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Most people don’t regret what they believed, they regret how they lived.the gap isn’t between what we know and what is true… The gap is between what we know and how we live.Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”God never called his people to live next to people… or sit next to people in a church service… but he did call us to share our lives with them. Hospitality 1 Peter 4:7-11Peter describes hospitality as costly! It requires forgiveness and easy to grumble about. Hospitality exposes your gaps… your gaps of knowledge, compassion, the things that make you angry, forgiveness, and wisdom! Then we get to invite Jesus to fill our inadequacies. So instead of just being neighborly, what if we ate with our neighbors? What if we were hospitable?There is no Biblical evidence for outsourcing evangelism… even if it is to the leaders of your church.If this is who God is forming us to be… then something has to change.But what if… the very thing we’ve been avoiding… is actually the thing God wants to use to grow our faith and reach the people around us?So the question isn’t: “Should I be a better neighbor?”The question is: Am I willing to open my life to my neighbor?

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader," - John Quincy Adams So how do we make leader decisions? Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety" What if the only thing you fall back on when there isn't a clear direction, then you are doomed for leadership failure. Colin Powell is famous for these 13 Rules for Leadership. What one do you like?

Consistency is a drug that amplifies what it is applied to.  Consistency will not guarantee success. But you can’t be successful without consistency.  Consistency is the art of doing something regularly and without fail. It’s about showing up, day in and day out, even when motivation wanes and obstacles arise.  1. Consistency breeds discipline 2. Consistency builds momentum 3. Consistency keeps setbacks in perspective Galatians 6:9 – "Let us not become weary in doing good..." Sometimes, doing good can be tiring. But this verse reminds us to keep going. Don’t give up! Let's Make Today Great!

Here are three things to add to your life to make this year better than last year! 1. A Gratitude Habit - Letters, texts, hugs, prayers, or anything to remind yourself to be grateful for everything in your life. 2. Recoup Time - Not vacation or retreat. This is a specific time to be at your best when you return. Take time to do what you need to to be at your best. - Divert Daily - Withdraw Weekly - Abandon Annually 3. GSD List - Write down three things you want to get done for the next day. Then, when you wake up, you can ruthlessly go after these three top priorities. Create and keep to a Get Stuff Done List!

It's good to go through a descalification process. To get rid of the things that are getting in the way. If we want to make today great, we must make room for better things. Reflect on your year. What are things that will benefit you to lose? 1. Clutter Clutter helps my mind be distracted. If I want to be focused, then I cannot be distracted. “Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that’s a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That’s not simple.”— Jonathan Ive 2. Bad Habits There is a version of each of us that is not thrilled with what we are doing. We know it’s a bad habit or one that we are not proud of, but we keep doing it because the toxicity has not reared its ugly head yet.  “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”― Jim Rohn 3. Unproductive Relationships There are people in our lives who cannot or will not grow with you into the person you want to be, and God is calling you to be. Surround yourself with people who are pushing you to be the better version of yourself, not those who are indifferent to your success, values, goals, or character. “Don’t trade your self-respect for someone elses. It’s easy to lose theirs and hard to get yours back.” Alex Hormozi

Welcome to the Nate Echos Podcast! Our words can be used for good, but a lot of times, I end up sticking my foot in my mouth because I didn't know when to be quiet. Here are 6 times you should be quiet 1. When everyone is talking over each other We all feel like we are going to be the voice of reason that is going to add to the conversation or get everyone to shut up and be respectful. - Your actions will do more than your words ever will. - Remove yourself from the situation 2. When someone will not let you finish - The interrupter - may not be all bad. - Ask them a question about their life that you genially want to know the answer to (not passive-aggressive) 3. When someone is trying to express their feelings - Listen - We want to sympathize, but that never works. Just let them express their emotions. 4. When you are experiencing a beautiful Moment - Take it in - Mental Image - The office Jim & Pam - Tattoo Tayler - We conflate beautiful moments with Instagramable moments. 5. When you are searching for an answer - Don’t reach for your device. Sit with the problem in your head. - It’s good for you and good for your brain - When it is difficult or easy, our reflex is to have it solved rather than try to solve it. - Pride in the process with some answers. 6. When you are praying - Leave a longer moment of silence before you say Amen. - Conversation with God, not a Christmas list of things you want God to do. You can also find this episode where you get your podcasts. Let's Make Today Great!

Have you ever wanted Joshua 1:9 to be true in your life? "This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." We often miss what is right in front of us. God's presence isn't conditional upon our recognition of it. Here are 4 ways we can easily miss God's presence in our life. 1) Be Unavailable. Even though we are aware of our availability, we still need to be aware of our UNAVAILABILITY. 2) Be Rushed "On our part, we need to turn away from taking the Bible merely as a book of ethics and instead come to The Word for nourishment" - Witness Lee. 3) Be Autonomous Imagine how many God moments we have missed when we try to solve a problem that God wanted to use to display his presence. 4) Be Forgetful Reinforce your memories with memorials. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Joshua 1:9 1:14 - 1) Be Unavailable 2:10 - 2) Be Rushed 3:33 - 3) Be Autonomous 5:00 - 4) Be Forgetful 5:45 - Don't miss it

Are you sick, or is there something more going on? Can you trust yourself to lead yourself? Disease is a pathological process, a deviation from a biological norm. A disease requires treatment to get better. Sickness is a less serious health condition that does not require treatment. Sickness can be caused by various things, from the flu to the common cold, and usually lasts for a specific period and then goes away on its own. The main difference between disease and sickness is that disease requires treatment to get better, while sickness does not. "Self-leadership is the greatest leadership challenge any of us face. But self-leadership is a critical component to our success in every arena of life. You'll never be a leader worth following if you don't lead yourself well. And while that's apparent if you have an official organizational leadership role, it should be equally apparent if you're a parent." Excerpt From Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets Andy Stanley Have you ever treated the symptoms of your life like a disease when they were actually a sickness or vice versa? Who are the people in your life you can get diagnosed with? Who are the people in your life that will tell you if the symptoms of bitterness, anger, frustration, stress, depression, tiredness, and laziness are just a sickness due to your surroundings and will get better when the season is over or if it is an underlying condition that needs treatment? If we are going to be good leaders, we need people around us who will make us better, not just tell us what we want to hear. Here are a few questions for you. What is a symptom in your life you don't like? How long has that symptom been hanging around? Have you been treating a symptom as a disease or a disease as a symptom? Do you really want to get better? Thanks for tuning in, and I'd appreciate it if you hit the subscribe button or share this episode with someone. As always, you can follow for more on social media. Insta: @theohionate Facebook: Nate Porter emial: [email protected] Website: www.newstart4u.org

Today I want to give you three practical ways you can be intentional with your conversations  1. Invite someone to church It sounds old school, but here is what I have found. If they attend or not, it always gets a response. 2. … And what else?  As people, we like to talk about ourselves. If someone is telling you about their rough day or what is going on in their life, don’t hesitate to ask them, “and what else?” This question can quickly get someone to go deeper than just a surface relationship.  It always takes the conversation to a deeper level.  3. Talk about your faith This always makes people feel funny like you are pushing your faith on someone else. However, we do it all the time with our sports teams, our kid's accomplishments, the news, or our favorite podcast that just dropped a new episode. Why is it weird if we mention what God showed us in our devotions this morning, or a way God has answered prayer, or anything spiritual?

4 Ways you can become "more wise" 1. Wisdom comes from intimacy or frequency - VALUES - Where your intimacy lies is where you become wise 2. Wisdom is the willingness to listen - Don’t assume you already know it. 3. Wisdom leads to simplicity - If things are only getting more complex it demonstrates a growing information  - If things are only getting more clear it demonstrates a growing application of the information because you are moving from complexity to clarity 4. Wisdom should grow - Luke 2:52 " And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."

You have a part to play in responding to your purpose in life. God’s call, or just something you want to be good at, requires steady and consistent attention to detail. I want to give you 4 ways to do that. These can be for any area of your life. The book of proverbs. In this passage, we see four ways we need to keep our eye on if we want to achieve our purpose in life.  in particular that you need to watch if you want to enjoy victory over temptation: Proverbs 4:20-27 ²⁰ My son, pay attention to what I say;²¹  turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight,²²  keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them²³  and health to one’s whole body. Above all else, guard your heart,  for everything you do flows from it.²⁴ Keep your mouth free of perversity;  keep corrupt talk far from your lips.²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead;²⁶  fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet²⁷  and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left;  keep your foot from evil. What you think about What you say What you look at Where you go Let's make today Great!  Thanks for watching/listening.

Staying Healthy Happens in the Gym - What you expend Losing weight happens in the kitchen - Your intake Advice: Don't miss two in a row.  Workouts, meals, or plans. Just because you mess up don't give up.

Are there things you do that you know you can't win? How can you train yourself to get up after getting knocked down by life?  1. There is a time and a place 2. We Tap Out 3. We Honor the Tap Out Let's Make Today Great!

What are your balls made of? If the areas of your life are juggling balls, it is essential to know what ones cannot drop.   Medows talks about the five balls we are juggling.  Work Family Health Friends Integrity  What are each of these balls made of is essential to know. Why? Because some areas of your life cannot be repaired once dropped. Some of them will shatter! Know what your balls are made of!  Book the quote is from: How to Think Bigger: Aim Higher, Get More Motivated, and Accomplish Big Things // Martin Meadows

ARROGANCE CONFIDENCE SELF DOUBT HUMILITY How do I know if I am one of these people? How can I raise my kids to be confident?  ARROGANT PEOPLE PRIORITIZE MAKING SURE YOU KNOW HOW GREAT THEY ARE CONFIDENT PEOPLE PRIORITIZE MAKING SURE YOU KNOW HOW GREAT YOU ARE.