This quote was heard on the most recent edition of the All About Worship Podcast:
"Sometimes we can allow pastors, Christian leaders and even our own ministries to become a substitute with our own relationship with the Lord." Glenn Packiam, author of "Second Hand Jesus"
Check out these great posts on Glenn's blog:
How Mercy Triumphed Over Judgement
| |
|
As I'm sitting in my recliner enjoying a day off, my youngest daughter walks to me with her thumb stuck deeply in her mouth. She looks at me while her other hand was rubbing her chest. I asked her what was wrong and she pulled out her thumb, and said one of the most profound things I've ever heard a 3 year old say.
Wow. In that one sentence a person could preach an entire message. After I helped my daughter understand how much God cares for her heart and only desires to help her heart become stronger (I didn't want her thinking God goes around punching our guts out for the heck of it) I began internalizing what she just said to me. I think at times I need a good punch in the heart from God. What was probably a simple case of trapped air in my 3 year old daughter's diaphragm, became a message from God that spoke to my heart about the need to receive God's correction with joy.
Has God "punched" your heart lately?
| |
|
As the army of one million Ethiopian men and three hundred chariots came to war against Judah, Asa prayed to God:
I think this might be a prayer that should be on a plaque somewhere in my office. In Asa's plea, there is a sense of humility and understanding that when the odds seem impossible, God can prevail on our behalf.
Are you resting on God to conquer your "enemies"?
| |
|
"Worldview is the term I use to refer to the rules, values, beliefs and biases that an individual consumer brings to a situation...Speaking respectfully to a person's worldview is the price of entry to get their attention. If your message is framed in a way that conflicts with their worldview, you're invisible."
-Seth Godin, from the book All Marketers are Liars
| |
|
Today the U.S. media lost a great news person in Tony Snow. He was one of my favorites...an awesome communicator, a heart for people and his family. Here's one of my favorite quotes from Tony Snow:
To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that
truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little
insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God,
which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes. - Tony Snow
| |
|
"Friendships are like speedbumps...just little bumps in the road causing you to slow down while getting to your intended destination."
There are things I regret doing and saying in my life...this is one of them.
In our lives we experience many friendships that come and go. Some of us build walls to keep our distances from those we actually care about. Why do we do this? For me, I came to a realization in my life that I have a fear of being let down. I've been let down in my childhood by friendships. Wounded by people I've let into my world only to have them disappoint me. The result was a person who always remains guarded, always avoids dealing with conflicts and dismisses friendships easily when they move along. This isn't healthy.
As I've grown in my personal relationship with God, I've learned that friendships in the Body of Christ are essential to the Christian walk. We were never meant to walk alone, we were never meant to deal with trials on our own and we were never meant to abandon those who God put in our paths. People are NOT speedbumps.
Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Just a thought to chew on this Wednesday. Do you need to rethink your view on friendships?
| |
|
"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you."
- George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones
| |
|
"Sometimes when we're struggling for answers...we want direction...we want guidance...and we haven't found what we're looking for. God doesn't answer anything. God's silent. Sometimes we forget this is a two-way relationship. We're seeking for something in life and we're looking at this difficult time but do we realize that maybe God is looking for something at that very same moment. And God says...You know what, I've been looking for this. The reason you're in this situation, and I've allowed this to go on...not because I want to hurt you...I've been looking, and God says, Dude, I still haven't found what I'm looking for...and I'm God. I'm trying to let something happen in your heart and life." Tim Howey
I had a chance to really listen to the message from yesterday, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"...and wow...this was a punch in the gut to me. God is looking...waiting for us...to come to Him and give Him control of whatever situation we find ourselves in. Awesome stuff.
| |
|
"Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. That's just annoying.
Persistence is having the same goal over and over." Seth Godin
| |
|
I love this quote.
"When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own." - General Colin Powell
For me as a leader, it's comforting to know that when a decision is finally made based on the input from others, there will be no team members scoffing or balking at the final decision. To know the team makes it their own is a comfort.
| |
|
Recent Comments