The Very End of the Year

“…from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.” Deuteronomy 11:12b Over the next few days, I want to explore what God is saying to His children in this passage, but I wanted to start with this insight into how God thinks. God does not think “beginning”...

Happy New Beginning

Happy New Beginning! Today is the FIRST day of the rest of your life! My thoughts today are based out of Proverbs 3, one of my favorite passages of scripture in the WHOLE bible! I just want to remind you that God has a great plan for your life. I like to say it this...

End Zones: Doing Endings Well part 2

Egypt…Desert…Promise Land. End…Middle…Beginning. Today’s word is God wants to bring you out of your “Egypt.” There are things in our lives that serve God’s purpose for our lives…then The End. Everyone has the capacity to do Endings Well, but most people do not do...

End Zones: Doing Endings Well Part 1

Today is December 29, 2010 and as the year comes to a close, I wanted to post 3 final blogs on a subject that I believe is very important: End Zones: Doing Endings Well. “To everything there is a season, a time and purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 The bible is...

Twas the day before Christmas

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the stores, All God’s creatures are stirring, taking care of last minute chores. It’s the last day to think about Who and What matters, Before the stores close and we all gather together. This day has always, been special...

Privilege

Keith Craft Blog 12.23.2010 – Privilege from Elevate Life on...

Save Yourself

“Watch your words and hold your tongue; you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.” Proverbs 21:23 ( The Message) In light of yesterdays blog about Armor-bearer or Talebearer, I wanted to share not only today’s Proverb Pick but emphasize the importance of controlling your...

Armor-bearer or Tale-bearer

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” While this is the opening soliloquy of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it is a question as we will look at through the eyes of two of today’s Proverbs. “Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?”...

The Law of Multiplication

I believe God gave me a word about 2010 in 2008. We actually have the word written on a banner at www.elevatelife.com The word is Multiply. In Multiplication, there are two factors that equal a product. But I don’t just think about Multiplication in terms of...

Grateful Live

Who could forget Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead? They had a following called the “dead heads.” When ask how the band came up with the name, Garcia admitted he opened a huge dictionary and found the name. The Grateful Dead were originally called “The Warlocks” but...