#35 – To The Dreamers

Remember when you were a kid, and you could pretend you were anything you wanted? You were a cowboy chasing outlaws, a knight in shining armor, a princess trapped under some enchantment (hopefully girls only), a legendary racecar driver. It didn’t matter what was happening in the world, because you could be anything that you wanted to be.

Fast forward a few years. If you’re like most people reading this blog, you work monday through friday, sleep saturday, Church on Sonday, get up monday, add coffee and repeat. You don’t have time for dreams, and even if you did, well, come on! Dreaming is for little kids, right? But you’re forgetting something. Something deep inside that wasn’t put there by you. So what exactly am I getting at? I’m glad you asked…

Remember when you first came to Christ? Things seemed so fantastical then. GOD was immense and glorious and could give you everything you needed, but most importantly your sins were forgiven! The slate was washed clean by our Lord’s sovereign Hand. Nothing could be more glorious than to praise His name forever!

But it doesn’t always feel like that anymore, does it? For some reason it can be a little difficult to praise between the hours of 9 and 5. Why is that? GOD certainly hasn’t changed, so something else must have had to. I’ll tell you exactly what happened: you started to go blind. You’re losing your vision. It’s what happens when you get older if you don’t take care of yourself. The Bible says that without vision, people cast off restraint. There’s nothing keeping you in line. When you look and see clearly how awesome GOD really is, you are laser-focused on serving Him. Nothing else even comes close to being important. But when you start to look away, your senses become loaded with this world and you are let loose. Unrestrained. Your eyes get off the goal and you stop making forward progress.

But the good news is that GOD is still GOD! He alone is in control! If you turn your eyes back to Him, there is still hope. You need a dream; a dream of what our Lord can do in your life. He can turn it around, turn it back to Himself. The same goes for your family, your church, your Country, if we only turn our eyes to Jesus.

#026 – Quotes For Leaders

As Christians, we are called to lead the spiritual charge here on earth. Ultimately, we are under the leadership of our Heavenly Father, but He has given us the opportunity to serve Him now by standing for Truth. Here are just a few quotes for you leaders out there. Hope you enjoy them.

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” – George S. Patton

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter F. Drucker

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” – John D. Rockefeller

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.” – Tony Blair

“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” – Stephen Covey