“If you don’t pick up your cross, you will be crushed by it.”- Jim Caviezal, actor, Passion of the Christ In Chapter 11 (“Stage Four: The Cross”) of The Joseph Calling, Os Hillman asserts that every leader must experience the cross through betrayal. Specifically, Os refers to betrayal as God’s graduate course for leaders. Yet, […]
“It is certainly unnecessary to say that turning conviction into action requires great sacrifice. . . . Therefore the person who will ultimately soar like an eagle to the heights of the cloudless day and live in the sunshine of God must be content to live a relatively lonely life.”- L. B. Cowman, Streams in […]
“The desert may mean being put on the shelf for a season, but from your perch you will experience the reality of a living God like never before.”- Os Hillman “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.”- Daniel 2:22 Os Hillman continues Chapter 10 of […]
“The training ground for a leader in the kingdom of God can often mean years of difficult, unfair treatment.”- Os Hillman As Os Hillman continues Chapter 10 of The Joseph Calling, he notes that “sometimes obedience does not yield less adversity, it actually increases it.” In fact, the author states, often the ways of God […]
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.”- Margaret J. Wheatley, Finding Our Way “I [Paul] did not immediately consult with anyone, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again […]
“There is a principle that surrounds failure: Failure is often the stepping stone to greater victory.”- Os Hillman “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”- Henry Ford Os Hillman concludes Chapter 9 of The Joseph Calling as he connects failure and our walk with God. He stresses we should never […]
“Shattered dreams often become the unexpected doorways to a destiny we could never appreciate without them. God has an amazing ability to turn our sin into something that will be used to build his kingdom when we turn completely away from our sin.”- Os Hillman In Chapter 9 (“Stage 2:Character Building”) of The Joseph Calling, […]
“Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let out minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.”- Fulton J. Sheen “The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and […]
“If a crisis has come to you on any front, then let me encourage you to surrender your will to Jesus absolutely and irrevocably.”- Os Hillman “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”- Philippians 1:21 (ESV) Os Hillman concludes Chapter 8 of The Joseph Calling as he explains why a […]
“When we understand crises and how God uses them in our lives, we’re less prone to make ourselves victims. Instead, we appreciate how these crises are used to make us more fulfilled and to bring us into our larger story.”- Os Hillman In Chapter 8 (“Stage 1: Recruitment”) of The Joseph Calling, Os Hillman notes […]
“God doesn’t prune dead branches; he prunes live branches that can generate more fruit.”- Os Hillman In Chapter 7 of The Joseph Calling, Os Hillman notes that every person God uses must go deeper with God. Through this process, you see God’s calling manifested in your life. During your desert season, God teaches you trust […]
“This is an important truth: Sometimes God wants to see if we will serve others amid our own pain; this becomes a source of healing for others and a catalyst that leads to our own freedom.”- Os Hillman “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in […]