The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director. Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year. God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...
I have learned a lesson on prayer in the last 3 days.
Just when you think you've heard it all about prayer... :-)
Well, Pastor Max Yeary said something that was an absolutely prophetic zinger in my heart and didn't even realize it the other day when he was sharing in his question and answer session. On the way home I told Larry, "lets agree in prayer on that..."
I have to admit to you, what I was praying about I thought might take YEARS of prayer and fasting. In fact, duh, duh, duh (I feel so dumb) I had not even begun to pray about it because I thought it such a large mountain.
The facts I cannot describe on an open blog that can be read by anyone. But...suffice it to say it was something weighing me down. So we agreed on Tuesday on the way home from Ft. Lauderdale to pray about it. Last night I spent about 15-20 min in Sanctuary B Room praying before service (for the service) but I also mentioned that request to God...for the first time. I thought it would be the first time of many.
Lo and behold before midnight on Wednesday night I had my answer. In less than 24 hours of praying about this thing, it's solved.
So this morning I am riding my bike and I turn my MP3 off for a second and start talking to the Lord and He says to me, "so how long were you going to wait before you decided to just ask me for it?"
Just when you think you've heard it all about prayer... :-)
Well, Pastor Max Yeary said something that was an absolutely prophetic zinger in my heart and didn't even realize it the other day when he was sharing in his question and answer session. On the way home I told Larry, "lets agree in prayer on that..."
I have to admit to you, what I was praying about I thought might take YEARS of prayer and fasting. In fact, duh, duh, duh (I feel so dumb) I had not even begun to pray about it because I thought it such a large mountain.
The facts I cannot describe on an open blog that can be read by anyone. But...suffice it to say it was something weighing me down. So we agreed on Tuesday on the way home from Ft. Lauderdale to pray about it. Last night I spent about 15-20 min in Sanctuary B Room praying before service (for the service) but I also mentioned that request to God...for the first time. I thought it would be the first time of many.
Lo and behold before midnight on Wednesday night I had my answer. In less than 24 hours of praying about this thing, it's solved.
So this morning I am riding my bike and I turn my MP3 off for a second and start talking to the Lord and He says to me, "so how long were you going to wait before you decided to just ask me for it?"
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