I meet people all the time who want to know how to launch their ministry. The call of God is like a drum beat on their soul that never quiets and they wonder when they will move to full time ministry. I have learned the key that will launch you if you let this teaching turn to revelation.

Your ministry does not start full grown.

If you are frustrated in not coming into your calling, chances are you want to do something you are not ready to do. Stop crying out to God asking when you are going to get to lead the crusade, or start a church, or get ordained by the pastor, or see the dead raised. Start asking God what your next step is. For some people, you need to ask an even more basic questions.

What is my first step?

As you quit worrying about things you can’t make come to pass, and start focusing on what God is calling you to do right now, you will be amazed when you see your call unfolding in front of you.

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Dr Martin Luther King Jr

I have found a new great note-taking app that works on the cloud, like I do. I work from three computers, two tablets and a phone, so I need to be able to get documents from as many devices as possible.

For long term note taking, and comprehensive writing I still use Evernote. But for short term note taking, shopping lists, and task lists, Google Keep has become my go to app.

Google Keep is available on the web in your Google Drive (which I use every day) and to Android users. This is how I use it the most.

Recently my wife emailed me a shopping list. I access all my email from Gmail so it came right to my phone.

I started with this.

I normally then carry my phone around the store completing my list. In the past I format the list into a checklist so I can check it off as I go, but I only had my phone, in comes Google Keep.

I copied all the text of the email and pasted it into Google Keep, which gave me this

As I walked through the store, I checked off my list and made sure I got everything I needed.

I would not use this for things that are super important because I have had a note wiped out once. But I have gotten a message to preach during worship, written it in Keep and preached off of my phone.

I knew the weekend would be great from the start.

At our Friday night service, right at the end of worship, the heavy weighty presence of God came into the room. It was amazing.

There is not way to overstate how awesome this is.

God spoke to me clearly about what to do when He comes like that and it shook me. The amazing part was that several people got the same message at the same time.

Saturday morning we had Life Group leader training at the church office. Revival Life Church, you should be thankful to God for the amazing group of leaders he has brought to our house.

Don’t forget there will be signups for groups next week.

Saturday night we had service at the church office and it was really amazing. The presence of God was so powerful. Pastor David preached a powerful prophetic message to the house and many were blessed.

Sunday morning was started off great for me because I got to play bass. I sold my five string this week in the midst of a divine appointment. Saving my pennies for a great new one.

I thought worship was great but I was on stage so I may not have the best perspective. In any event Pastor David again preached up a storm and the altar was full at the end.

After service I got some barbecue and went home and knocked out.

Hope you had a great weekend.

The Problem

Far too often we are hearing about long term child sexual abuse in our society. Time after time we find out the  perpetrator convinced the girl not to report the crime with threats that she wont be believed, or that the family will disown her or the perpetrator will get back at the family with some sort of violence.

The parents rightly feel awful because none of it is the truth. But time after time the girl did not know and felt she had to bear this burden of abuse alone.

As a father, a husband, and a man of God this has got to stop.

The Solution

That leads me to this question.

How many parents take that information and tell their daughters,

If anyone, ever touches you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, I want you to tell me. I will never be mad at you about this. I will never punish you for this. I will never look at you poorly because if this happens, it is never your fault, even if you agreed to it. I will not allow that person to harm you or your family. I want you to tell me so I can protect us all. It is your job to tell me. It is my job to protect us.

Imagine how many girls would be equipped to stop the abuse right away?

Question: Do you do this with your daughters? Do you think it would make a difference?