We have a living God, a speaking God! One who loves us, His children, and He particularly loves to speak to us! He can speak to any one of us who love Him.

“In the Last Days I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams” (Acts 2:17).

You might be thinking, “I read the Bible every day, so I’m hearing from the Lord every day.” While it’s good to read the Bible, the recorded Word of the Lord, which is the foundation of our Christian faith, it’s wonderful to also hear straight from the Lord and “take heed to His sure word of prophecy, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in our hearts” (2 Peter 1:19).

His Word says to “Stir up the gift of God which is in you” (2 Timothy 1:6). So, every day should be a new experience for us, a new listening to the Voice of the Lord. Why live only on yesterday�s spiritual food, when we can have fresh “manna from Heaven” (John 6:58) every day? Jesus still speaks today! Listen to what He told me on June 15, 2008:

I have the keys – SIMPLE KEYS to BREAKTHROUGH. It’s not complicated. You have to trust me on this. Just keep writing down what You hear me saying. I know what works and what doesn’t. I am the Alpha and Omega, so I see the end from the beginning. I have to show You before you can show others. What you shared at Soul Purpose Church today was good. Even though it seems that most people didn’t get it, seeds were planted. You have a generous heart. What you’re doing in secret, I will reward openly. That’s My word – that’s My promise.

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

Words from Jesus, “a pen in God’s hand, giving love a voice”

• Words from Jesus to Abigail Slocum (God Whispers)
• Words from Jesus to Renato Amato (Healing Broken Hearts)
• Words from Jesus to R. Joseph Peck (UNCOMMON Stewardship)
• Words from Jesus to Bertha Hinson (His Gateway)
• Words from Jesus to Lynne Lee (Closer Walk With God)
• Words from Jesus to Bahama Bob (Dream and Visions)

Blessings to learn to discern the voice of God and obey Him!

Joseph

Joseph Peck, M.D.
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1) Randy, FOCUS on the Journaling Course and BIG TICKET offers for the remainder of 2009. Enjoy the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Spend lots of quality time with family and friends. That’s your love language. It’s Ok to say “No” to people who want your help chop down trees for them. You are a BIG PICTURE guy. Keep your eyes on the forest. Delegate the tree cutting to capable and responsible others. Put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping others.

2) Godly STEWARDSHIP comes before being strategic and fruitful. You must be faithful in the little things, with what I entrust to you before I will give you more. That’s why your “UNCOMMON Stewardship: How To Steward Your Time, Talent, Treasure, and Temple Through Journaling” course will be your greatest Christmas gift ever. Your primary target audience for this course is Christian writers, people who enjoy writing and want to experience much more – of Me and fruitfulness as well.

3) Randy, I want to UNLEASH YOUR SPIRIT. As Brian McFadin told you, what manifests in your life is a function of how you are BEING. Being is always going on. People tend to fix their attention on doing or having (e.g. more time, more money), but it’s when they change their being – how they are – that fruitfulness will happen automatically.

BE VULERNABLE and BE HUMBLE to allow people you meet to contribute to your life.

Brian hit the nail on the head when he said “You’re being a know-it-all is what’s getting in your way!“

4) “It’s a numbers game!” (Stephen Beck). “Spread the word! with Affiliate marketing” (Jerry)

Today (Nov 13), I had you recall the passage from The Greatest Salesman in the World book that “Many have achieved great success with one sales talk delivered with excellence.” That is what you saw with Stephen Beck, the webinar expert. Your niche, your sales talk, is the UNCOMMON Stewardship one. Master that and the world will be ours.

5) GET ORGANIZED
http://journal777.com/reason-11-to-journal-get-organized/

In his book “The Total Money Makeover,” Dave Ramsey writes, “You can get anywhere if you simply go one step at a time” The way you eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Find something to do and do that with vigor until it is complete; then and only then do you move to the next step. If you try to do everything at once, you will fail.

The power of FOCUS is what causes our baby steps to work. When you try to do everything at once, progress can be very slow… Because you attack several areas at once, you don’t finish anything you start for a long time. That makes you feel that you aren’t accomplishing anything, which is very dangerous” The power of focus is that it works. Things happen” The power of priority causes the baby steps to work.

Brian Tracy, a motivational speaker, says “What does it take to succeed on a big scale? A tremendous God-given talent? Inherited wealth? A decade of postgraduate education? Connections? Fortunately, for most of us, what it takes it something very simple and accessible: clear, written goals.” According to Brian Tracy, a study of Harvard graduates found that after two years, the 3 percent who had written goals achieved more financially than the other 97 percent combined!”

6) Keep Your Commitments
http://journal777.com/reason-12-to-journal-keep-your-commitments/

Letting your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No,” “No” is extremely important. Every time you fail to honor your word, it takes away the power behind your spoken word. You lose credibility.

Like many of you, I have trouble saying “No.” As a result, I find myself over-committed. It’s easy to justify this wrong behavior by saying I’m meeting the needs of those around me. But God doesn’t ask or require us to meet everyone’s needs.

When you’re late for a meeting or appointment, even a few minutes late, that’s failing to keep your word. Often it’s easy to justify why that happens, but an excuse is just that – an excuse. Rarely are we late because of circumstances outside of our control.

When I journal using the “Yesterday…” method, I list both highlights and low points for each day. By reflecting on the low points, I notice character flaws in me that need prayer and work to overcome.

I have a few very simple gauges that let me know if I’m too busy. Being late is one of them. Another is not taking care of my body, the temple of the Holy Spirit. Failing to exercise at least 5 days per week is a bad sign. As I complete this book, I am being most convicted by this particular section. This is an area I must work hard at to improve at.

7) Pr 4:5a Get wisdom! Get understanding!

When you change your thinking, you will change your life!

Blessings of the Day

1) Read Lynne Lee’s profound email from November 15

2) UNCOMMON Stewardship: How To Steward Your Time, Talent, Treasure, and Temple Through Journaling