I am the original Marie Condo. While she can brag about making millions on her closet cleaning minimalist system, I started that act even before Marie made it into kindergarten. Which is why it’s surprising that I recently heard myself tell Sam for the 87th time that I needed to clean my closet.
Clutter has a way of accumulating in our lives. One day we’re living in a house with one sofa and a box of ramen, and the next we can’t find space for our flip flops. We’re all hoarders at heart. We have too much, keep too much, procrastinate too much, and tolerate the mess in our lives way too much to stay healthy.
Spring is as good a time as any to start decluttering.
I recently noticed that clutter has encroached not just on my own personal life, but in our Living with Power ministry archives. Over the years we’ve accumulated a growing number of podcasts, Bible studies, books, and devotionals, to the point where it feels like we’re walking up to a fire hydrant each time we invite someone to “check out our free resources”.
So, we decided to do something about it.
Our goal here has always been to help you get stronger in your faith as you apply Biblical truth for everyday life. We are serious about helping people become more like Jesus. I believe that disciple making in the West is declining at an alarming rate. You don’t have to be paying too much attention to sense that churches are struggling to make disciples. You can blame COVID or our lack of community skills, or the overall poor state of leadership in the Church, but disciple making is not getting done like it used to.
We’ve spent the last six months strategizing and planning and thinking and praying and decluttering the way we do things around here. Today, I get to introduce you to what we’ve been working on!
First, we’ve created Spiritual Road Maps for you to join based on where you feel you need the most help in your life spiritually.
Second, we’ve created an online community for you to join.
Third, we bought a house where we will be hosting spiritual renewal days for you starting in the summer!
While we’re keeping tons of free resources for you to enjoy, we’re creating a much more intentional discipleship pathway for you to join at the cost of 2 coffees a month.
We love you and want to continue to lead you well in your walk with Christ.
It’s time for us to declutter a whole lot of things in our lives. For the last few years I’ve been decluttering the shame in my life, the legalism I’ve inadvertently picked up, the cynicism that has taken root in my life, the people pleasing... It’s been a slow and hard work, but I’ve never felt stronger in Christ. I want you to get stronger too!
The only way you can declutter anything, whether it’s a closet or your spiritual life, is to stop talking about it and take intentional steps to do it.
We want to help you do that!
We want to help you get stronger in your walk with Christ.
We hope you join us. Would you take a minute and click on the box below and check out what we’re offering you?
YES, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!! No, you didn’t misread that! It’s true!
A couple of weeks ago we closed on the Living With Power hospitality house. It’s smaller and cozier than the old Hope Ranch, but it’s completely paid off! This house will be open for day retreats only but get this, it’s only 16 miles from O’Hare airport, with over 25 hotels in its 5 mile radius!
I’m in the process of building out the spiritual renewal days and we will likely launch the first one in June. I can’t wait to tell you more!
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