The preparation that precedes your new growth…  God doesn’t make mistakes with the places, seasons, and people he calls us to. He doesn’t waste a moment, an opportunity, or a meeting. Everything has meaning, everything has a purpose, and nothing slides by him.  If they were given seeds to plant on ground that hadn’t seen rain or dew in three years, do you think that seed would have grown or died?  God knew what was needed for life.  He knew that the only way to give us salvation was to allow his son to die. He knows that sometimes we need a storm to come through and wash away the lies, the doubt, or whatever it might be that we’ve made agreements with instead of His Words.  Sometimes He sees what will destroy and He loves us too much to watch that happen. So maybe the storm was necessary to remove something that would have destroyed you. Don’t lose Heart. Keep Going! God is at work.  Launching is on its way!       Episode 8 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series, listen now!   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/

What if your storm is the answer to your prayer?!? Most of us in the christian faith don’t want storms. We try to avoid storms, pray our way out of storms, and hope we never have to face a storm, yet Elijah prayed for a storm.  Think about the last time hard things started happening in your life…. Did you immediately blame it on the devil? Did you ever consider that it's the answer to your prayer?  Maybe God is using this difficulty to sharpen or strengthen. Maybe he is saying, consider my servant ________, they will be faithful to me no matter what.   What if the growth you long for requires a storm?     Episode 7 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series, listen now!   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/

In this week's episode... What are we overlooking because they appear insignificant? Sometimes when we deem something insignificant, we attempt to jump ahead in the process. We get distracted by greener grass instead of staying content in our field. Maybe a situation in your life feels like it’s on repeat. stale. Disatisfying?  Sometimes God gives one word. Asking for one act of obedience. Sometimes that act of obedience requires repetition. Have you started to find ways to skip ahead? Taking the situation into your own hands instead of trusting the last word God has you and walking in obedience?  Or have you determined that God is silent in the waiting and you want to throw in the towel?  What if you keep going?   Episode 6 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series, listen now!   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/

The word God gave Elijah wasn’t just impacting him, it impacted the entire country. Much like if God is giving you a word, it’s not just going to impact you but it’s going to impact those around you.  The importance of Elijah not giving up on the prayer for rain after three 1/2 years of nothing… the crops, the animals, and the people are all in desperate need of this rain. Yet, Elijah had to faithfully take action and pray for the cloud to show up. His steadfast determination to not quit praying until his servant saw a cloud. How many times have you gone out to see if the cloud was in the sky? (1 Kings 18:43) How many times around the Wall of Jericho have you marched? (Joshua 6:1–27) How many times have you dipped in the Jordan River? (2 Kings 5:14 - Nahamman)  In each of these stories, the miracle didn’t come after the first action was made. It came after multiple actions and multiple days or years.  What we do in the waiting is crucial!  Will doubts come into our minds, yes, we are all human. However, the question is do your actions follow your doubts or follow your faith? Episode 5 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series, listen now!   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/ Website: https://focusflip.wordpress.com/ 

How do you remain steadfast in the waiting?   Does your situation appear hopeless? Does you situation appear like it's failing? Does everything around you look like death?   How do you remain when there is nothing? How do you not allow past disappointments and experiences to influence your current circumstances?    In this episode of Focus Flip,  we will be focusing on 1 Kings 18:43. We will talk the emotions we might be experiencing in the waiting, along with learning to remain steadfast.        Episode 4 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/ https://focusflip.wordpress.com/ 

What if your greatest strength comes through bending your knees? Yes, kneeling may be considered a weak position. One of humility and surrender, but what if it's where you are knighted and elevated? In this episode of Focus Flip,  we will be focusing on 1 Kings 18:42, "So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees." Why is your positioning so important? Why is it important to create good habits when life is good? What power will you receive through doing these things? You'll find the answers to these questions and so much more in this episode.    Episode 3 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/ https://focusflip.wordpress.com/ 

Do you remember what heavy rain sounds like?  Meaning, can you remember other miracles in your life? Other moments when God showed up for you. God's faithfulness in your life. How often is your first move removing yourself from people when you are looking for a miracle? Could God be allowing this waiting to strengthen your faith? In this episode of Focus Flip,  we will be focusing on 1 Kings 18:41, and Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” We will be talking about standing in faith and proclaiming what God has spoken over agreeing with our circumstances and feelings.  We can both see the reality and have faith in the promise God has spoken.    Episode 2 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series   Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/ https://focusflip.wordpress.com/  #FocusFlip #ACloudIntheClearBlueSky #faith #declaration #Elijah

Have you ever experienced a season of waiting, praying, hoping, yet not seeing? Have you started to wonder if you truly believe God can do it?  Are you starting to question if you deserve the answer to your prayer? Perhaps those “words from the Lord” were just your feelings and emotions that created wishful thinking in your mind?  Logically this doesn’t make sense, yet something within your soul says, don’t give up. Don’t stop praying. Keep going. God is working even when you can’t see it yet. A miracle is rising from the depths.  This podcast series is based on the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 18:41-46. It is a mixture of his story, my story, and other miracles to encourage you to keep praying with expectation, Don’t give up when the answer isn’t visible, but pray until you see the cloud in the clear blue sky.  At the end of each episode, I leave you with a few questions to help you dig deeper. I encourage you to take a few extra minutes and honestly answer those questions. Allow yourself to sit in the tension of your waiting - both to grieve, celebrate, and build your expectations.    Follow: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/focusflippodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/focusflippodcast/ https://focusflip.wordpress.com/  #FocusFlip #ACloudIntheClearBlueSky #personalgrowth #maturity #Elijah