Recently was attending Mariners Church in Irvine and heard a message on Compromising. Shook me and literally changed me!
Whether you are leading a church, a family, a friendship, an organization (big or small) we have opportunities that arise that if we are not careful we COMPROMISE. I need to be the first one to say “I am sorry” for compromising and have had some tough conversations this past couple weeks. As a leader, a father, a husband and a friend, I have to be extra careful in how I lead and act in all categories. I am daily faced with obstacles, conversations, deadlines, and other things that I have to make a conscious choice to do the right thing (even though) its hard.
We all have a yearning inside us to do the right thing and as a leader, father, husband and friend I want to be able to position myself to be blessed. I am a firm believer in the fact that God’s grace is sufficient for all, and there is nothing we can do to earn our way to heaven, but I do know that if we want God’s blessings, (answered prayers, job promotion, church growth, people to follow vision, etc..) we must stop compromising.
What do you need to do today to position yourself to not compromise?
Remember in every decision we have to make we have the choice to compromise or do the right thing.
Think of the consequences and who your compromise is going to hurt or spill on before actually compromising. It just might save you clean up!
If You’re Gonna Blink…Just Wink
On average, a person blinks 16 times per minute, 960 times per hour and 15,360 times in a 16 hour day.
Most people I know do life at 100 miles an hour with tinted windows and the radio up so loud they can’t hear anything going on around them.
I was recently slapped upside the head with statistics that blew my mind. The average dad spends 1-30 minutes of intentional bonding time with their kids per day. Shocking news to a dad that absolutely adores his kids and never wants to miss an intentional moment with them.
If we are doing life at such high speeds we are missing those intentional moments that could watermark our kids, our marriages, our jobs, our friendships and us for life.
I get to take my little daughter (Faithlyn -4) to school and sometimes pick her up. I did today while on my cell phone and when I got back to work, it hit me. I better start taking those moments, whether it be 2 minutes or 30 minutes and be intentional (winking instead of blinking) so I don’t miss anything.
Application: Start by just intentionally thinking of how you can engage in the things that God puts in front of you so you do not miss ANYTHING!
SLOW DOWN – Psalm 46:10 says, “Slow down. Be still. And know that I am God”
REST – Psalm 23:2 “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.”
Remember, if you are going to blink…WINK! If you don’t you are gonna miss something.