Friday, June 6, 2025

It’s the Smart Edit! Kingdom life is more than Sunday and sermons. It’s daily growth and audacious living. Ready to step deeper?

This issue—don’t be a half-stepper, become the person God is shaping you to be … so your Kingdom entrance is full and fearless.

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Consider the offer. Enter the Kingdom without reserve.

Each week, we spotlight a Kingdom Dynamic: a key insight into how God’s Kingdom works in real life.

The Kingdom is not passive real estate. It’s a dynamic realm we actively enter and grow into.

Peter writes that if we diligently grow in faith, character, and love, “there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1.11).

This is not about earning salvation. It’s about living fully aligned with our high calling in Christ.

This: “Walk worthy of the calling with which you were called” (Ephesians 4.1). And this: “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3.14)

The Spirit invites us to ascend a “ladder” of Christ-formation: from faith to virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection, and love.

Each step is an ascent into greater Clarity and Confidence.

We’re not meant to shrink back in shame at His appearing (see 1 John 2.28). We’re called to stand bold with hearts assured. Christ Confident.

When Jesus said, “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is drawing near,” … he’s saying change your mind and life now and prepare for what’s coming in completeness.

This is the life that seeks God’s face, applies faith in the real, and walks by the Spirit.

An abundant entrance begins now, not just someday. And it's supplied richly for those who are growing.

“Jesus, you’ve given everything. Your Kingdom Offer is worth my everything. Holy Spirit, help me to enter the Kingdom in an abundant way. Now and then. Amen.”

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Higher Thoughts

“My thoughts are higher than your thoughts.” —Isaiah 55.9

Kingdom identity foreclosure. We can settle into a version of the Christian life too quickly. Before the Spirit has deeply shaped our sense of self in Christ. Before we've wrestled. Wondered. Sought. We adopt inherited labels, prescribed roles, or cultural Christianity without the fire of discovery. This is identity foreclosure—and it happens spiritually, too. Don’t foreclose on your Kingdom Identity too early. You are being formed, not simply labeled. “The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” (Romans 8:16)

Ballast in your boat. No ballast? … you’re just driftwood with a sail. In rough waters, flash doesn’t matter—weight does. Depth. Core. Something real in the hull that keeps you upright when everything tilts. Truth is ballast. Prayer. Discipline. Kingdom worldview. Without it, even the sharpest vessel is tossed about. Don’t just look steady and churchy. Be heavy. “Let your roots grow down into him…” (Colossians 2.7).

Your body is likely under attack

What if inflammation isn’t just a symptom—but the root of most chronic disease?

In this conversation, Dr. Josh Axe and bestselling cardiologist Dr. Steven Gundry unpack what’s really driving inflammation: leaky gut, sluggish mitochondria, and stealth triggers in our environment.

Get the science behind why your body may feel like it’s always under siege—and how to turn that around naturally.

“I am the Lord, your healer.” (Exodus 15.26 ESV)

Adapted from The Stream

“Yeah, it helps people focus on the music and themselves … which is really what it’s all about. And the screens, skinny jeans, and smoke machines really help too.” 🙄 

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