Monday, February 22, 2010

What makes Jesus Christ go WOW?

Luke 7: 1 – 10 “When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel”.

Mark 6:6 “And he was amazed at their lack of faith”.

I reckon for something to wow Jesus, it must be pretty amazing! It baffles and amuses me that Jesus would ever be amazed, it seems to me that he has seen it all. Yet, what makes the son of God marvel? Faith…and lack of faith!

Our circumstances can make it hard to have faith. Life constantly presents us with the “why it won’t work”.

* ‘Your dreams are too crazy’
* ‘There is just no money for that’
* ‘We’ve already tried praying for that, and it has never come to pass’

Maybe the ‘facts’ are all stacked against you, and all you see are barriers. But the greatest men believed in God for what they could not see and so He gave it to them.

Do I amaze God with my level of belief or lack of it?

What ‘impossible’ situations might God be asking you to have faith for today?

Have a Great Day
David

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

360

So have you heard 360 reviews. A 360 review is a chance for direct reports, peers, and overseers to have the chance to review one another. They are encouraged to rate each person on issues ranging from teachability, willingness to sacrifice, interpersonal relationships, integrity, and dozens of other core values and attributes.

Giving people around you a chance to increase you is a good thing. Many have found that this is the best way to become more self-aware and make positive changes to impact the whole church.

If it can work for church leadership ... maybe it can work for you and your own personal pursuits ... What about giving it a try. Find a mentor to give you a yearly check up ... ask those you minister with to chime in. And give those you are mentoring a chance as well

Have a Great Day

David

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