The Moment Called Now by Robert Ricciardelli

Patience is not always about waiting for something to take place or for something to change, patience is also living fully in the moment called NOW. We must be living fully in the journey we are on, experiencing all of life in the present, while continuing to expect the hope filled future to unfold. Wisdom realigns the attitudes of the current state of our heart rather than trying to escape our present reality.

Integrated Tapestry of Life by Robert Ricciardelli

If you look at life as an integrated tapestry, you will never hold on to life as a victim. God calls you His precious child and you are a victor in Him, the healer and restorer of your soul. He weaves the good with the bad into an amazing story of victory and significance. Nature's beauty bears witness to the Creator, but you are the true glory of God. His presence, heart, and power are in you, His glory revealed.

Injured, Uninformed, and Insecure Leaders by Robert Ricciardelli

Injured, Uninformed, and insecure leaders can create an ungodly illusion of authority when there is but one author and authority for your life, God Himself. Leaders that are submitted to God will serve in His authority, and they will love and serve in substance of God rather than manipulating their own agendas in His name. God protects us and leads us through all "Against us" activities and into freedom in Him.

Perspectives Matter Much by Robert Ricciardelli

When life happens to you and the results are not positive or even devastating, it is your ongoing perspective that matters most for your future. Will you remain a victim or will you choose to see it in the light of eternity and in the illumination of God? We have little control over what happens in life, but we have a lot of control over how we integrate all of life both good and bad with the right perspective.

Slaying the Giants of Ungodly Influence by Robert Ricciardelli

There are many giants in the land of our life. Giants often come in the form of "large and in charge" personalities. They do not know God's design for your life, and some are intent to get in God's way regarding His plans and purpose for you. God makes a way to slay the giants of ungodly influence. Goliath is loud, Goliath is proud, Goliath has influence, and yet Goliath will be defeated by the hand of the Lord.

Combustible Presence and Faith by Robert Ricciardelli

What all enemies have meant for evil against you, God forges for the good in you. The battles then bring you more strength than the victory itself. Thank God for the battles because through battle, He builds a strength that can never be dismissed for all eternity. The power of God heals all battle scars, and His presence combined with your renewed faith become a combustible and impenetrable force for the future.

Movement Towards Victory by Robert Ricciardelli

Your movement in God is carried by so strong a truth inside of you that victory in one form or another cannot elude you. You have embraced the challenges, you continue to fight the good fight of faith, and you have engaged fully in the providence of your God. You have not waited for the hour of battle to pray, but have gained victory in prayer long before the battle came. The exhilaration of victory is near.

A Time to Go by Robert Ricciardelli

Having a dream or vision from God about what He desires for us in our lives with Him is wonderful. What is less wonderful is to continue to dream when God has already confirmed to us what we must do. Remaining in a dream state does not bring accomplishment to godly visions and dreams. When we have heard the direction of where we must go and what we must do, it is a time to neither sit nor stand, but a time to go.

Co-Created Outcome by Robert Ricciardelli

God is sovereign and always with you, and yet your attitudes, beliefs, and commitments matter. You do not look to man for all the answers, you look to God for the illumination of truth. He gives you wisdom and empowerment to create life by what you think, what you speak forth, and by what you do. God desires to be a part of every moment in your life. Both you and God determine the outcome of your life.

Being Matters More than Doing by Robert Ricciardelli

God wants our being more than our doing. Our being in Him matters most. He is always in us, but are we consciously in Him? Do we seek Him, His Kingdom, and His nature? We want to make a difference, and yet often miss our Creator who is ever calling us towards Himself. Consciously transition to time with God by listening, responding, and resting in Him while we advance. Doing powerfully flows from our being.

He Needs More of Us by Robert Ricciardelli

The Kingdom of God is within. We do not need more of Him as He has given us everything we need. People chase power, prestige, and prosperity in the name of God and find themselves wanting. The transformational manifestation of God in us has been trapped in the prison of our hearts and minds. We are the only God people may ever see, and He desires to use us so much. We do not need more of Him, He needs more of us.

X-Out the Negatives From Your Life by Robert Ricciardelli

It is time to X-Out the negatives that hinder perspectives, production, and success. Take courage to search out and admit to the weak spots in your life. We all have them, and many times we mask them, because it is too painful to take a peek under the hood of our mind, will, and emotions. Be encouraged as you identify the soft spots, you will now be empowered to begin to eliminate the destiny barriers from your life.

God is Talking All the Time by Robert Ricciardelli

God is talking to you all the time. Are you listening? Do you expect Him to put passion and thoughts into your heart and mind? He is the author of amazing creativity and passion, and has deposited expressive brilliance within you. Sometimes we take ownership of all of our thoughts and passions. I once asked the Lord to support an idea I had. He said, "I love that idea, I will support it, and by the way, that idea was mine."

Be Ready to Realign Rigorously by Robert Ricciardelli

Be ready For Divine interruptions to your plans. Many are the plans of men but God's plans prevail. This is a generation of time when God is shaking all that can be shaken so that all that remains is His unshakable Kingdom and His unshakable principles. In His love and providence, God does this without your permission. Be ready to realign rigorously to God's plans with joy, because His plans work best for you.

Commitment Propels Dynamic Living by Robert Ricciardelli

You are the offspring of God. He has created you in His image to existentially co-create with Him. Initiated through faith, it is commitment that propels our life dynamically forward. When we commit ourselves, Divine providence empowers all ideas and plans. Commitment births favor and a whole stream of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and provision. Suddenly the unseen bursts onto the scene in Majestic glory.

What are your PEGS? by Robert Ricciardelli

Have you checked on your PEGs lately? What is your PASSION, and are you living a life of PASSION? What is your EXPERIENCE, and are you maximizing the strength, wisdom , and knowledge, gained from your life's EXPERIENCEs? And finally, what are your GIFTs, and are you able to live and work in the context that best releases your GIFTs? Living within your PEG's will continue to be a pathway for your success.

Extend to Forever Ascend by Robert Ricciardelli

When we have a closed fist on the things we own, we proceed in a covetous spiral downward. But when we see God as the owner of all things and share liberally, we breed a life of significance. Do we not know that all of life and all of what we have is His? Become a Spirit directed giver, well pleasing to the Lord. If you continue to grip, you'll continue to slip, but as you choose to extend you will forever ascend.

Chase the Root and Not the Fruit by Robert Ricciardelli

Everybody loves fruit, and many chase after it. Fruit not coming from a good root is not sustainable. It tastes good enough to keep you racing after it, yet will leave you wanting. What we should be after is the root, the foundation of all good fruit. The root foundations of God produce a sustainable and unlimited harvest. Seek first the Root of the Kingdom of God for fruit that abounds and for fruit that remains.

The Life Is Easy Illution by Robert Ricciardelli

It is an illusion to think that life should be easy. Easy street perceptions lead to disappointment and despair. Challenges come, and we can choose to have joy knowing that God is forever with us. Escaping pain is a myth and we miss the fullness of life by not acknowledging the struggle, and allowing fear to paralyze our passion. Pain and joy often run together, and by overcoming pain, we can see the fullness of joy.

Serving God is Serving Humanity by Robert Ricciardelli

A spiritual person is a person who has converging thoughts of God and humanity at all times. Serving God is serving humanity and serving humanity is serving God. Life is loving God and loving people with God empowered love. Spiritual people give of themselves and even suffer harm on behalf of others. They defy despair and injustice. Their greatest passion is compassion, and their greatest strength is consuming love.

Wonder Rather Than Doubt by Robert Ricciardelli

Wonder rather than doubt is the foundation of all knowledge. When we look at the possibilities within and beyond creation we begin learn of God and life in    ever increasing ways. Pondering the expansion of of absolute truth is transformational. When we doubt or remain stuck in what we know, the energy of life diminishes. We must energize internally through the Spirit who guides us into greater understanding.

True Humility Rests by Robert Ricciardelli

True humility abides and rests in the depth of one's heart. When we humble ourselves we are quickly reminded that we live in a continual tension between humility and the confidence of who we are. Humility is far from us in the realm of excuses, defending, or attacking. Pride grows out of the reign of self. When we get off our own throne and submit to the throne of God, He can reign through the whole of who we are.

We Are In It To Win It! by Robert Ricciardelli

We are in it to win it, despite it! Whatever "It" is does not really matter in the plans of God. He has created you to overcome, and has placed overcoming people around you to walk with you into His victorious destiny. What you are experiencing now is inconsequential to the fullness of what God has in store for you. You are uniquely designed and blessed, and you win through adversity and in the fullness of time.

Never Cease To Be Amazed by Robert Ricciardelli

Our goal is to never cease to be amazed at the wonders of our God. We can wake up each day in radical amazement regardless of what darkness we see or are experiencing. The beauty of the world is continually seen through the eyes of the Spirit. Do not take anything for granted in the abundant life and love of God. We have a treasure within that carries light, love, and life, and Spirit led children are forever amazed.

God says, "That's what I imagine" by Robert Ricciardelli

We often create distance and guard ourselves from others, and miss the wealth of resources, love, and life we can bring to each other. We maintain control rather than trustfully sharing our lives. Just imagine that there was no longer fear among people, no longer any rivalry, hostility, bitterness, or revenge. God says, "That's what I imagine, a whole world not only created but also living in my image as one."

Living the Message of Forgiveness by Robert Ricciardelli

One of the hardest things in life is to let go of old hurts. We often say, or at least think: "What you did to me and my family, my ancestors, or my friends I cannot forget or forgive. Holding people's faults creates walls that hinder our relationship with God and others. Reconciliation is God's work in us and through us. This message calls us to let go of old hurts, and it is the message our world most needs to hear.

Captivated Thoughts by Robert Ricciardelli

Thoughts are an amazing commodity that we must be conscious of and steward. We must captivate our thoughts while filtering them through our beliefs and values. By aligning our thoughts with principles of the Divine, we grow further towards the image and likeness of God. We must discipline ourselves to choose the thoughts that bring forth life, and the thoughts that brings forth a harvest and fruit that remains. 

Self Must Bow to Majesty by Robert Ricciardelli

We often can be polishing sand amongst God's precious pearls of creation, and become strengthened as we embrace the divine refining process. As we share our unique life, experiences, revelations, and thoughts, we further become one with God and each other, and able to see beyond the limits of self. When we seek to understand the collective wealth of creation, self must bow to the greater wisdom and glory of God.

Becoming A Safe Place by Robert Ricciardelli

When we are free from the need to judge or condemn, people will come to us in their vulnerability, and they will let down their protective walls. Being deeply rooted in the love of God, we help people realize that we have no hidden agendas or unspoken intentions, and that our only desire is to love and serve them. People will feel safe simply because we dwell in and exude, a loving and nonjudgmental presence.

Inclusive and Collective Wisdom by Robert Ricciardelli

Be careful of what you think you may know or who you think you may be in the comparison of others. The Kingdom of God is inclusive, and brings value to every life. It has always been God's plan for us to reveal His fullness as one family. Exclusivity is not of God, religion divides, but the collective Spirit in all of us shared through brilliant minds and hearts, reveal corporate wisdom and love to the glory of God.

Trust That You Belong to God by Robert Ricciardelli

When we fully trust that we belong to God and find in Him all that we need for our minds, hearts, and souls, we find true freedom, and can bring freedom to others. Our revelation of God's loving acceptance of us gives us victory over self-doubt and self-rejection that occasionally rise up to distract or defeat us. God reminds us of this through His Word, through each other, and through the many ways He speaks to us.

Change Begins in Us by Robert Ricciardelli

We spend a lot of time noticing the changes that others must make to make our world better, but we often do not take the time to reflect the changes that are necessary within ourselves. The changes we would like to see, must begin in us. We become change agents for good by allowing God to change us first. Change is inevitable and constant, and the smallest God ordained changes can be the birthing place for miracles.

Our Task of Reconciliation by Robert Ricciardelli

Our task in this world as children of God is reconciliation. Wherever we go we see divisions among people; in families, communities, cities, and nations. All these divisions are tragic reflections of our separation from God. The truth that all people belong together as members of one family under God is hardly visible. Our task through Christ is to reveal this truth in the context and reality of everyday life.

Predictable God in an Unpredictable World by Robert Ricciardelli

Life is unpredictable. We can be happy, healthy or rich one day, and sad, sick, or poor the next. So who can we to hold on to, feel secure with, and trust at all times? God through Christ in us never leaves us nor forsakes us. We can absolutely know that nothing, today or tomorrow, in life or death, can get between us and God's love. God is with us, is for us, and in Him, our destiny is assured.

We Do Not Fear Darkness by Robert Ricciardelli

We walk in a "ravine as dark as death" and yet we have nothing to fear because God is at our side; This is not just a comforting thought but reality, and an experience of the heart that we can trust. We shine brightly as the light of the world by His Spirit when we live in this reality of peace in the midst of suffering, disillusions, and grief. Shine your light in people's sight, and watch God renew your strength each day.

Unique Experiences in God by Robert Ricciardelli

No matter how ordinary we think we are, we all can have unique experiences in God's presence, and unique missions announcing His presence to the world. All of creation can receive the grace of seeing God in the fullness of time. This experience is not for an exceptional few, but a gift that God wills for all to receive. But we must desire Him, embrace His love, and then we will know Him in a most personal way.

Stepping In Faith by Robert Ricciardelli

Perfectionism can sometimes cover up the fear of failure. When we live a life of faith, we know that we win, regardless of how many times we have failed. Failure then becomes a learning process on the journey called life. Do not procrastinate or deliberate any longer, and do what you must do. With God, there is always opportunity to adjust and perfect along the way, but the first step is to start stepping in faith.

What Do you Want? by Robert Ricciardelli

What do you want? It is a powerful question that should set you in motion. It is also a tough question to answer. You have had everyone around you telling and demanding what THEY want. Connect with your heart, your core values, and have a conversation with God. He will bring clarity, and you will discover that your desires are truly His desires. As you set out on your journey, God and His provision go with you.

Value Each And Every Day by Robert Ricciardelli

Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is yet to come, and today matters most. When we value each day, we bring good memories to our future yesterday's and great promise for every tomorrow. What are you doing today to make your day great? You are not alone and God has prepared you for this day. Finish each day strong and cast the seed you will need for tomorrows success, and  the legacy you leave for the days gone by.

We Do Not Escape From Reality by Robert Ricciardelli

The bright future we envision does not allow for us to escape reality but rather to engage with reality life. Eternal vision gets us involved with the work of God, and His heart for humanity. Every time we forgive, move in compassion, make a child smile, or work for peace and goodwill to all, we are flowing in life. Pursuing the way, the truth, and the life, gives us new energy to truly live right where we are.

Visions Enable A Full Life by Robert Ricciardelli

We have hopeful visions through Christ in an eternity of peaceful convergence for all creation. The deepest longings of the human heart point to truth revealed beyond all lies and deceptions. These visions nurture our souls and strengthen our hearts. They bring us hope when despair comes or when we are tempted to give up on the journey we are on. Our visions enable us to live the full life, a life full of promise.

All of Creation in the Arms of God by Robert Ricciardelli

All of creation belongs together in the arms of God, and our call is to bring the this message to all who will receive it. Jesus came to fulfill the vision of God's creation coming together in complete harmony. The wolf will live with the lamb, the cow and the bear will graze, and no harm will be done. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of God. We are God's vision carriers to bring this hope to the hopeless.

Romans 8:20-21 (The Message)
That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what's coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.

If You Have a Pulse, You Have a Mission by Robert Ricciardelli

One way to determine whether or not your mission in life has been accomplished, check your pulse. If you are still alive, then your mission continues. The key is discovering what the Lord has planned for you each day to extend Himself to the world. We want to make sure we have utilized everything God has given us for every appointed opportunity to serve. Grace covers what we miss while we aim for God's best.

Helping Others Die Well by Robert Ricciardelli

One of the greatest gifts we can offer family and friends is to help them die well. They may be ready to go, but we do not want to say goodbye. But there comes a time in which we need to give those we love the permission to return to God, from whom they came. Jesus died saying,"Father, into your hands I commit my Spirit." With these words on their lips or in their hearts, they can make the passage as Jesus did.

For those who are going through this now, our prayers are with you.

Fusion For A Love Revolution by Robert Ricciardelli

God is love, and it is Love alone that unites, completes, and fulfills all living beings. Love is our created image and therefore Love joins all of us at the deepest core of who we are. Since we were created for Love we need to imagine God's Love increasing upon the earth until it embraces the totality of God's creation. Love is the agent of universal fusion between God and man, and brings us all together as one.


We need fusion for a love revolution!

How We Respond Matters Most by Robert Ricciardelli

Natural disasters and bad choices happen under God's sovereignty, and bad things happen to good people. Divine providence intersects with humanity seeking to restore while bringing light and hope to tragedy and darkness. We must change our questions from why things happen to how will we respond to the happenings. We must see beyond the challenges in this world and ask God, "What must I do in this present crisis."

Freedom From Swine Trendiness by Robert Ricciardelli

Occasionally I find it fun to rhyme and so this is from today in reference to a friends comments on loving the embittered and swine trendiness.


"Not good to dine in the fellowship of swine,
nor get in their mud and act like a dud.
Love is the way, we bring to each day,
Humility is a choice we encourage and voice.
One must commit to leave the bitterness pit,
God's agape core will cause them to soar. "

The Awakening of the Incarnate of God by Robert Ricciardelli

The time has come for the incarnate of God to supernaturally awaken to the bond we share with each other as His crown of creation; knowing that we illuminate the glory and presence of God in every task and context of life. With clarity of vision our life and work great or small matters, and is used by God to advance His Light to the world. God loves us where we are, and we represent Him in each and every moment.

Everything Created Has Value by Robert Ricciardelli

Everything created by God has value. God has called it good, which makes everything meaningful and part of His plan. If we understand the importance of creation and that we have an essential part to play in God‘s continuing creativity, then nothing is unimportant and everything has real meaning. As we allow God to permeate us in His love, we will continuously be on the forefront of loving and caring for His creation.

Overcoming the Fear of Failure by Robert Ricciardelli

Fear of failure hinders many, and they have refused to try because of past failures. Fear is the opposite of faith. Faith says I can do all things in God, and reminds us that as His children we live in His strength. Faith says, God said it, I believe Him, and I will go boldly with Him to accomplish much. Faith knows that obstacles come, but relies on a supernatural God to overcome all things on the road to success.

Planet Earth is in Need of You Now by Robert Ricciardelli

It is good to know and desire the promises of heaven, while not allowing heaven to be our primary goal. We must be about the Father's business of bringing good news to the captives while overcoming all obstacles with the prize in mind. We must remain spiritually present in every moment empowered by His presence to fulfill all that He desires. Heaven can most certainly wait, but planet earth is in need of you now.  

Declaring by How We Live and Love by Robert Ricciardelli

Jesus did not come to start a religion but to introduce us to a loving God. We commit our lives to God through faith, and remain in Him as He empowers us to do good. In the movement of God, His people emerge and converge to establish a Kingdom on earth with the power of heaven. Our future is bright but our mission expands and is declared daily by how we live and how we love.

There is religion and there is God. Though religion can point us to God, God cannot be contained by religion as His Kingdom ever expands upon the earth as it is in heaven.