In Episode 003“The Pathway to Promise” podcast Dr. Brad Miller presents the third of five foundational episodes which present the core teachings on which the pathway to promise process is built. The title of the episode is “The Foundational Gift of Drawing on a Higher Power.”

The Pathway to Promise Promise is grounded in the belief that every person has a God-given promised life of peace, prosperity and purpose and you must implement a planned pathway with the proper people to quickly overcome life’s challenges to achieve that promised life.

The second foundational principle of the pathway to promise process is “The Foundational Gift of Drawing on a Higher Power.”

Dr. Brad extrapolated these four principles from 2 Timothy 1:7 “God does not give us a spirit of timidity but the spirit of power love and self-discipline”

“Drawing on a Higher Power flows directly from the statement “God give us a spirit of power”

Dr. Brad uses the story of a whitewater rafting trip where he almost drowned and had to be rescued and framework for understanding the power of prayer and dependence on a higher power.

Dr Brad intrudes the listener to spiritual practices particularly the spiritual practice of journaling.

Dr Brad teaches the SOAP plan for journaling as a means to draw upon a higher power.

The SOAP Plan includes the following process of reading the Bible and journaling:

S-Scripture: Reading a passage of scripture and writing down and speaking aloud the passage in the journal.
O-Observation: Observe the passage of scripture in writing in terms of context, message and impact.
A-Application: Write in the journal the application the passage of scripture has on your personal life.
P-Prayer: Write a prayer in the journal of adoration, confession and gratitude based on the passage of scripture.
Meditation: Take a few moments of quiet meditation to reflect on the power of the scripture.

Dr. Brad Miller is a student of life transformation. A Christian pastor for 35 years he holds a doctoral degree in transformational leadership. Dr. Brad’s blog and podcast can be found at pathwaypromise.com.

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In episode 002 “The Pathway to Promise” podcast Dr. Brad Miller presents the second of the five foundational episodes which present the core teachings on which the pathway to promise process is built. The title of the episode is “The Foundational Gift of Taking Bold Action.”

The Pathway to Promise Promise is grounded in the belief that every person has a God-given promised life of peace, prosperity and purpose and you must implement a planned pathway with the proper people to quickly overcome life’s challenges to achieve that promised life.

The first foundational principle of the pathway to promise process is “The Foundational Gift of Taking Bold Action.”

Dr. Brad extrapolated these four principles from 2 Timothy 1:7 “God does not give us a spirit of timidity but the spirit of power love and self-discipline”

Taking bold action flows directly from the statement “God does not give us a spirit of timidity”

Dr. Brad uses the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1915 expedition to Antarctica as a framework for presenting a process of gaining clarity of vision through an alliteration.

“V” for Version: What version of yourself do you want to see when you emerge from a wilderness experience and have achieved your promise life.
“I” is for Initiate: Initiate is to cause (a process or action) to begin. It means you are responsible for getting things started to find your promised life.
“S” is for Stepping Up: Stepping up means to keep going, keep doing the things you need to do over and over again as you develop new habits which will move your closer and closer to your promised life.
“I” is for Immunize from excuses: To immunize means to be inoculated from any defeatism, depression, fear of failure, bad attitude or peer pressure which we use as excuses or rationalizations that impede our progress towards our promise life.
“O” is for Opportunity: Failure will inevitably occur along your pathway to promise. When you fail you can either give up and quit or you can see every failure as an opportunity to grow.
“N” is for Now: This is the belief that the best time to take action is without delay do it now.

Dr. Brad Miller is a student of life transformation. A Christian pastor for 35 years he holds a doctoral degree in transformational leadership. Dr. Brad’s blog and podcast can be found at pathwaypromise.com.

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This is the inaugural episode of the Pathway to Promise Podcast with Dr. Brad Miller. in episode 001 Dr. Brad shares the Genesis of the Pathway to Promise podcast by telling the story of the challenges that he faced and overcame in the months leading up to his daughter’s wedding. In particular how he crushed his nemesis “Dadzilla” and kept his “father of the bride” promises to his daughter and to himself to make for a “best day ever” wedding day experience.

Dr. Brad has the worldview that every person has a God-given promised life of peace, prosperity, and purpose which is quickly found when following a planned pathway of success guided by the proper people. Brad believes many people allow their promise life to be detoured by depression, divorce, disease, a death of a loved one or disappointments. Brad believes there is a way forward through the wilderness of adversity to arrive at a place of success, spiritual peace of mind, debt-free prosperous living, optimal health and vital loving relationships.

Dr. Brad shares his passion for life transformation and introduces us to the four foundational gifts God gives to every person who wants to change their life for the better. These four foundational gifts are found in the biblical passage 2 Timothy 1:7 and Dr. Brad unwraps these four gifts for you to use in your journey through the wilderness of adversity to your promised life of peace, prosperity, and purpose. He also points the listener to go deeper on these four foundational gifts of life change on Episodes 002 through 005 of the Pathway to Promise Podcast.

A Christian pastor for 35 years Dr. Brad Miller is a student of life transformation, having read hundreds of books on the topic, counseled hundreds of people through life transformation and earning a Doctor of Ministry degree in transformational leadership.

Dr. Brad Miller is a Christ follower, husband, father, grandfather who loves to bicycle and travel on mission trips. He blogs about life transformation and other things that pique his interest at pathwaypromise.com.

You are invited to join Dr. Brad Miller weekly to understand the power of a promise kept on the Pathway to Promise Podcast.

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