More Good Stuff

I thought I would share a little more from Erwin McMcanus' book, Wide Awake.

Your circumstances do not equal your opportunity, because your opportunity is shaped not simply by your external factors but by the internal factors of who you choose to be and become.

Unless you learn how to adapt to your environment, to your circumstances, and to your challenges, you will continue to use them as an excuse, claiming they are the obstacles that stop you from living the life of your dreams.

There are times when the greatest act of courage and the best evidence of character is the willingness to change.

All of us must choose to reinvent ourselves to face whatever is waiting in front of us. Part of learning to reinvent yourself is learning how to be teachable, resourceful, and flexible.

If you are a sincere follower of Christ, then you are mandated by God to be a voracious, intentional learner. You cannot allow yourself to settle, to be less than your best in whatever field or endeavor you have committed yourself to. You must always strive toward excellence in whatever your pursue.

[Read the story of Esther] Esther learned how to work the system. If you're going to continue to reinvent yourself and allow nothing to stop you from fulfilling the destiny God created you to accomplish, you must be humble enough to remain teachable enough to remain adaptable. You have to learn from anyone and everyone in any and every context. You have to have an open mind ad an open heart and recognize that in every discipline and every field, there is something you can learn that will help you become a better person and advance God's purpose for your life.

That's it for today. I've always said I want to be a better person tomorrow than I am today. That's why I read so much and why I listen more than I speak. How about you? Do you dominate conversations with stories about you or do you ask questions of the other person, showing you're more interested in them than having them learn about you or other things? What do you pour into yourself that you can turn around and pour out to others? What's your passion?

Greg just got home from discipling someone. They meet every other Saturday morning. Greg just loves this kind of stuff. It's his passion to see people grow. What individual(s) are you pouring into? One on one, deeply. I don't mean talking about sports or laundry. I mean talking about things of the heart. Pray about who you can pour into, or who might be good to pour into you. You're learning a lot, you can pass it on. You should. Blessings this gorgeous Saturday! Prayer Walk next Saturday. Be praying!