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I remember when I was a kid and making all kinds of new friends. I grew up in a multi-racial urban neighborhood with kids everywhere. I loved to hang out at my friends’ houses. One of the first things my friend would always ask me was “Hey,wanna see my room?”
 
Your room in your parents house is a place of wonder, safety, rest and peace. But, best of all it says that you belong… its your “place”. In John 14:2 Jesus promised his followers that they would have a room in Dad’s house. That promise is for all of us who will receive it. There is a place made just for you in His house.

But, today my heart is catching fire by meditating on Psalm 84. Take a few minutes to read it  from “The Message”.  Let your heart dance to the worship rhythm of these phrases from that Psalm ” What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there. They lay their eggs and raise their young, singing their songs in the place where we worship. God-of-the-Angel-Armies! King! God!How blessed they are to live and sing there!

There is a dream in everyone of our hearts to have a room in God’s house!! Can’t wait to say to you one day, “Hey, wanna see my room?”

Me: “Jesus, I believe you have created me with a unique design and to make an impact on my world for your glory. Show me what that is!”  Jesus: “If you want to be blessed, do what I have done.”

Your vehicle to rise to your destiny is always the same… do it like Jesus!


How did Jesus do this life?

By “washing feet” Jesus rose to new depths of service.

Maybe you can get what I mean by imagining yourself in the beautifully designed Trump Tower in Manhattan.  You have been sightseeing all morning and you are in desperate need of a rest room. You enter those famous rotating doors and you head for the escalator descending to where you know you will find relief! When you find your destination and find the service you need open and available to you, it strikes you that you are more grateful in that moment for the plumber than the architect who designed this multi-million dollar building.

Maybe the best way to experience the longevity of a meaningful life is to remember that the way to rise to new heights of purpose is to go deeper in service.

Does it matter how good or bad you smell? It definitely does. The song by old school indie band, Nirvana used smell as a way to subtly describe youth culture in their time.

If you weren’t a middle or high school student in the ’90s, your reaction… What?!?.. but youth all over the world said… “Exactly!” as they all shared sweaty body odor and banged into each other in a thousand mosh pits 🙂

It is basic animal instinct to know others by “smell”. Every time I walk in our house my dogs, Maggie and Tenny and my cat, Charlie all greet me at the door… It’s hilarious! But they always insist on greeting me with a “sniff”.

It’s like; “How the heck are ya? Come ‘ere let me smell ya”!  Why? Living breathing beings care about smell!

Ok… so when you launch out into your day, God’s plan is to use you to spread the scent of “LIFE” everywhere you go.

You can tell by “gut instinct” that people are reacting to your physical smell. How much could you learn if you let God make you just as tuned in to the way others react to your spiritual scent?

God is hard core when it comes to us making our ordinary moments count. Esau learned that the hard way!
Even though I have heard the story a thousand times, I still wish that it had worked out differently for him. On the day he sold his birthright for a bowl of red soup, God really saw the way it was gonna be with Esau.

And the man never seemed to shift out of “Numb” when it came to going after what really matters. His legacy will forever be etched in our minds; “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” – God (Romans 9:13).  Ouch! That is NOT what any of us are aiming at in life.

His main problem was that he despised his birthright! Wow, how sad is it that thousands of Jesus followers do the same thing every week?  We have an open invitation to be with God any time we choose and to set our hearts on fire with His intense love for us! This is our birthright. It is true that God is searching for those of us who will let Him take possession of our whole heart. He is ready to partner with us to unleash His presence in all of the simple moments of our day.  

Show us something different in the way you live and love your God designed destiny! Let it be said of you, “Esau I hated but fill in your name  I have loved” – God.

The world is waiting for you to live to own your God designed destiny no matter what it costs!

Solomon was the son of probably the greatest king of all time, King David. David’s heart burned with passion for God and his dream was to build a house for God’s presence to be with His people. Because of His Dad’s deep friendship with God, Solomon was chosen out of all the men on earth to build God’s temple. On the appointed day, David made it very public how this was gonna go down.

It was all on Solomon to get it done. So there in front of the whole nation, David coached his son:

“You can never be too careful”!

Do you think those words would mean anything to the apostle Peter? Think of what he would have missed! If he worried about being careful, he never would have learned most of Jesus’ best lessons.

Peter had a lot to learn about following Jesus. And just like you and me, he was destined to make a lot of mistakes. Failing creatively is huge if we want God to write a great story with our lives.

What can we learn from this crazy chapter from Peter’s life?

God has been rockin’ John’s world and we can’t wait to hear all about it!! “The Experience” team is finishing the Wander Stage of their training. Next week they will be diving in to the Dreaming and Planning stage described below.    

This stage is uniquely designed to be a mystery. All we can tell you is that you will be “wandering” on the ultimate amazing race-style, multi-state road trip that will be filled with many ministry opportunities and learning experiences. It is designed to stretch your faith, keep you guessing, and see the world through a different set of eyes.

The last seven days of the intensive training portion of the program is all about YOU! Back at KBM’s Headquarters in Aurora, CO, we will look at all the experiences you’ve had, all the lessons you have learned, all of the skills you’ve acquired and begin to dream and plan about how God will use you to reach your world for Christ. You will be inspired and encouraged by what you discover God wants to do through YOU! And at the end of the week, you’ll be holding a ministry and life plan that fits you like a glove.

We will be launching a group of young adults into “The Experience” in 2012.

Is your heart stirred up every time you talk with a high school student or a young adult man or woman concerning their potential for ministry in God’s kingdom? Do you want to help your church launch these unique, God designed young Jesus followers into lives of 24/7 service as laborers in God’s harvest regardless of their career or place in life?  Do you have a fire in your heart to come along side them and through prayer, encouragement and friendship help to launch them into a life of ministry in Jesus Name? Then my heart burns with yours and I would love to connect with you. 

Thousands of youth in the Maritime Region and across Canada need to enjoy what a local church youth group from New Brunswick experienced

As a “Plan A” Coach in Canada with Kingdom Building Ministries , I am gathering a core team who feel called by God to see this young generation rediscover deep passionate love for Jesus that is reflected in going into all the world to make new Jesus followers wherever they are sent.  

I have created a “Plan A” Coaching Support Team where we can pray, share and work with God in raising up a fresh kingdom laborer movement in Canada for His glory.  Please subscribe to our email newsletter above for daily updates.  If you subscribe during the month of July you or a young adult of your choice will receive a 10 % discount on our Fall Training (includes NYC Mission Weekend) Let me know if you would like to be added to the “support team” facebook group.  I would love to hear from you! – Dan Lamos