Joshua and Caleb, two warrior leaders in Israel, faced tremendous obstacles in achieving God's plan for their lives. Don't let the giants in the land keep us from experiencing all of the good blessings God has promised us and our family. These giants will be identified and conquered.

The giants in your home are obstacles that impede you from organizing efficiently so that you can effectively get your work done. The physical giants in your home are the same as your spiritual giants in your heart. Identifying these giants, learning why they are there, what you are to do about them, and understanding the seven giants that the Israelites faced will help you in dealing with your physical giants in your home.

Joshua, who followed Moses as the leader of the Israelites, conquered the Promised Land using this strategy; "by the yard it's hard, but by the inch it's a cinch". He broke a large commandment (go take the land) into bite-sized steps by dividing and conquering-taking one city at a time. This precept will allow us to accomplish each project faster, with time to spare.

Not only Joshua but Nehemiah and Joseph applied this precept to their lives and were able to accomplish their dreams. You will create one cool tool that you can immediately use to help you divide and conquer any problem in your home that you are facing.

Luke, in the New Testament book of Luke, in relating the teaching of Jesus, emphasized the importance of stewardship. God wants to increase our successes and our responsibilities. It's not about becoming perfect, but it's all about taking small steps that lead to big changes!

Stewardship is a Biblical term and most people think that it simply means tithing. But it is oh, so much more. What about stewarding your worldly wealth? Your true riches? What about stewarding your conflicts, your successes, other's successes? Stewardship is an exciting concept that when applied will affect your finances, ministry, career, family relationships and more.

Jesus diligently guarded His number one priority: doing His Father's will. He received many requests, but He only did what He saw the Father do. However, we struggle with understanding what God wants. We must not respond to every need and request but to our God-assigned priorities. It may surprise us that our priorities are not: God, then family, then church, then work!

You will discover new paradigms of success when you hear what scripture says about priorities. Most people think that their priorities are God, then family, then church, then work, etc. This puts God at the first part of your day but leaves Him out of all the other parts of your day and relationships. Thinking in another innovative way regarding priorities puts God at the center of every aspect of your life.

Paul, the Apostle, knew that we were not to get entangled or distracted from our top priorities of doing God's will. Distractions will keep us from our destiny. By focusing on our priorities, we will be increasingly fruitful in our ministry and work.

The Overload Syndrome: Most Americans live under activity overload, options overload, debt overload, decision overload, hurry overload, and ministry overload. Getting free of your overloads (distractions that plague our day) is the essence of this precept.

Jesus shows the perfect balance of a life well-lived—doing right things before doing things right. The Lord understands the complexities of our lives and he wants us to succeed in both the small tasks of daily life and the largest challenges we will face. It's not wrong to focus on doing things right but the best is to first focus on doing right things.

Before working on the solution, worship the Savior. Don't think just deliverance from the circumstances, think development in the circumstances.

The author of Hebrews says it succinctly—be content with what you have and with who you are. Contentment brings the heart into order, settles the soul and frees you from the power of "stuff." After you are free from your stuff, you will operate more fully in your design and calling.

Contentment is wanting what you have, not having to have what you want. What is the real culprit to contentment? Coveting. And scripture has a lot to say about this subject. Once you discover the truth about coveting and how it affects your contentment, you will be forever free to share your wealth and bring hospitality into your home.

Esther, a young Jewish girl who saved her people from extinction, went from a young girl to being a queen and delivering her people from destruction. She embraced each season of her life with joy and acceptance. Jesus was a man of sorrows on Friday but on Sunday he became the risen Lord. A change of seasons is a change of a mandate (a command or authorization to act in a particular way). The key to accepting the change of seasons is to embrace the practical process of that change.

Understanding the concept of process is key to your development. Process is a series of steps that take you from one place to another. The space between where you were and where you are going is process or transition and many people see transition as a place of limbo.

Solomon knew that working with a dull axe was inefficient and would slow the work of rebuilding the temple. Staying sharp by "sharpening our axe" will save time and money. There is a powerful formula for maintaining your daily life and your work and when applied, will increase your availability to God and his purposes.

Paul's purpose was to make every man perfect and mature in Christ. Esther's purpose was to save her countrymen. Joseph's purpose was to save his family. Finding your purpose requires that you know your capabilities, skills, personality and how you are wired. Discovering more about your purpose will increase your confidence, clarify your direction, and enable you to organize your life: your time, your family, your home, and your dreams, thus conquering the giant Busyness.

There is nothing that will excite you more or increase your energy like knowing God's purpose for your life. When you discover where you "fit" into the Body of Christ, your discouragement will vanish and your motivation will go ballistic!