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The Excuse Terminator - "I Don't Have Enough Resources"

 

I would say it's fairly ironic that I'm writing this post on Saturday... four days after I posted about my top ten excuses. I originally wanted to get this up the next day, but you know, I used a few excuses and am just now getting to it. :-) As a recap, here's my top ten.

10. I'm tired, beat, spent.
9. I'll get to it later.
8. I don't feel like it.
7. I don't have time right now.
6. I don't have the resources.
5. I'm not good enough.
4. I forgot.
3. I'm just not sure.
2. There's not as many students coming as I would like.
1. I'm frustrated.

After looking through my ten excuses, I really only want to talk about numbers 6, 5, 3, 2, and 1. So here we go.

Number 6 - "I don't have the resources." Here's the deal. I could dwell on what I don't have. Or, I could be creative with what I do have. The easy route is to whine and complain. But that's not the route God has called me (us) to.

God, Himself, created something out of nothing. And here's the cool thing, since He's already done some creating, that means I've already got resources that I can use. I just have to recognize what God has already blessed me with. My job isn't to whine and complain that I don't have as much as the next guy down the street. My job is to identify what I do have and use it.

Because here's the deal, I won't necessarily receive more, until I'm faithful with what I have.

That's the bottom line -

Stop whining
Start identifying
Use what I've got.

Excuses. Excuses. Excuses. My Top Ten Excuses.

 
We've all made'em. And we've got'em for everything... diets, workouts, studying, chores. And for me, there's one more category: getting things done for Revolve. So here they are, my top ten excuses I make when it comes to Revolve:

10. I'm tired, beat, spent.
9. I'll get to it later.
8. I don't feel like it.
7. I don't have time right now.
6. I don't have the resources.
5. I'm not good enough.
4. I forgot.
3. I'm just not sure.
2. There's not as many students coming as I would like.
1. I'm frustrated.

Each of these excuses have run through my head more than I would like to admit. But the key is to not stay there. In my next post, I'll talk about how I pull through each one.

Until then, what are some excuses you battle with?

Dirty Underwear and My Bible Study

I'm going to go out on a limb here... every single guy at some point in time has

worn

their

underwear

at least

two

days

in a

row.

This past weekend, I did it again for the up-teenth time. It's really not my preference. I would prefer to move on to a clean pair each day. A fresh new pair where I don't have to turn them inside out to get the most wear out of them.

New day. New pair. New day. New pair. New day. New pair. Boom. Boom. Boom.

I know... T. M. I.

But stick with me.

Cause I've noticed that I get caught in the same trap in my bible study as well. I pick out a book to read through. And it's...

New day. New chapter. New day. New chapter. New day. New chapter. Boom. Boom. Boom.

And sometimes, I miss things because I want a fresh clean chapter each day. And sometimes God wants me to

slow

down

and turn certain verses, certain chapters inside out to get the most out of them.

That's what God's doing with Romans 4:17, "...the God who calls things that are not as though they were."

That's the phrase I'm wearing all week... and turning it inside out.

What about you?

The New "See and Say" - The Gift That Keeps On Giving

As I look over my 33 years of life, one of the greatest gifts that many people gave to me at different stages of my life can be found in Romans 4v17. Check this out:

"...the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were."

This is one of my favorite passages that describes God.

How freaking awesome is that! I love that description of God.

To call things that are not as though they were... That's powerful. To help someone see who they can become, to help someone see what they can do, to cast vision into someone's being - that's catalytic.

I know from experience.

It breeds hope. It generates excitement. It creates a movement. And it has the power to change lives.

And it's something all of us can do!

It's the new See and Say.