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No So With You

April 16th, 2012

It’s Monday and well.. what else can be said?

I am thinking about something the Christ said to his close knit group of followers when they ask him about granting them positions of power and authority.

He responded to them this way.

²⁵ Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:25-28 New International Version (NIV)

hm, that’s seems so wrong to our culture. So backwards? Become a servant? Keep that in mind as you deal with the many people ( or not so many when it comes to me) that you come in contact with today.( and every day!) May this be said about you: “Not so with you!”

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Free Queso Day

April 10th, 2012

Seriously!! Queso for FREE!!!

Only today at Qdoba. That’s pretty cool, I may have to load up at lunch. I mean who doesn’t like Queso and who doesn’t like free!

Speaking of great free stuff check this out

What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. (1 Corinthians 2:12 NIV)

That’s probably a better free combo then even Queso!

And then don’t forget these words from the book of Matthew:

Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:18 KJV

Today give out what you received for free! No, I am not talking about Queso, but feel free to share that as well. Give what people love in you and give it for free! (plus a side of mercy and grace)

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Panic Day

March 9th, 2012

It’s Panic Day.

what, it is.. What am I supposed to do. I don’t know. Oh no. I ,, I ,, I ..

What do I do? Where am I supposed to be? This is so stressful.

I don’t have a clue what Panic Day is, but it’s seems like a good time to just remind yourself about where to deposit all of that stress and anxiety.

^25-26“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

^27-29“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

^30-33“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

³⁴“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:25-34 The Message (MSG)

and this one as well:

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6

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People Like People

March 8th, 2012

There is a group that suggests you should were a name tag that says “Hello, my name is ____” around all today. There reasoning — who knows.

And then there’s this dude, who has worn a name tag like that for over 4000 days straight! Odd! His premise? Treat people like people!

Well, I can definitely subscribe to that thought, name tag or not.

So, today, I will be wearing a name tag, not because I want to, but because I am spending the day at an IBM training facility and their security requires me too! And I will attempt to treat people like people. And that has nothing to do with IBM security, but more with the suggestion of the Christ. How about you?

¹²Treat others as you want them to treat you. This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about. Matthew 7:12 Contemporary English Version (CEV)

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What’s it Worth

March 2nd, 2012

This week, I have been presented with the idea of the importance of my job in my life a few times. I am not really talking about the value of work, nor making a living, but more around the striving for upward motion in your career, and what is it worth?

Three times this week, this idea has popped up, and it has provided me a lot of opportunity to think about it. The first time was early in the week in The Handwritten Blog’s entry In the Scheme of Things. The next time was in preparation for this week’s ‘reduction in force’ that occurred at the place of employment, and the third was right in the midst of that day when I was able to hear the head of Covenant Transportation talk about having Christ as your focus and not your job.

It’s interesting that all of these provided an opportunities to think through the idea of what would happen if my employment went away. What really matters? Is it getting those project’s complete, or is it the way you interact with those around you. I choose to think that quality of work is important, as it brings glory to God, but that what is more important thing in the scheme of things, is your relationship with the creator and the way you treat his creation ( other people!).

I am really not doing this idea justice in these words. But maybe these do:

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. ²⁶ What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? ²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. Matthew 16:24-27

Keep it all in perspective today!