kingdom (Year 2)

Creativity – not everyone believes they have it, but in reality, creativity is your birthright. You create every time you set a goal and go for it. You create smiles, laughter, hope, happiness, and beauty in your world. You are a creator, here to learn how to create your own life. You’re made in the image of the Creator. You’re here to have dominion and create your world. Today’s message shares some tips for harnessing your God-like creativity.

First, let’s look at that passage from Genesis where God created humans:

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:26-28)

Made in the great Creator’s image, you are here to create and have dominion over your world. Here are some ideas on how to model God in doing that.

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How the Challenge Works

To watch the first video in the series that explains the challenge, click here.

Step 1: Ask God each day, “What is one thing I can do to light the world and build the kingdom today?”

Step 2: ACT upon whatever He leads you to do. Go through the day EXPECTING for opportunities to arise.

Step 3: Document somewhere — in your private journal or on your favorite social media platform.

Step 4: Share! If you share publicly, please use our hash tags: #BuildTheKingdom and #LightTheWorldNow so I can cheer you on! If you’re going to be documenting privately, I recommend sharing your experience with a close friend or accountability partner. There is power in the sharing.