things i've learned (am still learning)

here is my amended and revised list of things that resonate with me...

• callousness is the devil's home
• seek God first before everything else
• buy wisdom
• bow your soul
• submit to leadership
• be aware
• be careful about being too smart
• you don't learn grace only once
• obedience is highly valued
• God wants your character to rise to the level of your ability
• its about knowing the Father
• be genuinely interested in others
• be diligent with what is in front of you
• grow in competency
• it takes 2 years to work your first day and 4 years to really know someone
• confess to God and man
• as soon as you're afraid to lose it, you've lost it
• be a living tool
• the sabbath is a matter of life and death
• there is peace in serving others
• God resists the proud
• structure is key
• don't succeed at something that doesn't matter
• don't ask for "staying power", but for His power
• let God do what God will do
• a fool is full of opinions
• discipline is the door between desire and delight
• what will your sin cost me?
• there are no such things as secrets
• all my fountains are in Him
• feelings lie
• focusing on morality doesn't produce morality
• the kingdom of God is wherever Jesus is king
• add value to people
• stay on the altar
• being a christian is about becoming
• there are certain things that will never be your role
• in the absence of leadership, lead
• do little things well
• a spiritually bored church is boring to the lost
• judas couldn't sell the perfume, so he sold Jesus...what are you selling?
• it is always good to remember what God has done
• i get to choose how i believe
• let the peace of Christ rule in your heart
• the grumbler lives in a state of self-induced stress
• there is a direct relation between how thankful you are and the strength of your faith
• am i more concerned with God's kingdom or mine?
• couch yourself as a learner
• i am here to prepare others for acts of service
• we are unnecessarily dramatic people
• grow in awareness of the impact of every moment
• all the world knows He is God
• be supportive, not suspicious
• His words are life and breath, so breath deep
• don't go to Hagar for what is promised in Sarah
• don't live on yesterday's faith
• when we get ridiculous we see things no one has seen before
• being disciplined harvests righteousness and peace
• don't answer when not asked
• don't confuse being a witness with being a participant
• if you have a problem mouth, you have a problem heart
• we live our lives through the window of eternity because faith is what convinces us we're not crazy
• there reason some pastors don't worship is they are used to being worshipped
• the holy spirit brings rest
• integrity can be caught
• you have to be a good follower to be a good leader
• connect with God through hiddenness
• you reproduce who you are
• innocence is important
• he is not like us, but we can become like Him
• like completes love
• we don't lead people to where we are but to who God is
• you will attract more birds with bread than with stones
• we represent the Father with every moment and every word
• its better to deal with it now, not letting it define you, than to wait and always struggle
• don't worship God with something that cost you nothing
• God doesn't want our information, but our realization
• careful when "evaluating" not to be "elevating" yourself
• do your best to value the people above the process
• unity requires intentionality
• learn the difference between the need to "confront" and the desire to "control"
• sometimes we miss the opportunity to worship, because instead of having self-control, we attempt to control someone else
• if you don't like someone, its your problem, not theirs
• control and authority are not the same thing
• set your mind on the Spirit, the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace
• a great leader would rather be blotted from history than see the people they lead be harmed
• anonymity has no place in the church (save doing good, giving, and serving)
• give without expectations
• let go as quickly as possible
• live life with open hands
• you can't lead in the Spirit if you haven't been submitting in the Spirit
• heaven is here, heaven is coming
• Jesus is beautiful
• if the people around you aren't inspiring, you will unknowingly and unwisely attempt to pick up the slack
• choose where you want your voice heard... everywhere else, be quiet
  • when worship is lost, God will replace it
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