Most of us after big emotional events in our lives are over (weddings, funerals, etc.) we tend to process the event or events and it is days even weeks until we realize all that happened in us during that time.
Just a note about the picture. Gary and I were standing in a wheat field in the Ukraine while the person taking the picture was standing in Transnistria.
Well that is what has happened in my life with my trip to Transnistria and the Frontline Shepherds Conference that I participated in. There were 7 or 8 Senior Pastors in attendance along with their wives and assistants. Then there was about 100 cell church leaders. This makes a total of some where between 120-130 attendees. Let me say it was a distinct honor and privilege to speak into their lives.
Here are some lessons that they taught me and I brought them home with me. These may all seem elementary to you (they were to me) but I had to take inventory and know that I needed to get in touch with these truths again in my life.
1.) HAPPINESS IS NOT IN STUFF. HAPPINESS IS IN THE WILL OF GOD. They were so happy with so little yet they had so much (you know what I mean).
2.) VISION IS VISION NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD. Destiny and dreams are so vital to our lives that we (Americans) have some how thought our visions and dreams were the only ones that matter. These people have BIG dreams that will literally change the history of their nation. As Jesus said to the disciples in John 4:35 "lift up your eyes and look at the fields." The key in all things is what we see and how we look at circumstances.
3.) RELATIONSHIPS ARE WHAT TAKES US THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES IN LIFE. I have never seen a team of people that loved and cared for each other as much as these people did and do. We want to microwave our relationships so that we can consume them rather than invest in them so that they will last. Let's invest in our teams.
4.) FAITH CHANGES THINGS. Enough said!!!!!
1 Thess 5:24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. NKJV
Well that is what has happened in my life with my trip to Transnistria and the Frontline Shepherds Conference that I participated in. There were 7 or 8 Senior Pastors in attendance along with their wives and assistants. Then there was about 100 cell church leaders. This makes a total of some where between 120-130 attendees. Let me say it was a distinct honor and privilege to speak into their lives.
Here are some lessons that they taught me and I brought them home with me. These may all seem elementary to you (they were to me) but I had to take inventory and know that I needed to get in touch with these truths again in my life.
1.) HAPPINESS IS NOT IN STUFF. HAPPINESS IS IN THE WILL OF GOD. They were so happy with so little yet they had so much (you know what I mean).
2.) VISION IS VISION NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD. Destiny and dreams are so vital to our lives that we (Americans) have some how thought our visions and dreams were the only ones that matter. These people have BIG dreams that will literally change the history of their nation. As Jesus said to the disciples in John 4:35 "lift up your eyes and look at the fields." The key in all things is what we see and how we look at circumstances.
3.) RELATIONSHIPS ARE WHAT TAKES US THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES IN LIFE. I have never seen a team of people that loved and cared for each other as much as these people did and do. We want to microwave our relationships so that we can consume them rather than invest in them so that they will last. Let's invest in our teams.
4.) FAITH CHANGES THINGS. Enough said!!!!!
1 Thess 5:24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. NKJV
2 comments:
Great lessons!
I love your blog title and subtitle. It is so Ed Ainsworth:)
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