by John Garfield | October 21, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
A man’s wisdom gives him patience… Prov 19:11 NIV The Spirit of Wisdom – The Shack is a fictional book that I really enjoyed, in which the main character meets God. It’s a book that warms your heart and scares your mind. One of the things I enjoyed most was the...
by John Garfield | October 9, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
We were in Baltimore, MD for a conference this last weekend. There is something about live conferences with new people that is really fun. Connecting people with their hearts causes them to connect with Jesus in a whole new way. They go from servant to King. I’m using...
by John Garfield | October 6, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
Whenever I meet one of those wise old sages of business or management, I am continually impressed by the resiliency: their ability to resurrect from impossible setbacks. There is a reason that they do come back. It’s right between their ears – the attitude of their...
by John Garfield | September 30, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
There is a place in our walk with Jesus where we are carried by the winds of the Kingdom and all we have to do is put up our sails. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 NKJV Brokenness – When we first get saved we...
by John Garfield | September 23, 2012 | Dreams
Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. Ps 105:19 KJV When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. Matt 13:21 NIV This is an amazing season of testing for those pursuing the Kingdom in the marketplace. Many...
by John Garfield | September 16, 2012 | Greatest Hits
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. Deut 8:18 NIV For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for...
by John Garfield | September 9, 2012 | Discipleship
The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. Deut 28:23 NIV There are times in our walk when prayers feel like they are going unanswered or we are just too discouraged to spend time in prayer. We’ve also experienced the mountain tops when...
by John Garfield | September 2, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
“It’s about believing in yourself, your God-given ability and your work ethic.” Tim Tibow Who we are, what we become and what we do come right out of our hearts. At a subconscious or heart level, we irrevocably march toward what our hearts believe about ourselves. It...
by John Garfield | August 19, 2012 | Dreams
Under the age of 10, children freely talk to themselves without inhibition. They are free from the boundaries that prevent the expression of their hearts. As we grow older and become more educated, we distance ourselves from our hearts and dwell more in our minds...
by John Garfield | August 12, 2012 | Initiative
The Olympics are a great showcase of human competition, victory and defeat. Every athlete competes with the best in the world, with full knowledge they may not win. Yet, they are able to give their best effort toward their desire. One wins, two more medal and the rest...
by John Garfield | August 5, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
The first ingredient for being a King and seeing the Kingdom of God is sharing a sense of destiny in Christ. That means we have a vision or heart’s desire… some design for our future. When we really find that place of intersection between our heart’s desire and God’s...
by John Garfield | July 29, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
Connecting our hearts with a real Kingdom purpose is a key to Releasing Kings. Seeing our future is the faith that motivates enthusiasm, a work ethic, creativity, fruit, and wealth multiplication. It’s very easy to get in a rut of working a job that pays the bills but...
by John Garfield | July 22, 2012 | Politics
Whether people are left or right, secular and religious, there is a trend in America right now to think that the sky is falling. I read The Last Myth by Gross and Gilles. They make an excellent point about what apocalyptic thinking tells us about America. The topics...
by John Garfield | June 24, 2012 | Dreams
“3 steps to connect with your own heart” – Stop living someone else’s script – Become yourself (the way you were designed) – Build the bridge between vocation and ministry – Get started on the dream God put in your heart Where is...
by John Garfield | June 17, 2012 | Kingly Mindset
Justice is coming – The night is darkest just before the dawn. We are prophetically on the eve of new levels of creativity, opportunity and fruit. Yet, our experience is navigating the present darkness and attack against our dreams. The reason we guard our hearts is...
