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God has called us all to some assignment or vocati
God has called us all to some assignment or vocation…a *calling* in life. But the slippery slope of fulfilling your calling is that so often the calling becomes the main thing we’re after. And what can happen is that we end up trying to do the assignment God has given us, and gifted us to do— but without God. Here’s the thing: there is no calling without the One who calls us first to— Seek him. Find him. Know him. Follow him. Love him. And that *unique* calling he’s assigned to you will happen out of the overflow of your pursuit of Jesus. So, seek him first, above all else—not what he has for you to do, but seek *him* to find who he is. It’s in knowing him, and loving him, and following him all the days of your life that you’ll find him to be everything; and in finding him you’ll fulfill what he’s created and called you to do. Run hard after JESUS, not your calling. Make him your wholehearted, passionate pursuit. I love y’all! xo - P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #seekfirst #jesus #fulfillyourdreams #fulfillyourpurpose #calling #readthebible

We lean in the direction of our longings; the thin
We lean in the direction of our longings; the thing or things that captivate our heart and mind will determine our course in life— what we do and where we go. So, we will either be positively or negatively affected by the affections of our heart. Therefore, what we love most must be a love that is 100% faithful, reliable and trustworthy; a love that never lets us down or ever lets us go; a love that never changes its mind about us, turns it’s back and forgets about us; a love that only has what’s best for us, and never loses affection for us. Ever. Doesn’t it make sense then, that the only true love worth loving with all you’ve got is the Lover of your soul Who has loved you with all He had to give? What is your heart crying out for? What are your deepest longings? What do you love first, most and best? What are you chasing after and where is it leading you? Where are you searching and what are you seeking to get filled up with, satisfied with or thrilled by? And how are you going about getting that? Whatever that thing is, whoever that one is— will never be able to love you and satisfy you like Jesus will. Love him first, most, and best and watch how far he takes you in the right direction! I love y’all! xo P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #lovegod #firstlove #readthebible

Happy 22nd birthday, Lily!! You are absolutely all
Happy 22nd birthday, Lily!! You are absolutely all kinds of lovely— gifted & talented, wise & witty with a tender, sweet, compassionate heart! You’re everything I could ever have hoped for in a niece x100! I’m so very proud of you & proud to be your Aunt Punk— and I can’t wait to see all the marvelous things the Lord does with your life! Uncle John & I love you so much, @lily_johns ! Happiest Birthday! xo P♥️

Stillness is critical to our relationship with God
Stillness is critical to our relationship with God. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God.” The way to know God is to be still or "cease striving” as the term means. And we are a striving people. Striving is what our flesh does; but stillness is what our soul craves— and God knows it. He knows it’s critical for us to be still in his presence; spending intentional time *listening* to Him in His Word, because that’s the way we come to truly know our God. In fact, if we, God’s children, don’t learn to quiet ourselves and get still in his presence, he’ll force a stillness on us... kind of like a Holy Time Out. Look at this passage from Job 37— God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. For to the snow he says, ‘Fall to earth,’ and to the torrential rains, ‘Pour down.’ He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work. Job 37:5-7, NET The snowfall, the downpour of the rain...forces a stillness on us by God’s design so that we may know Him, and consider His ways, be awed by His wonders…and in so doing, we cultivate intimacy with the Almighty. Be still (cease striving, push away the distractions), and know (get to know Him intimately, by experience), that I am God (know who He is, and that He is everything). Think about it. I love y’all! xo - P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #accountability #readthebible

Isaiah chapter 7 sets up our theme for this season
Isaiah chapter 7 sets up our theme for this season with the Life on Life podcast. In this chapter, Isaiah brings a word from the Lord to King Ahaz. He was afraid - King Ahaz, that is. He was *terrified* because the northern army of Israel had colluded to join forces with enemy armies to attack Jerusalem. Isaiah 7:2 tells us, “the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.” Needless to say, King Ahaz was *freaked out.* King Ahaz did not believe God. More so, “he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord” (2 Kings 17, 2 Chronicles 28). The Lord knew that Ahaz was afraid and so, in His great mercy, He sent Isaiah with a word to Ahaz and said, “Look, Ahaz calm down. Don’t panic; it’s going to be alright. They’re not going to attack you; their plans will not succeed” (Punky Tolson paraphrase). And the Lord warned Ahaz with this: “But, if you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all” (Isaiah 7:10). Why would the Lord do that? He was challenging King Ahaz’s faith. Horribly, King Ahaz doesn’t accept this challenge and instead turns his back on God, continuing to sin and to lead the people of Judah in sin; and eventually he got what was coming to him. What’s the point? This is a powerful message for you and me today - just as God was challenging Ahaz, we are facing a challenging time in our faith. I’ll unpack this tomorrow in the next episode of #lifeonlifepodcast. For now, let me leave you with this thought: Is your faith strong enough to keep you standing firm when everything around you is shaking? Do you know the God you believe in? Do you, in fact, *believe* him? I love y’all! xo - P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #accountability #readthebible #standfirm #faith

How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyo
How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son. To make a wretch His treasure. ~ Stuart Townend “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.” John 3:16 - The Message I love y’all! xo P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #love #readthebible #valentines #jesus #godsolovedtheworld

Start your day off on a “Love Note.” First thi
Start your day off on a “Love Note.” First thing in the morning, before your feet hit the floor, tell Jesus you love him. Say it out loud to him so that your own ears can hear your own voice declare your love to the Lover of your soul. One of my sweet friends, Judith, shared with me recently how she has been doing that each morning & throughout the day, and how it has lifted her heart and kept her focused on the true love of her life. Think deeply about how much the Lord loves *you* and how he has shown you his love. Read the Song of Solomon and *listen* to the loving and adoring words he speaks to his “beloved.” That’s YOU. You are Jesus’ beloved, and he wants to be yours! So, try this for the next 16 days—through the rest of the month of February, tell Jesus you love him— first thing in the morning and throughout the day. Tell him how much you love him. Once you start you won’t be able to stop! Nobody loves you like Jesus does, friend, and he declares his love over your life- not just one day a year, but every single day! And he loves to hear you declare it over him! “I am my beloved’s and my Beloved is mine.” Song of Solomon 6:3 I love y’all! xo - P♥️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #Jesus #jesusiloveyou #valentines @ukes777

Do the Work. Spend time in God’s Word. Set a tim
Do the Work. Spend time in God’s Word. Set a time and a place and meet with Him, and he’ll prepare you for what’s to come.⠀ ⠀ I talk about this in Season 5, Episode 1 of the #LifeonLifePodcast. Watch it on IGTV or YouTube, and listen on Apple Podcasts or http://PunkyTolson.com/podcast.⠀ ⠀ I love y’all,⠀ xo - P♥️⠀ ⠀ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #accountability #readthebible

The first call on your life is as God’s child. I
The first call on your life is as God’s child. It’s actually a “right” and a privilege he gives to us when we place faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (John 1:12). And then he calls to us to surrender to him daily, to put our trust in him, and follow him (Matthew 4:19) and let our lives reflect and reveal him to the world around us.⠀ ⠀ That’s what children do; they follow their Father; they do him proud! And we, as spiritual daughters and sons, learn from our Heavenly Father as we follow his Word and his Son (Matthew 11:29)… learning how to live, and learning what he wants us to do for him.⠀ ⠀ So here’s the deal— you and I can’t do anything apart from following Jesus… daily. We can’t do the work of Jesus without Jesus; no other calling takes precedence; and no other calling will succeed for his glory without him.⠀ ⠀ God’s children do things God’s way, for God’s glory…to make him proud!⠀ ⠀ “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—“ John 1:12.⠀ ⠀ I love y’all!⠀ xo - P♥️⠀ ⠀ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #accountability #readthebible

I am an absolute believer in the Word of God. As y
I am an absolute believer in the Word of God. As you may have heard me say a time or two (or ten!), “God’s Word works when you work it into your life.” The Word of God is living and active and powerful, operative, energizing, and effective (Hebrews 4:12, AMP) at treating every single one of the issues you’re facing.⠀ ⠀ Therefore, what I’d like for you to do is think of your top one, two or three “issues”- those things that have kept you stuck for too long, things that are keeping you from being all that God intends for you to be and doing all that God intends for you to do.⠀ ⠀ Things… issues… sins… strongholds that are holding us back from living the abundant life (John 10:10). Write those things down. (You can share them with me if you want to, but it’s not necessary.) Find Scriptures that speak to those issues and record them in your journal and begin to meditate on and memorize them. Pray them aloud, write them out.⠀ ⠀ Every time that issue starts pounding away in your head and heart, take up the “Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God”… and do battle. USE IT!! God’s Word is the only weapon of defense He’s given us (Ephesians 6:10-18) and the only thing with which we can “take (our) thoughts captive” (2 Corinthians 10: 3-5).⠀ ⠀ Read the Word, study the Word, and work it into your life. What are you “working” today?⠀ ⠀ P.S. Watch Season 5, Episode 1 on IGTV or YouTube, and listen on Apple Podcasts or http://PunkyTolson.com/podcast.⠀ ⠀ I love y’all,⠀ xo - P♥️⠀ ⠀ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #accountability #readthebible


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