Why the destination

The destination is the goal that you share with the Father. It's where you want to go and where He wants to take you. It motivates the journey and gives purpose to the relationship.

Why the relationship

The relationship is the real goal, the real treasure. The journey and the destination are context for the relationship. The benefits of the relationship are worth every step of the journey and totally eclipse the value of any reward the destination produces.

Why the journey

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It is tempting to want to bypass the journey and just get to the destination. Keeping the destination in mind is important, but I don’t want to despise the journey. Without the journey I would not be prepared for the destination. Without the journey I would not develop the character or the depth of relationship with the Father necessary to thrive or even survive at my destination. The journey is vital.

Welcome to the real world

I want to be free from all the crap that wraps itself around me; free from all the crap that I grab hold of and hang on to. I feel as though I am living in a lie. I feel as though my life could be so much more free, powerful, fulfilling, significant and joyful. I feel as though I am entrapped by my possessions, my memories, my emotions, my attachments, my habits and my addictions.

Lord, how do I get outside of these things? How do I find freedom?

Stay on the journey with me. You are being awakened. This is a process. I know how to take you where you want to go and I am taking you there. We are taking this journey together. The journey, the relationship and the destination are all vital and cannot be separated. None can be achieved without the other.

Please Tell Me Who I Am

This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him! Romans 8:15-17 (The Message)

Who am I?

I am a son of the High King of heaven and earth. My elder brother is the creator and redeemer of all things. I have the birthright of a prince. I am an heir to an unbelievable inheritance. My true heart, the center of who I truly am, leans in to know, love and follow my Father the King.