As a leader learning from mistakes is the key to success…and I have made a ton of mistakes!! These are not in any order, but definite no no’s for the remaining days of my life and ministry:
10) Ask my wife when we are arguing “Have you had your time with God today?”.
9) Believe ministry success is found by the size of your congregation.
8 ) Miss a date night with Cindy!
7) Say yes to everything.
6) Believe everything people tell me.
5) Believe it’s God’s will for everyone who joins the church, but not everyone who leaves.
4) Listen to the advice of those who have never taken a spiritual risk of faith in ministry.
3) Preach a prayer-less message.
2) Believe that God needs me.
1) Take a job for the salary and benefit package.
I am a work in progress and constantly learning how to submit my life to the Sovereign King of the Universe. Tell me your 10…
Sherie Hammonds says,
Ten things I will (by the grace of God) NEVER do again
10. Judge a book by its cover (in people terms)
9. Believe that I can please everyone
8. Try to please everyone
7. Believe that life is better without God
6. Think that I am better that some one
This one is hard to share
5. Go through a divorce
4. Blame God for bad things that happen to me
3. Attend a dead church
2. Blame my parents for failures in my life
1. Love myself more than God and other people
on 04 June 2009 / 3:52 PM
Shannon O'Dell says,
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PREACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on 04 June 2009 / 4:22 PM
Jules says,
I will pray for Gods instruction and stop asking people for their opinion.
I won’t be embarrassed or afraid to witness to someone on aisle 12 at Walmart.
I won’t forget to thank God for his faithfulness.
I won’t overlook someone in need.
I won’t be greedy.
I won’t take the boring moments in life for granted..because they’re sometimes the most memorable.
I won’t forget to say, “Thank you Lord”
on 04 June 2009 / 9:08 PM
fredi says,
1. Stop being Weak
2. I won’t stop until I share the Gospel to every Hispanic
3. I won’t let my self be overweight again
4. I won’t lead my family away from God.
5. I won’t care about what people think about me, cause I am not here to please them, but to served God!
6. I won’t stop spending time with my lovely girls
7. I won’t let my wife do all thy house work
8. I won’t stop until I date my wife more
9 I won’t stop until my friends know that I love them for who they are but not for what they have
10 I won’t let people use me
on 04 June 2009 / 11:52 PM
Tori says,
10. I will never forget that the JOY of the Lord is my strength!
9. I won’t lean on my own understanding…I pray!!
8. I will never again forget that HIS grace is enough!
7. I will never again believe that “seeing is believing”, we must BELIEVE in order to see!
6. I will never again forget how much God loves me!!..no matter what my yesterdays looked like..
5. I will never again just “play church”
4. I will never-ever stop believing that God wants to teach me how to be a better wife & mother
3. I will never forget to say “I love you”
2. I will never forget that Jesus Christ is my Clarity!
1. I will never forget that as I serve the Lord, by serving others…that there’s only ONE who’s keeping score..
on 05 June 2009 / 1:41 AM
Skipper says,
10 things I will never do again:
10. Underestimate the power of God’s timing.
9. Always believe that others have MY (or my family’s)best interests at heart.
8. Depend on others to confirm God’s will for my life.
7. Judge someone else based on what appears to be their financial situation.
6. Doubt that God cares about the little things.
5. *deep breath* I will never blame my husband for my lack of spiritual growth.
4. Allow busy-ness keep me from letting my children know how truly, madly, deeply I love them.
3. Assume that my (or anyone else’s) financial situation is due to sin…sometimes, it’s due to God keeping you where you are or moving you somewhere new.
2. Assume that friendship means the same to others as it does to me, but it’s still my responsibility to keep loving.
1. Participate in church activities, just because it’s a church activity.
on 07 June 2009 / 8:39 AM
Brittney Maher says,
10. Look at myself or anyone as what the world calls “ugly”
9. Try to be someones rock to lean on when I myself can barely stand
8. Tell anyone I hate them, even jokingly
7. Let myself to be so unhealthy
6. Look for a mate instead of letting God give him to me in His timing
5. Doubt God’s power over my life
4. Not tithe
3. Always say yes to things even if I know I don’t have the time
2. Run to my friends with troubles before God
1. Think that my quiet time with God is an option
on 08 June 2009 / 11:25 PM
kenneth s nwifamaa says,
I will like to meet people need
I won’tLook at myself as the best because christ death for me
I won’t be embarrassed or afraid to made the Gospel reach out to someone
I will like to Attend a dead church to bright live to the people
I will never forget to say I love you whom every that come on my way
I wil believe everything people tell me
I won’t forget to say Jesus is lord forever Participate in church activities because it is a point of blessing.
I won’t stop until my friends know that God love them
I won’t Love myself more than other people
on 26 June 2009 / 5:02 AM
Shannon O'Dell says,
That is good stuff Kenneth!
on 26 June 2009 / 6:05 AM
efosa says,
i like everything about the site, but i don’t know how too reach you people.
on 01 July 2009 / 1:15 PM