I just need to get away.

Have you thought that today? This week? All week?

But it’s summertime. It’s supposed to be the season that you get to relax a little—sit on a porch somewhere and sip some lemonade, or around a campfire and eat some marshmallows, take leisurely swims, and spend time with the people you care about, right?

Are you laughing or shaking your head? Because summer should be that way, but really, for many of us, the “lazy days of summer” arrive, but life doesn’t actually slow down. Sure, it gets hot outside, and it’s a great time to do some of our favorite things, eat some of our favorite foods, and spend time with some of our favorite people, but we still have to be intentional about it if we’re going to make it happen.

We want to help you make the most of these last few weeks of your summer.

Really, we want to help you make the most of these last few months of your year.

Because we’re almost two-thirds through 2018—the year you’re supposed to experience more than just the “restfulness” of summer; this is the year you’re supposed to be experiencing God’s rest .

Remember?

We launched the beginning of the year talking about the Sabbath Rest— one of the most important revelations the Holy Spirit has given me over the last 20 years.

And I’m going to keep talking about it, because I’m compelled to keep sharing the message of the Sabbath Rest with you.

Life gets busy, even in the summer months, and when we’re busy and not focusing on something, most of us have a tendency to just go on about our business, and we forget. So, I’m compelled to keep reminding you.

You can still make the most of the last few weeks of your summer.

You can still make the most of these last few months of 2018.

This can still be YOUR best year yet.

We can help.

In Luke 6:40, Jesus tells us we will become like our teachers.

Look at any highly successful person, and you’ll almost always find he or she has an equally, or more, successful teacher, coach, or mentor. Do your research and you’ll find that they aligned themselves with a person, or people, who modeled success for them, and they submitted to the training and discipline needed to achieve the same results in their life.

That’s mentorship , and it’s powerful. Mentorship can take you to the next level in life—to success.

But to rise to a new level, you must find a mentor that is already living at the level you want to go to and knows how they got there.

One of my favorite examples of this is found in 1 Samuel 22:1-2:

David had just killed Goliath. He was anointed to succeed Saul as king, but Saul’s jealousy had him on the run. Four hundred men gathered around David because they saw something in him that they needed. They saw the anointing. They knew what he had come from and saw the victory in his life. And it gave them hope. Those men wanted change, and they believed David could help them face their own problems and win. They gathered around David, and the Bible says David became their leader.

David became their mentor .

And David did mentor those men. Later in several references in 1 Chronicles, we see those same 400 men are then called David’s “mighty men of valor” and “mighty men.” They were renowned throughout Israel for their great courage. In fact, that group of guys—the same guys in the cave who were in distress, or in debt, or discontented—gave what would equate to $20 billion in today’s dollars to build the temple. They went on to build hope themselves.

Just like those men, you need someone who can show you what it looks like to live successfully. You need a mentor.

Years ago, when Drenda and I were in financial chaos ( I couldn’t even afford to buy a postage stamp ), I didn’t understand the power of mentorship. Oh, how I wish I could change that!

We lived a broken life for nine very long years.

I clearly remember the day I reached the end of my rope and I collapsed on my bed, desperately crying out to God. That was the day God said, “Take the time to learn how my Kingdom operates.” And that was when everything changed.

Drenda and I began to learn how the Kingdom of God operates, and we discovered real answers on how to release the Kingdom of God into our lives.

I always say it was like someone flipped a light switch—we could see things we had never seen before!

In less than three years from that day, we were completely out of debt. We started new businesses during that time that have only kept growing. We paid cash for our cars, cash for our 55 acres of land, and built and paid for our new home.

Of course, all of those things were really exciting, but the best thing about our journey was that we finally had rest.

We could think about our future and not just about paying the bills.

We could dream again of good things instead of worrying how we would survive one more week.

Friend, that is the real rest I’m compelled to keep reminding you about— God’s rest —and that’s what we want for you this year.

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

You may find it hard to believe right now, but I assure you that what Drenda and I discovered is just as much available to you as it was to us.

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Everything changed for us after we learned this new system and discovered the power of rest.

We want the same for you THIS YEAR.

That’s why we’ve created an extra special package for you called our Favorites Collection . It’s a compilation of some of our favorite mentorship series and teachings—17 messages (valued at more than $150) pulled together in one powerful collection!

You can instantly download the full Favorites Collection or you can get the entire Favorites Collection on a USB.

We’re so excited to get these teachings to you!

Don’t wait!

Make the most of these last few weeks of your summer and the last few months of 2018!

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