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Well it's been good but free is free! i have moved to www.prfragments.wordpress.com . So if you want you can drive over and check out the new home.

P.S. i have no idea why this turned into a green forresty nature looking thing, it just happened when i canceled. I think it is punishment from typepad.....

WARNING: Silly Dad post!

My oldest Elijah has a one track mind and it is fixed on football. THe other day in his class they were discussing what their favorite season is. The other children in the class responded with things like Summer, Fall, Christmas, when it was Elijah's turn he spoke up with such confidence and wisdom......Pre-season because then its Football season.

Love that kid!

unlikely candidates are usually the perfect ones

I was reading my John Maxwell Leadership bible and ran across these questions.They sparked a great idea.

So many times the rough edges that keep us hesitating on wether or not someone can be put into leadership are the qualities that will push them to the top as they are mentored by the Holy Spirit and you the leader God has put into their life.

- What qualities exist that may be seen as negative behavior?

- Do the individuals show initiative, even if it has been misdirected?

- Would those people add positive chemistry and unique value if placed on the team?

- Are they hungry to become something more than what they are now?

- Do they demonstrate passion that could be redirected?

- Could they play a needed role on the team?

Think of it this way the pool you have for potential leaders just got a whole lot bigger.

LUCKY

 

Had to post it bigger the profile pic just wasn't enough.

 

God loves me because she is smokin hot!!!!!
 

The Beauty of Worship pt. 2

 

"A biblical approach to worship shows that worship is defiantly NOT a God ordained device to compel man to stroke a heavenly ego. The scripture constantly show God calling His people to worship in His presence so that He might release, redeem, renew, and restore them."

 

I find it mesmerizing to think that a God of infinite ability would chose to take a moment and place His finger on my heart in an attempt to woo closer in relationship with Him. His sole purpose not being a hole He needs filled with some quota of humans he has won over into His remnant of faithful followers, but His purpose is to restore us to the person that we were intended to always be.

 

To be released, redeemed, renewed, and restored into the relationship that God originally designed me for....that is the beauty of worship

The Illusion Of Freedom

The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good.

Proverbs 10:17

It's funny how the things we tend to fight against can actually have the potential for the greatest impact in our lives.

EX. DISCIPLINE

we tend to think that discipline will cause us to enjoy life less. that some how it will have a biding effect on what we want to do. We create a scenario in our live that we live by saying that if we live with to many boundaries and guide rails then life is not going to be fun at all.

I herd the illustration of a concert pianist.

Illusion: They sit down and run the keys like crazy seamlessly hitting anything they want and making profound music. it seems to the untrained eye that they are not living within any boundaries they have complete freedom on the piano to do what ever they want.

Fact: because they spent so many years of disciplined learning always playing repetitious scales, constantly correcting there skill and positioning committed 100% to the guardrails of the instrument that they can sit down with absolute freedom to play with ease and proficiency.

Moral: if you want a life of freedom, it will come through a constant attention given to guardrails and disciplines that will allow you to live within a greater freedom than you could have ever imagined.

 

Providential Wisdom.....maybe

a Proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle....

Proverbs 26:7MSG

DON"T BE A LIMP NOODLE!

The Beauty of Worship

I recently read the book...Worship His Majesty by Jack Hayford. There are some great insights, I'm going to share those in the next few posts.

"Worship is an opportunity for man to invite God's power and presence to move among those worshiping Him."

I have been leading worship for every weekend for the last 5 years and I can't remember a time when I sensed the presence of God moving in a special way that did not completely blow my mind.

I love the fact that we serve a God that is all powerful, all consuming, bigger than our minds could even began to understand and yet when we invite Him He responds. not only does He respond, it's never with reflectance. He responds with excitement. it's seems the thing that brings Him the greatest joy is when we who are so unworthy in our own right recognize our need for Him, call on His name and stand before Him in complete surrender to His love and purpose for our lives.

Does it get any better than that?

life wisdom

Love Romans. Love Paul.

Some excerpts from Romans 12. (MESG)

 

love from the center of who you are

be good friends who love deeply

don't quit in hard times

pray all the harder

be inventive in hospitality

discover beauty in everyone

don't insist on getting even

don't let evil get the best of you

get the best of evil by doing good

 

just pick on and try do do better at it this week....

it will change you!

book review

Another one down:

So it wasn't the most exciting read ever but it was pretty helpful when it comes to church and organization. It was written by Tricia Neill who is a big part of what took Alpha world wide. I had to really do some thinking to transfer the info into my world, it is very Alpha driven The principles were great and she says funny things because they are very english.

You probably won't be picking this one up any time soon but the cover is pretty sweet!