Kris' 7 Keys to Successful Living

I love these. What a great guide to live by!
This list is from Kris Vallotton, Senior Associate Pastor at Bethel Church - Our favorite teacher at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry!

1-Put God 1st in your life and have no 2nd, so that your entire life is walked out in a way that honors the King. 

2- Keep a list of the works of God in your life and meditate on what He has done...not what He has yet to do.

3- Don't take yourself too seriously. When you do something stupid laugh at yourself and tell others so they can laugh too...be human. If you sin, repent honestly and quickly then forgive yourself! Get over it!!! Don't live in regret...it sucks and it's an insult to the Cross.

4- Remember that there is always enough time in the day to do everything Jesus has called you to do. So remind yourself that you are not the Savior of the world. Living to meet the expectations of people instead of God will kill you. It is IMPOSSIBLE to please EVERYONE!

5- Keep short accounts with people...forgive them quickly. Unforgiveness invites every kind of evil into your life. People will fail you at times. Give up punishing them. It's not worth the grief!

6- Live with a servant's heart and a king's/queen's mind. Be humble...there is no job beneath you. Yet carry yourself as royalty...manage your inner world nobly. You are a son/daughter of the King! Think like it!!!

7- Be ridiculously generous...it always comes back to you. Your lineage gives you unlimited resources.

One Small Book

Rick and I were talking yesterday. He had my Bible in his hand and commented on how small it was.

“It’s funny,” he said. “You could have a whole set of encyclopedias and still they would not contain the wisdom that is in this one small book. It has everything we need for every situation we’ll ever face.”

Baby Wisdom

My baby grandson, Cord Toft, was born yesterday. His little sister, Mesa, and I stood outside the delivery room giggling at the cries we heard coming from his little lungs in his first seconds of meeting the world.

Looking at his little face and eyes of wonder, I was filled with that love once again at the birth of a child—the kind of love that is giddy and bursting with joy. The Bible says that heaven rejoices at the birth of every child. What a wonderful welcome little Cord had yesterday!

I wonder who he will become? What are God’s plans for him?

From my classes on leadership, I wanted to share a few quotes to encourage you to discover your own identity and destiny with God. Some things we can learn from babies:

“A baby cannot get its identity by looking at its past.”

“A baby knows that it can do what its parents can do because he/she was made in their image.”

“Stop trying to fix yourself; become something.”

(Quotes from Wendy Backlund - Bethel Church and Global Legacy)

May this spring and this season bring a new joy to your house – that same joy the Father felt the day you were born!