Thinking Out Loud.
I just finished reading Dan Kimball's chapter on Leadership in his book "The Emerging Church". I really liked it. I realise that I know a lot of leaders who are "pastoral" more than they are "executive". They are, in fact, the ones I love and aspire to be like, which only reminds me that is there no need for me to "be postmodern" - I naturally am and I respond to those who are.
I think God is working on my critical spirit. I think that being overly critical is really a sign of being unsure of who you are and what you believe about something. It has been for me anyways.
The bottom line is, I just need to be who and what I am. It has become engrained in me for some time to react to certain terms and certain ways of doing things or certain books as if I am reacting to an allergy. But where's the need for that? I hate people who do that, and here I am, being what I hate!
I have been praying for my heart to be broken - broken by the state of this world, broken by people who are unhappy, broken by the same things that break God's heart. I know that will move me towards prayer much more than anything else will. And may humility accompany all of it.
I think God is working on my critical spirit. I think that being overly critical is really a sign of being unsure of who you are and what you believe about something. It has been for me anyways.
The bottom line is, I just need to be who and what I am. It has become engrained in me for some time to react to certain terms and certain ways of doing things or certain books as if I am reacting to an allergy. But where's the need for that? I hate people who do that, and here I am, being what I hate!
I have been praying for my heart to be broken - broken by the state of this world, broken by people who are unhappy, broken by the same things that break God's heart. I know that will move me towards prayer much more than anything else will. And may humility accompany all of it.
posted by Thais at 4:47 AM
2 Comments:
Ca fait vraiment du bien de lire quelque chose qui vient de TOI, my lovely older sister, tout simple, plein de vie, et which breathes the peace you've found.
I love you my bichounette.
Surtout quand ta chambre sent la ferme, de la Fouly, là, tu vois? (en h-aut)
Jeanne a raison, c'est tres enrichissant!
Broken-heartedness is the ONLY thing that will lead you to sincere praying: whole-heartedness for our King and anguish for the lost and the saved.
Keep rambling and pondering, you rock more every time!
Mr. Noels
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