Well, I haven’t posted to my blog for several days. The old thought machine wouldn’t process through to the keyboard without glitches. This seems to be some kind of recurring problem l encounter as a writer trying to get it from the brain to the page. It must have something to do with the weather.
With my brain blockage I have to turn to other sources. The following little condensation from Steve Brown was posted on a recent e-mail and I want to share it with all my “ministry” comrades. It is a piece of advice that I approve and wish I could have thought of it originally. Here it is for your edification or degradation:
One of the most wonderful facts I ever learned was that I didn't have to be God. I used to feel that if I failed, or just let something fall through the cracks, all God planned for the church I served and the people I loved would come to naught. I sometimes think that if I didn't act responsibly and if I don't do the right thing, all God's plans for the world will come to a devastating end. Isn't that silly? I'm not God, and He didn't ask me to be His substitute. What a tremendous relief!
"Son," the Father said one day, "For a while do me a favor. Quit trying to help me. I was doing all right before you came on the scene and I probably won't do so bad after you're gone. So would you just let up a bit? I did. Nothing came apart. In fact, things got better, and for the first time in my life, I was free.
------Condensed from the book "When Being Good Isn't Good Enough" by Steve Brown.
So now I ask, what do you think? Can you really grasp your duty in the work you’ve been called to do? Remember, it is not about you or me; it is all about God and his plan. Don’t let your ego ruin it for you and perhaps someone else as well, causing God turn to an alternative plan.
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. -Colin Powell
With my brain blockage I have to turn to other sources. The following little condensation from Steve Brown was posted on a recent e-mail and I want to share it with all my “ministry” comrades. It is a piece of advice that I approve and wish I could have thought of it originally. Here it is for your edification or degradation:
One of the most wonderful facts I ever learned was that I didn't have to be God. I used to feel that if I failed, or just let something fall through the cracks, all God planned for the church I served and the people I loved would come to naught. I sometimes think that if I didn't act responsibly and if I don't do the right thing, all God's plans for the world will come to a devastating end. Isn't that silly? I'm not God, and He didn't ask me to be His substitute. What a tremendous relief!
"Son," the Father said one day, "For a while do me a favor. Quit trying to help me. I was doing all right before you came on the scene and I probably won't do so bad after you're gone. So would you just let up a bit? I did. Nothing came apart. In fact, things got better, and for the first time in my life, I was free.
------Condensed from the book "When Being Good Isn't Good Enough" by Steve Brown.
So now I ask, what do you think? Can you really grasp your duty in the work you’ve been called to do? Remember, it is not about you or me; it is all about God and his plan. Don’t let your ego ruin it for you and perhaps someone else as well, causing God turn to an alternative plan.
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. -Colin Powell
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