Monday, August 31, 2020
Find Out What Others Want And Help Them Get It
Within the bounds of morality and common sense, the key to success when you work with people is helping them get what they want. Find out what others want and show others how working or cooperating with you benefits them. To help others get what they want, you have to think as they do, ask them questions, and see the world the way they see the world. To be successful with others or to lead others you have to put yourself in their shoes. When you are selfish and filled with your ego, you think only of yourself instead of others. Truly, being unselfish is the key to success in every area of life, especially when working with others. When others find out you do want to help them get what they want, they will regard you with esteem and they will value you. Admittedly, others will be selfish. However, by finding out what others want and helping them get it you have great potential in leading them. Most often, leadership failures occur because of selfishness. Good leaders are typically unselfish people.
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Fanning the Flame of God's Gifts
2 Timothy 1:6---Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
God has
endowed each of us with special gifts. We do not always know what God has given
us in terms of His special gifts to us. We may be unaware of His gifts for many
years. Many people are never truly aware of God's special gifts to them. We are
to use God's special gifts for His glory. We are to use His special gifts to us
by giving His gifts away in whatever way we can. We are to maximize His gifts
to us by fanning the flames of His gifts. We are to burn with fire to use His
gifts in as many ways and as many places as possible. In doing God's work and
using His gifts, we are not to be timid about our activity. We are to live and
use His gifts with a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. We are not to
be ashamed of the gifts God has given us but we are to be bold about how He has
blessed us and cared for us.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Faith And Hope
When things go bad, when everything comes unglued and we are facing incredible adversity, our adversity can make it seem as if we are sitting in darkness. In adversity, we can lose hope. In adversity, we do not know where to look for hope because we cannot see anything in our life or see anything in our future giving us hope. A resounding faith in God, living faith in God, active faith in God, and positive faith in a positive God gives us hope. Our faith in God gives us the Light at the end of the tunnel. Our living faith tells us our suffering is only temporary. Relatively speaking, in the span of all the time of the past, and in the span of all the time to exist in the future, our suffering on this earth lasts only a fraction of a second. Christian's believe beyond any doubt we will spend eternity in heaven where there is no suffering, no pain, and no adversity…all while we live in God's bliss of love where time is no more. Our faith in God and our belief in His eternity for us indeed make us stronger on the inside and full of hope even when our outside circumstances look hopeless.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Faith and Courage
Having faith requires courage. Sometimes in our lives, walking in the dark takes courage. Sometimes we need the courage to travel on paths we have not trod before. In our life, we need the courage to act in situations where there is no earthly possibility of an action being taken. Sometimes we need the courage to yield everything to God when we want to keep everything to ourselves. In Hebrews, the apostle Paul talks about the life of faith, and Paul tells us in Hebrews 11:13 the Old Testament patriarchs lived by faith. All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. Living by faith takes a form of courage because when we live by faith we extend ourselves outward by trusting in God. Living by faith is what we must do. We live by breathing and in the same way, we must courageously live by faith because faith keeps us alive in our spirit. We live by eating food and drinking water and in the same way, we must courageously live by faith because our faith gives our spiritual nourishment. We live by residing or seeking shelter and in the same way, we must courageously live by faith because our faith shelters us from the storms of life.
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