God has my heart locked in as I am preaching through the book of Nehemiah for 13-weeks. While I am studying that and then going through preparing for this Commencement Message God gave to me last week, I have been thinking so much about vision. So much about dreaming about the future and God’s will and intention for us. God uses all things to move along and I am convinced this subject today will encourage you to become all God wants you to become in your life. So let’s get started today! Have you ever been around someone who is truly possessed by a vision? Someone who can see it before others see it with their human eyes? Dreaming and visioneering about the future are life-giving. What is visioneernig? Here is a definition I found...

My subject today is: “5 POWERFUL THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOUR BURDEN IGNITES YOUR VISION.” These things become evidence that something is happening in a special way. Obstacles are removed, and circumstances change. I cannot wait for you to hear me talk about this with you today.

There are all kinds of people who listen to or watch this podcast weekly, from eager young professionals to major business leaders, sports lovers, and those interested in politics, ministry, and beyond. From those who have retired to those who work continually, this podcast seems to encourage and help people. Well, regardless of what you do, or who you are, or what age you may be, today’s subject will resonate with you because I want to talk to you about:

THE WAY GOD WORKS IN YOUR LIFE. This is our 92nd podcast episode and I am excited to talk about this subject with you today.

On the day this podcast is released, it is Jeana’s birthday. Jeana and I have been married for 49 years. After all these years, we are still learning each other’s ways. I wish I could say, “I have her all figured out,” but I cannot.

HOW YOU SPEND YOUR MORNINGS (1) WILL SET YOU APART AS A LEADER. (2) WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH YOU GET DONE EACH DAY. (3) WILL SET THE TRAJECTORY FOR YOUR FUTURE (4) WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

In the past two months, we have experienced fresh wind and fresh fire in our church. We have seen God answer our prayers above and beyond what we could ever have imagined. Our TOGETHER We Pray Ministry launched on January 1 this year. I did believe the Lord would begin to work in ways we had not seen. Additionally, we observed 21 Days of Prayer in January. Hundreds of people participated. Prayer was the turning point. Right now, we have 354 PEOPLE WHO ARE A PART OF OUR TOGETHER We Pray Ministry. To be a part of this ministry, wherever you are, you commit to allocate 30 Minutes each week to pray for our church specifically, using points of prayer I personally prepare and send to you monthly. Join us today, and let's climb over 400 praying for 30 minutes each week for our church. Join now! Prayer is the greater work. The more we pray, the greater God will work in us and through us. Due to what God is doing among us, I felt deeply compelled to call us to understand the significance of this moment.

When you are facing DECISIONS in your life, what do you do? When you are facing DILEMMAS in your life, meaning problems, challenging situations, the choices are not good, and you feel as if you are in between 'a rock and a hard place' ... what do you do? When you are facing DIFFICULTIES, like troubling situations, major obstacles, and hard times, what do you do? Each of us, personally, in our families, in our careers, in our workplaces, and even in our church, at times faces decisions, challenging dilemmas, and difficulties that seem insurmountable. This is why I want to share this podcast with you today.

In the first 90 Days of 2026, I read through the entire Bible. Yes, from Genesis 1 through Revelation 22–All of it in 90 Days. Why? What did I learn? What motivated me to do it? You stay tuned today, and I am going to talk to you about taking your spiritual life so seriously, that you follow what Paul charged us to do in the Scripture: 4 WAYS OF TRAINING YOURSELF IN GODLINESS.

In my life, I have failed in leadership multiple times. I wish this were not so, but it is so. I have a dear friend who is a gifted football coach. He has told me multiple times: I have learned how I want to coach football by watching other coaches do it the wrong way. In other words, he was saying: I do not want to coach like them, so I am going to coach more effectively.

As leaders, we should lead with humility. This means we must learn from our own mistakes. Furthermore, we need to learn from others who make mistakes in leadership.

Oftentimes, we are afraid to deal with the hard things in leadership. Therefore, we start sending conflicting signs about what needs to be done. We run away from what is clear. This results in ineffective leadership that communicates with clarity and consistency. This becomes a wreck when the organization and the leadership team are in the midst of change.