A little late but God brought me into Virginia. My friend picks me up and we go to dinner. We go home to drop down our bags and he suggest we go on a prayer walk. Praying in tongues for the neighborhood. A guy few streets down says, “Hey guys, have a wonderful evening.” Nearly 11 pm at the hour, my friend out of nowhere says, Let’s pray for him! We ask him if we can pray for him. He’s says, absolutely. As we pray for him and finish, encouraging him. He tells us that morning he was asking God for a sign, his brother just passed away 2 weeks ago on the 18th and the house needed to get taken care of. He prayed this morning for God to show him a sign and here God answered. Have a testimony to share for this week? Share how God’s working in your communities and circle

So I'm inviting my friend to this highschool ministry thing where we play some games and then hear a message on Friday and he said he probably can go. Pray that things go well and that my friend(Ryan) heart will be softened and that he will have a curiosity for God and that he will continue to come to hear Gods word and come to faith.

As I’m walking down the street of New York, arms hurting from carrying 20 pounds of old books, clothes and unused items. The only thought that crosses my mind is when does the suffering end. Now imagine for a second, that instead of 20 pounds of books, clothes and used items it was beliefs, thoughts and habits formed from past experiences. Hurtful words spoken, hurtful experiences that shifted a persons entire life. Instead of letting those things go days, weeks, months, years, even decades go by as they are continued to be held on to. Carrying an invisible weight that prevents you from moving forward in life. The world teaches to numb that pain, to pretend it didn’t happen, hide it, and ghost it. What if the answer wasn’t to carry it any longer…. What about doing the opposite and surrender it, dropping it at the feet of someone who can carry that weight for you. His name is Jesus and he came to help carry your pain, shame, guilt, doubt, uncertainty, and fear. All he ask is laying it at his feet, all your anxieties, fears, addictions. In exchange he’s here to give you life, freedom, peace and joy. Because in Him you are made a new creation. The old is gone and new is here. You don’t have to be stuck in who you were. You get to step into who He’s calling you to be. And the moment i dropped off donations today, I was set free.

Over the Past few Days, God has called me to step out of faith to move towns. I was sitting in my car driving to the gym at 5 am when God planted an idea in my mind. To go to a different town; New York City. Last time I hear a call to go, I choose not to accept, but still ended up going. God like Jonah shut down everything that was going on until I went. This time I immediately booked a ticket and went. God is always on your path and helping you out. As I book the ticket and pay for a place to find on Facebook. I hop on a call with a friend that I've been helping him build his coaching / consulting business online. Talk about what is going on and he says he has a friend in New York. Turns out, we're in the building next to each other and he's also a Christian who loves God. As we talk, he gives a prophetic word. "BIG". Everything about to get BIG. Want to also give you this prophetic word as God is doing a stirring in our lives and making things Bigger than what we can ever imagine. All we need to do is Ask and it will be given to us. Fast forward to the next day, I'm at Costco shopping with my mom. Preparing to get anything that I might need for the trip. I see a picture of a baby wearing a shirt that says "God has BIG PLANS for me" and on the day that I leave. On the flight, I get a email of the Daily Devotional on July 31st "ASK BIG". So what is God placing in your heart that he wants you to ASK BIG for. Where do you want to see breakthrough in your life? What area of your life do you want change; your health, finances, faith, relationships? Matthew 6:33 (NLT) Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Step out in Faith and Ask God for Big things. We serve a BIG GOD.

In all things we do, give God the Glory. The world preaches about how we did it ourselves and worked so hard, but at the end of the day it's all ego. Everything we do by our own hand will crumble, it is only through God's grace that we will find success. Praising God and being grateful for all he has done. Praise God for all that he is doing in our lives and business and he will continue to bless you even more. Reading about David and King Saul this morning and even through our hardships and deepest times, praying to God and being grateful to him allows us to rewire our mind. Yes things may be hard, our circumstances may suck or things might not be going our way, but if we give thanks to God in all things. He truly will make our paths straight. "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31