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Choosing To Be Real Over Being Liked

Time and time again in my life I’ve been tempted to live for the approval of others instead of trusting Christ.

Following Christ with all your heart is tough. Sometimes God calls you…

to take risks

to stand up against things

to go against the flow

to do something remarkable.

But when you live for the approval of others you limit your life to following the herd. You see most people feel safest when they’re in the middle of the herd. What happens when you break off to follow a God prompt, to take a risk, is the herd will criticize you until you fall back with the rest of the crowd. The approval addict is destined for a life of mediocrity because they always have to follow the herd.

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Written by Pete Wilson on April 30, 2012 @ 7:54 am
Filed under: Spiritual Growth

The Aware Life

One of the things I talk about in my latest book Empty Promises is this idea of living the “Aware Life.” I wrote…

In an effort to find out why I felt so empty, I started to pay more attention to what was going on internally. Paying attention or examining my life forces me to face the internal questions I can no longer keep quiet. I was compelled to come face-to-face with what was lurking at the deepest level of my soul.

These were questions I could no longer ignore:
• Why do I continue to say yes to others, even though I’m overextended and hurting those closest to me?
• Why do I continue to struggle with showing my wife love on a more consistent basis, the way I should?

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Written by Pete Wilson on April 25, 2012 @ 7:43 am
Filed under: Spiritual Growth

Go Fly A Kite

I snapped this picture last evening of my youngest son, Brewer, flying his kite.

He’s always had a thing for kites.

It reminded me of a time over a year ago when he had received a kite as a gift. It hung there in our laundry room for months as almost daily he would beg me to fly it in the backyard.

Every time he asked I would remind him that our backyard was full of trees and it would inevitably get stuck in the tree. Well, he eventually wore me down and in a weak moment, I think on the 138th try, I finally gave in.

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Written by Pete Wilson on April 24, 2012 @ 7:06 am
Filed under: Family, Leadership

Empty Promises Book Trailer

Written by Pete Wilson on April 2, 2012 @ 1:52 am
Filed under: Uncategorized, Videos

Most Pastors Don’t FEEL Successful

May 2, 2012 in Leadership with 6 Comments

Happy Hump Day!!

I don’t know about you, but I’m praying today is a little smoother than yesterday. After some morning meetings in the morning I flew to Dallas to do an interview for Christian TV and then flew back last night. Got in around 11:45 PM but on my way home got pulled over by a cop for having a headlight out. He was an incredibly nice guy who did write me a ticket and then spent the next 30 minutes talking to me about life. Yes, 30 minutes!!!! We talked about everything from parenting, to Duck Dynasty (my favorite TV show), to the dangers of driving with just one headlight. I guess cops get lonely too. He certainly had a captivated audience. Ha!

The Big D

May 1, 2012 in Church Leadership, Leadership with 49 Comments

I’m starting to feel like Dallas is a second home. I’m headed back there today to do some TV interviews for Empty Promises after just being there at Prestonwood the week before last.

I’ll also be going back next week to speak at Catalyst Dallas, May 9-11. I love Catalyst. What is Catalyst? Well, I’m glad you asked.

Catalyst is a powerful gathering of young leaders, a movement of influencers and world changers who love Jesus, see things differently, and feel a burden for our generation. We seek to learn, worship, and create together with a momentous energy passionately pursuing God. We are Catalysts… Kingdom ambassadors, change agents, influencers, and cultural architects seeking to change our churches, communities, and cultures for God.

Sounds cool doesn’t it?

Here’s the best part. I actually have 5 FREE TICKETS TO NEXT WEEKS CATALYST. Just leave your name and the name of your church and I’ll pick two people to win 2 tickets each and one person will win 1. Make sure you let me know if you want 1 or 2 tickets when you leave your name.

Here’s an awesome preview video which will give you even a better picture of the blast we’re going to have. Hope to see you there next week.

Catalyst Dallas 2012:: Preview Video from Catalyst on Vimeo.

Choosing To Be Real Over Being Liked

April 30, 2012 in Spiritual Growth with 37 Comments

Time and time again in my life I’ve been tempted to live for the approval of others instead of trusting Christ.

Following Christ with all your heart is tough. Sometimes God calls you…

to take risks

to stand up against things

to go against the flow

to do something remarkable.

Where Do You Want To Visit?

April 27, 2012 in Family with 17 Comments

Landed in Lynchburgh, VA last night. Excited to speak today at the Liberty University chapel. It’s there last required chapel of the year so even if I bomb it I got a feeling these 10,000 students will just be happy to be done for the year. I can’t lose.

In all seriousness I would really covet your prayers this morning.

Haven’t seen much of Lynchburg and I’m unfortunately here less than 24 hours, but what I’ve seen is absolutely beautiful.

So I was wondering. What US city have you not been to that you would like to visit?

Politics, Religion, & Your Vote

April 26, 2012 in Religion with 25 Comments

I read THIS article in The Christian Post last night regarding the religious and where their votes are going. Not too many surprises here, but still interesting information. The article stated…

Voters with high levels of religiosity favor Mitt Romney, while voters who are moderately religious or nonreligious favor President Barack Obama, according to a new Gallup poll.

Fifty-four percent of registered voters categorized as “very religious” said they are currently supporting Romney, while 37 percent said they would vote for Obama, in the presidential race. Among the “moderately religious,” 54 percent support Obama and 40 percent support Romney. Among the “nonreligious” Obama’s support is even greater, 61 percent, while Romney gets only 30 percent.

Voters are more closely split when comparing Catholics and Protestants. Protestants favor Romney, a Latter-day Saint, 48 to 43 percent. Catholics favor Obama, a Protestant, 51 to 45 percent.

Among “very religious” Catholics, though, the advantage tilts to Romney, 50 to 46 percent. The gap is even wider among “very religious” Protestants, who favor Romney 54 to 35 percent. When factoring in race and ethnicity, the gap becomes wider still. Romney has a 41 percentage point advantage (64 to 23 percent) among very religious non-Hispanic white Protestants.

Religiosity has been a reliable predictor of vote choice in presidential elections at least since the 2000 election. Those with high levels of religiosity have favored Republicans while those with low levels of religiosity have favored Democrats. This “God gap” has been a stronger predictor of vote choice than the much ballyhooed “gender gap,” in which females favor Democrats and males favor Republicans.

So what do you say? Will your faith have a big impact on who you’re voting for in the upcoming election?

The Aware Life

April 25, 2012 in Spiritual Growth with 16 Comments

One of the things I talk about in my latest book Empty Promises is this idea of living the “Aware Life.” I wrote…

In an effort to find out why I felt so empty, I started to pay more attention to what was going on internally. Paying attention or examining my life forces me to face the internal questions I can no longer keep quiet. I was compelled to come face-to-face with what was lurking at the deepest level of my soul.

These were questions I could no longer ignore:
• Why do I continue to say yes to others, even though I’m overextended and hurting those closest to me?
• Why do I continue to struggle with showing my wife love on a more consistent basis, the way I should?

Continue Reading…

Go Fly A Kite

April 24, 2012 in Family, Leadership with 25 Comments

I snapped this picture last evening of my youngest son, Brewer, flying his kite.

He’s always had a thing for kites.

It reminded me of a time over a year ago when he had received a kite as a gift. It hung there in our laundry room for months as almost daily he would beg me to fly it in the backyard.

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