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Is Jesus Excited? It Depends On You.

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Ever since Melissa changed jobs last July, we’ve had Fridays off together. Fridays have been kinda deemed by the two of us as our ‘date day.’ That’s the day we spend out shopping, going to movies, eating out, and whatever else we want to do.

We often kinda take turns picking out what we’re gonna do on our Friday date day (although, she’s really good with the ‘it doesn’t matter to me’ thing). For the last few weeks, I had been wanting to go to Chipotle for lunch… it’s just one of those places that I get the craving for at times. Friday morning, Melissa and I woke up and and she woke up just as excited about Chipotle as I was…. it wasn’t even her pick of restaurant, but she was excited about it.

That made me even more excited.

You see, deep down, I want her to like what I like. I want her to want to do what I want to do. When she does, it gets me even more excited about what’s going on.When Melissa gets excited about what I’m excited about, it makes me happy.

Jesus is the same way with us.

  • When we get excited about what he gets excited about.
  • When we love the way he loves.
  • When we care about what he cares about.
  • When we act like he would act.

I hope and pray that Jesus gets excited because I’m excited about the same things that he is.

Is Jesus Excited because you are?

[Read about Chipotle and how they got their start on their site, here.]

19
Mar 2012
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Forget your to do list. Do this!

This past weekend, I was at home doing some random chores that I we all have to do on occasion. As I rushed around from room to room, task to task, I had this thought…

“Why am I in such a hurry? I have about 30 minutes of stuff to do and the rest of the day is absolutely empty. I need to enjoy the moment.”

If you’re anything like me, you always feel like you’re in a hurry,

That you must hurry to finish this task so that you can rush to get to that one.

You feel like your success/failure is based on accomplishing your tasks or calendar appointments for the day.

Let me encourage you,
no matter where you find your self stuck in a to-do world,

Forget the to do list on occasion

Whether you’re a…

  • Stay at home parent.
  • A pastor.
  • A teacher.
  • A student.
  • A business man or woman.
  • A manager.
  • An accountant.
  • A teller.
  • A custodian.
  • A cashier.

Whatever you are, forget the to do list and enjoy the mission.

Remember why you do what you do.
Take time to be in the moment.
Take time just to take time.

Forget the to-do list.

Remember to live.

[For more about living in the moment, see this post.]

15
Mar 2012
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They Won’t See it Until You Show It

Some things can’t be understood until they’re seen.

When painting a room, I don’t know what it’ll look like when everything is in it until it’s finished.

Some people can see a room and know what kind of paint and what color of paint will go with a certain kind of furniture before the painting even begins.

Some people will know what it’ll look like, they can see it even if it’s just talked about…
they see it in their mind before it happens in reality.

Some people need to see it…

  • You have to demonstrate Jesus to your lost family member or coworker
  • You have to show your children how to follow God
  • You have to demonstrate excellence to the people you lead
  • You have to demonstrate good habits to your staff.
  • You have to demonstrate love to the people you Shepard.

We must demonstrate if we expect others to understand it.

Jesus understood this.

He knew that some people don’t get it until they see it… He demonstrated.

He demonstrated it to 12 people… To everyone that would follow.

It shook the norms of his time,
It changed the world.

We must demonstrate in order to effectively communicate the love of Jesus.

PS: No, Judas didn’t get ‘it’. Just goes to show, not everyone will, keep demonstrating anyway.

[For more, read a quick post about living with purpose here.]

12
Mar 2012
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In the Moment

LIve in the moment.

Don’t spend so much time trying to get to the next moment that you miss the one you’re in.

Each second has its own sight, sounds, and specialties.
Each moment has opportunities for joy, fun, and divine moments.

Wherever you are, whatever you do, live with Jesus… in the moment.

  • slow down.
  • eat slower.
  • drive slower.
  • be more aware.
  • listen to the sounds around you more.
  • listen to God most.

Be in the moment.

What have you found that helps you be in the moment?

01
Mar 2012
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1 Way To Honor Your Spouse (or anyone else)

I don’t remember who I heard say this, but for some reason, it stuck with me.

It stuck with me enough that it’s become something I practice regularly when my wife walks into the room where I’m sitting.

I stand up.

I know it seems simple, but it’s just my way of honoring her,
of honoring her presence in the room.

It’s my way of acknowledging that her presence means something to me.

What’s one way you honor your spouse, significant other, or anyone you respect?

Would you RT this post to help spread the honor?

23
Feb 2012
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