Just a Moment.

Life is a process of events and moments that help mold and shape you into what God’s desire is.  That sounds great but moments can be hard.  Moments in life are often painful and full of questions.  However, think about this, what if every moment in my life, and yours,  were driving us to a destination?  It doesn’t matter if the moments are good or bad, they are the fuel to push us to a greater destination.  Moments help fine-tune us.

Moments may drive us to a destination but the road is paved with attitude.  Moments have the potential to launch us into the next phase or sink us into despair. Like standing at a crossroad with one sign pointing to the left and one to the right, I must decide my attitude. That attitude will shape and formulate my destination.

Embrace the moments of life and let them drive you to your destination, as long as you have the right attitude. It is not easy at times (I sometimes relapse with a bad attitude) but stay focused and stay on track.

Imagine if our churches were filled with embraced moments with good attitudes?  Imagine if the work place were filled with embraced moments with good attitudes?

Success vs. Fulfillment

I recently read an article by Sam Chand asking the question; Would you rather be successful or fulfilled?  Interesting question.  Which one would you like for your life?  If you answer honestly you would say, both.  We each desire both success and fulfillment.  Here is a brief rundown of the differences:

1. Success is external, fulfillment is internal
2. Success is measurable, fulfillment is hard to measure
3. Success is temporal; fulfillment is eternal
4. Success you work for; fulfillment you live for
5. Success is taught; fulfillment is learned

Both are good but fulfillment is preferred over success.

4 vs. 6.5 Billion

My recent journey through Church Planting Boot Camp was a major mile marker in my discovery of who I am and what God has called me to do.  During my time there, I was presented with this thought…”There are approximately 6.5 billion people on the planet and God intentionally selected me for an assignment.”  The assignment is planting a church in Parker, Colorado. 

As I think about that, my first reaction is, “God, surely you could have found someone better?”  The truth is, as I think about it, He couldn’t have!!!  I Corinthians tells me that “God deliberatlely chooses the exploited, ovelooked and abused…”  He deliberetly picked me!!!!  He knows my strengths and my weaknesses and out of 6.5 billion people…HE PICKED ME.

I know, you are wondering where the 4 vs 6.5 billion people?  Well, out of 6.5 billion he called 2 couples, the Hamps and the Gullions to partner together with the same vision to reach Parker, Colorado.   This assignment is bigger than one couple.  This assignment is bigger than 2 couples.  However, it is such an incredible assignment, God needed two couples to come together to begin the journey of launching something bigger than either couple could imagine.  Two couples, with one vision…Help families to Discover their place in the Family of God. 4 vs 6.5 billion people and He picked us!