A spiritual adventure guide by Matt PetersonTumblr (3.0; @thexjourney)http://thexjourney.com/<p><b>The final day of this short journey is simply a springboard into thousands of journeys yet to come.</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/288386960http://thexjourney.com/post/288386960Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>The hardships, difficulties and losses in life can become catapults launching us into new authority if we don’t provide the ship of bitterness safe harbor in our soul through the process. </b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/323168944http://thexjourney.com/post/323168944Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>One of the stark contrasts between how the devil and God communicate is that “the devil drives” and “the Lord Leads.” The enemy operates like a used car salesmen, pressuring and pushing us to do things.  In an opposite Spirit, the Lord leads by invitation and peace.  Our answer to pressures of every variety should be an instant “no.”  The invitations of God may cost us everything, but they never come with religious pressure and are never pushy.  God is looking for adventurous sons and daughters who want to be with Him, not coerced laborers forced to toe the line. </b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/321389789http://thexjourney.com/post/321389789Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p>David danced with “all his might” and God loved it.  David wasn’t a trained dancer participating in a beautifully choreographed performance, but rather a son who had would rather act a celebratory fool than live without the presence of God.</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/319633391http://thexjourney.com/post/319633391Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>Our job is not to convict people of sin, but to lavish the kindness of God upon everything that breathes.  His kindness delivered through us has a thousand times more power than condescending truth or self-righteous preaching.  The kindness of God has the power to penetrate the hardest of hearts, unraveling the most twisted of minds, drawing the distant near.</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/317941073http://thexjourney.com/post/317941073Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>“We act like pagans in a crisis, only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the character of God.” Oswald Chambers</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/316179609http://thexjourney.com/post/316179609Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>The normal activities in our daily lives bring us near strategically placed burning bushes.  Papa leaves these mysterious clues out in the open to see of His kids want to play, desiring to get your attention so He can reveal your part in delivering nations. Any clue that tugs on our curiosity invites the busy to turn aside and discover with kid-like wonder, purposes and journeys that we didn’t know existed.</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/314487237http://thexjourney.com/post/314487237Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>Flush all of the images in your mind of how you think things will turn out in life – marriage, ministry, career.  Then, with eyes fixed upon Jesus alone, follow Him wherever He goes, partnering with Him in His missions, loving those in your life extravagantly. While enjoying the journey, He will create a masterpiece behind you of His will fulfilled in your life from the palette of your mistakes, service and the love you have given away to the least of these along the way.</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/312763521http://thexjourney.com/post/312763521Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p>The purpose that God has for your life is surrounded by foreboding demons of fear, firing paralyzing thoughts and feeling in your direction.  Reaching your divine destination means gathering up courage and facing head-on, every fear that stands in your path.  Your boldness to confront these fears will not only find you walking in your calling, but will also expose the facade of terror you passed through as a mask of lies.  Matt 15:43, 2 Tim 1:7, Pr 28:1</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/311120024http://thexjourney.com/post/311120024Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -050022days<p><i>In heaven there will be hundreds of thousands of days and nights to worship God along with the myriads of angels, saints and kneeling elders, in vibrant color and light.  But today, we have the privilege of focusing through the noise and darkness of the world, standing alone against the gravity of need to present a sound of unaccompanied worship that touches the heart of our Father – </i></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/309597697http://thexjourney.com/post/309597697Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b><i>There is often a canyon between what I hold to be true and how I live. Bridging this distance requires putting motion to what I believe, departing from the comfortable and stepping over into difficult.  Heaven touches the natural things when the carriers of heaven walk where fear tells them not to go.</i></b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/307839241http://thexjourney.com/post/307839241Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><i>As the path of life wanders through the valley, piles of bones can be seen littering either side.  These dry bones belong to believers who let discouragement consume their hope, those who considered the whispers of the accuser, taking their eyes off of the prize.  To all who have given up hope, the same resurrection words that Lazarus heard are being spoken over you this morning… “come forth”.  The tomb has released you to live again…</i></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/306041642http://thexjourney.com/post/306041642Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>“Come dine with Me” is the open invitation from Papa to enjoy a meal and moment with Him. Luke 22, Rev 3:20</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/304272621http://thexjourney.com/post/304272621Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p>You are not called to be a good citizen or a good child only, but rather, a dispenser of heavenly potion, an authorized dealer of kindness and a lavish lover of both God and man.  You are fat with His presence, robust with His wisdom and loved before you were born. You, in your current state, are the desire of your Father and the chosen child with a unique mission to complete.</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/302629792http://thexjourney.com/post/302629792Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>Believing is the supersonic vehicle that transports us from the soup of the mundane to the banquet table of the impossible. Our job description is to believe, to become full-time believers in the face of doubt, common sense and intellectualism. The outrageous statements of Jesus beckon us to climb aboard. John 6:29, 14:12</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/301163972http://thexjourney.com/post/301163972Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>The heart of the awakened believer looks expectantly among the commonplace activities of life for opportunities to let God’s love leak out of them.</b><b> </b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/299818747http://thexjourney.com/post/299818747Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p>You are a mystery speaker, a communicator of the hidden treasures of the kingdom in a language that the enemy does not understand.  With confidence and frequency, release heaven’s syllables into earth’s atmosphere and into your private world.</p> <p>“For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.” I Cor 14:2</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/298354723http://thexjourney.com/post/298354723Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>Men fail, governments fail, ministries fail, our best efforts sometimes fail - But love never will. Love is an unfailing power, a transforming force. Those who learn to wield and dispense this weapon will change the course of history, populating the ranks of heaven.</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/296653360http://thexjourney.com/post/296653360Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>God spoke everything that has been created into existence, except you.  You are different.  In making you He came very close, intricately forming you with His own hands, tenderly designing you to love and be loved. Since that day, His thoughts have been upon you - thoughts that outnumber the grains of sand in the earth, longing for you to receive all that He has for you (Ps 139:13&amp;14).</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/294910665http://thexjourney.com/post/294910665Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days<p><b>Become a consummate exchanger – adept at taking Jesus up on His standing offer to trade in all weary and heavy feelings for His light ease and restful peace.  Matt 11:28-30</b></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://thexjourney.com/post/293224869http://thexjourney.com/post/293224869Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -050022days