Here’s the gist, human. If you want to transform your spiritual life, how about a solo row with God? A solo row is a journey that you cannot do without God, without Jesus, without the Holy Spirit. Seems like a paradox, doesn’t it? But it’s really such a defining truth, that when we accept that our relationship with our Maker is 100% up to our free will and his glorious nature we head for much deeper water. A solo row that is between you and God, destined for a new spiritual horizon. Spiritual sea legs. Amazing. It takes a day to day commitment to our conviction, our confidence in God. And the world he made for us to live in.

Consider Taryn. The first American woman to compete in the World’s Toughest Row as a solo athlete. On day 34, at sunrise, Taryn witnessed a whale do a vertical jump in front of her. An image that will live on in her heart as a divine metaphor for her WHY.

Courage in action. Conviction that is contagious. Tracking this kind of courage is a lesson we can’t ignore, and the beauty of it, the power of it, is that she has been rowing for 40+ days and at any point of my day I can stop and know this:

Taryn is on that boat, rowing.

Who is she? Are you ready to make a commitment to your own solo row? E173. Listen in. E173. Listen in.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 173 Strengthen Your Faith Through a Solo Row with God (be inspired by solo rower, Taryn Smith, World’s Toughest Row participant)

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Here’s the gist, human. God is on the lookout for plots, schemes, the human intrigue of others plotting against our spiritual growth. I have been asking myself the same questions all week. Why do I want to take a closer look at, get up close and personal with Psalm 31, verse 20? What is really going on inside this verse? Why do I feel compelled to bring this to my listeners, in our pursuit of knowing God more deeply?

I do it because when someone or something captures my attention I should stake a claim on my time, my value, my worth in God’s kingdom. I should picture it in my mind’s eye as the ascent to the Mt. Everest in my heart. It’s that important.

Because attention is one of the few offerings we bring to God.

E172. Listen in. You have homework.

Psalm 31:20

20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them

from all human intrigues;

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 172 God vs Human Intrigue (are you giving your attention to what God is protecting you from…)

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Here’s the gist, human. When we encounter trouble, it may start with well-lit enemies but inevitably draws who David names as “neighbors” and “closest friends.” This tells me that our human nature is the common denominator of adversity, that the trust we have must be anchored in God’s character. By this, that all humans fall to adversity without him. The thing we fall prey to bares little difference from enemies to neighbors to friends. Everyone gets pulled under without God. The evil of our enemies embraces the ambiguity within our neighbors and friends to coax them over the line into betrayal. Human nature has a betrayal gene. It clings to everyone, everything that is not-God, all of life that keeps us from God.

So what does David do? How does he beckon God’s presence? The power of Psalm 31 today, to show how the psalms of the shepherd turned king can be a praise trail we walk to find clarity in the middle of life’s confusion.

E171. I want this for you. Listen in.

Psalm 31: 5-6

5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;

deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;

as for me, I trust in the Lord.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 171 Walk a Praise Trail with David (Psalm 31, or any of his songs for a soul boost to God’s spacious place)

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