Leadership (servanthood)

Wow, Cole's message Amp'ed - Shocking Service this week was spot on. I thought I would take a few minutes and talk about what it means to be leader.

Why are you serving? Why are you waking up 2 hours early and coming in to helping get the church setup? Why are showing up 45 minutes before service to greet the early guests? WHY?

I will tell you why, because you are a leader, you see a need and you take care of it. You approach everything from a whatever it takes attitude. And that is AWESOME!!!

Here is the rub, getting tired of it, you don't see any fruit from it. You are blind to the good that is happening. WHY? Tired, burnt out, and the price seems to high?

Because at some point you crossed from being energized about the opportunity to serve and fell into the rut of an obligation. That is a dangerous place to be, because your attitude suffers and those that are watching you see a transformation happening and they begin to question whats going on as well. Life is about opportunities to influence and our attitude directs whether it is a positive or a negative impact .

What we have to do is find a way to bring it all back into perspective, ask youself why did I start serving? Was it for me? Was it for others? was it for GOD?

A little perspective is all it takes sometime. Usually the fall begins with frustration. How do you handle frustration? Well I guess it depends on your Attitude about the thing you are doing?

Example, I love to golf but I am not very good. I sometimes I get very frustrated with how I am playing, but you never here me say, That I am going to quit. WHY? because I LOVE to Golf. It's that easy.

So approach your opportunities to serve from the view point of I love GOD, and because I Love him, it doesn't matter how hard I have to work at something or long it takes. I will do it, because I love him.

When the opportunity to serve is presented remember, the best way to return Gods love is to serve him, remember that God said whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.

I interpret that to mean, Serve you family, neighbor, guest and enemy with compassion, caring, understanding and love. Meet their needs as if they were Gods. Serve them where they are at in their life and LET GOD DO THE REST.

God Bless

Who is Looking?

Ever feel like someone is watching you? Well they are!!

Keep the Faith
Live the Love
Share the Joy
Shine the Light
Lead the Way

and....

In every thing give thanks to God!

God bless

John Maxwell Leadership Event

Yesterday I had the privilege of sitting in a leadership class for Celebration Church In Georgetown Texas in which John Maxwell recorded a Maximum Impact Club session for leaders around the world. The topic was "People will Summarize Your Life in One Sentence - Pick It Now!", This happens to the the topic of the final chapter (26) of his book Leadership Gold and is very good.

The goal of the lesson was to encourage us to begin writing our "Life Sentence". Dr Maxwell told us of a study in which 50 people over the age of 95 are asked a single question, "If you could live your life over again what would you do different. As you can guess there was may different answers but there was 3 themes through out the answers.

1. If I had it to do over, I would reflect more.
2. If I had it to do over, I would risk more.
3. If I had it to do over, I would do more things that would live on after I am dead.

We as humans live our lives longing for meaning and purpose in our life. We each have a want, and that is to leave this world a little better then it was when we started life.

In Psalm 39:4 it says Lord make me to know my end ..., that I may know how frail I am.
In Psalm 90:12 it says So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

We need to be clear in our hearts that our days are number and must always be learning and willing to adapted to the world around us.

Dr. Maxwell says a few things about perspectives of life to help us write our life sentence.

1. Life is brief, we need face the fact that it can be taken from us at any moment.
2. Life is difficult
3. Life is like a book the title is your name the preface is your introduction to the world and the pages are a record of you efforts, trials, pleasures, discouragements and achievements. All you can do is live fully so that when the book reaches the end, it can be said that it was filled with purpose, service and a work well done.
4. Life compounds, there is choice in everything you do, so keep in mind that in the end the choices you make, make you.

Last but not least Dr. Maxwell spoke about the Priorities for your life.

1. Today, Live Life Fully
2. Today, Live Life Thankfully
3. Today, Live Life Faithfully
4. Today, Live Life Thoughtfully

So the question is when your life is at an end and your reflect on where you have been and what you have done, What did you do with the gift of living? Your life sentence should be the answer to that question.

One last thing: Is your mission on earth fulfilled today? the answer; if you are ALIVE, then your mission/purpose is not complete.


God Bless

An Election Day Prayer

Lord,
As we step into this day guide us in all our decisions, bring us wisdom and discernment so that our hearts and minds meet your call. On this historic day where we will finish the voting with either this nations first black President or first female Vice-President, please still our thoughts so that we will hear your words. Please help us to choose based on faith, character, courage and honor, help us to see the truths through all the information we have been given. Please, Lord, give us the Presidential leader we need not the leader we deserve. Lord as the votes are cast and the winner named, please give our next President the ability to see your vision for this country, help them to rise up to be the leader we need. Lord you are the almighty God, you are the reason, the way, the truth and the light. In your name we pray AMEN.

Catalyst 2008

I am getting my world rocked at catalyst this year. talk about being held accountable by the church. I have felt god trying to do something for a while, but not sure what it is. I talk a lot about being intentional in serving Jesus Christ, but I havnt been truly seeking gods will in my life. I know there is more in me to give, im not talking about how much im doing, im talking about impact. I know that god has a plan for me to do more, for more people. starting today I am going to look for the clarity in my life on my knees before god. join me in really making a change in our community, join me in serve christ through his plan not ours. join me in being intentional about impacting others. god bless