However, as I stood on my roof, I had one of those moments when your brain speeds up and hundreds of thoughts start racing through your mind: ‘How am I going to get down?’, ‘What if I fall?’, ‘Andrea’s out and never answers her phone’, ‘I’ll just be left to rot!!!!!’
Sadly, it seems words that affirm who we are rather than what we do, are rare these days. It is so much easier to find fault and tear each other down than give praise and celebrate how incredibly special we truly are.
My passion has always been to see the gospel proclaimed in word and deed, but was I the bottleneck? Was I the reason why we didn’t see the fruitfulness I longed for?
So, when we’re not noticed, the applause stops and the ‘likes’ fade, where do we find the affirmation we need?
Being busy can make us feel important, influential, and fulfilled, but is it fruitful?
I’m a creative, I love innovation and can even thrive through change, but there are some things that God has given His people that can’t and shouldn’t change or be replaced.
It seems the enemy has employed three tactics to destroy a unified Church: distraction, deception, and division.
Jesus warned those He would soon charge with the responsibility of the Great Commission, to ‘watch and pray’ (Matthew 26:41) so that they would not fall into temptation. It’s easy to be complacent or blinded by pride, but temptation is real.
Do you know the difference between an impressionist and an impersonator? I didn’t!
While pulling everything out and sorting through, I’ve discovered things that have been long forgotten.