I am thankful to God that I have the opportunity to be attending the Global Leadership Summit from the Willow Creek Association via satellite. After day 1, I feel like I was trying to drink water from a fire hose.
There was so much good information that I am still processing it all but here are some of the cool “sound bites” from some of the sessions yesterday. Enjoy and let God use them how He may in your life…
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2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
God is calling us to Him. Don’t run from Him, run to Him. The only way our country is going to be blessed is if our people repent and return to God and remain Israel’s ally…
Do this today!
The Highlights…
One of the “spoof” videos from catalyst – featuring Chris Tomlin!
I feel like I am sitting on the verge of something that could be really cool and accomplish a lot of ministry or fall over and go splat. This is where God could just drop a neon sign and let me know in no uncertain terms what he wants me to do.
But then would that really require faith from me?
I am reminded of a quote I have used on this blog before but I will state it again – “if God wants to teach someone patience (faith in my case) does he give it to them or does he provide opportunities to practice patience (faith)?”
If I don’t take opportunities to stretch my faith and dependence on him, will I ever grow in those areas?
Please pray for me as I seek wisdom from God on the direction of ministry efforts.
Thanks
This morning I spent some time thinking about what it looks like to lead someone or a group of people to a goal without damaging the relationship in the process. Our goals can be so important to us but in the process are we still being sensitive to the people we are working with and what they think or how they feel as you move forward… Read the rest of this entry »
Real joy comes when you make a positive difference in other people’s lives, helping them achieve their goals and dreams. Zig Ziglar
