Faint Not …
My Dad knows concrete. He has been doing that work for close to 40 years. He has a lot of experience and can do whatever kind of custom walk or patio addition that you have planned. He is the best there is.
During one of my visits home I drove up as my Dad was cleaning one of his tools. It looked like some kind of bug spray can. I asked him what it was for and he told me that he sprays this chemical on the forms so that when the concrete is poured into the forms, the boards won’t stick to the slab during the curing process.
I can’t remember exactly what chemical it was that Dad puts on those boards, but I can tell you that as a leader whether in your home or church you do need faith that repels whatever concrete gets splashed on you- when the project is over and it’s time to tear down and rest, you can rest without thinking about that negative stuff.
“He gives power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increases strength.”
-Isaiah 40:29
Remember that when push comes to shove you must recognize that God has your back. This is a promise that if you as his son or daughter feel empty the Lord will fill you up. He will give you what you need to repel the issues that tend to harden on you. Continue to press through, it is worth the breakthrough-just keep going!
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. “
-Galatians 6:9
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Ministry Update
A year ago Teresa and I wanted to use this site to share with you the wonderful things that we believe God has taught us. We share these blogs to encourage you to move forward because YOU are special in GOD’s sight. You have a purpose greater than you could imagine. We believe that you are an atmosphere changer for the Lord, not an accident.
Our desire is to see you grow, to see pastors and leaders grow and become equipped with rescources neccessary to fulfill the vision God has given them for their realm of influence.
Furthermore, to accomplish this we have been working with local ministries serving alongside them helping their ministries answer the call.
Our prayer is that all would know who Jesus is and have the oppurtunity to call Him their Lord and Savior.
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It Happens
It happens………….
Have you ever felt like you’ve been ran over by a bus? Twice? Or have you ever felt like being thrown against a wall is a viable option? Well before you ready the catapult to launch yourself, or when that bus comes around again I want to encourage you.
I worked once in an organization where there motto was vulgar but true. I will change it for the secular-challenged folks, there motto was:
“It happens”
Sorry to say that it was not a septic cleaning company otherwise, it would have been advertising genius! That place taught me many lessons, two of which I will share in general here:
The first is the quality of your product is a direct reflection of the standards promoted and accepted (by the actions of the administrators, not the standards written on a wall).
The second… IT’S TRUE! “it” does indeed happen. Setbacks do occur regardless of resource, talent, skill, and preparation. Yet it’s how we overcome when it does happen that builds strength in a team or individual
So I would vigorously push my team and produce. I would coach them and help when necessary to ensure our product was up to the standards lined out in the manuals. But soon the high tempo remained constant. The demand was higher than we could supply, and there was no way to catch a break. Challenges were every where, and we were burning out fast.
It can happen whether in business or in ministry on the job or at home. Burnout does happen and will happen to you if you don’t continue to build up your core strengths.
Here’s what helped me,
1. I got to a stopping point, went to a place where I could be alone as I could be (on my job the bathroom stall was a good place) and I prayed. I prayed specifically for peace over myself and my team. I didn’t move from that state until I knew that I was calm. Then, I asked Jesus to help me figure out how to overcome being sick and tired.
2. I had realized that I lost my passion for the work I was doing. In the book of Revelation it records a letter written to a church stating they have everything except their love for God. They were intently focused on administration at the cost of ministry. They were so busy doing church that they forgot who church was for.
I tried to reinvent what I did personally to regain the joy I had once lost. I branched out from there and found other areas that needed attention.
Recognize that challenges do exist; if they did not there would be no depth in your skill or task. You would not develop a quality product with out it. Without the wind blowing, tree limbs would snap off the trunk due to no previous resistance. We would suffer greatly if we did not encounter struggles.
Challenges happen! I think how we meet these obstacles determine if we recover or restart.
Please do not become offended. My intent was not to offend but to illustrate from a personal perspective how we handle lifes moments . Remember, we are being observed…
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