There are people who want to be a leader, dream of being a leader, and aspire to be a leader, but fail to motivate others to get the necessary resources together or recruit others to accomplish the goals.  For example, "If you cannot recruit other individuals and couples to join you in the work, you will struggle to lead a church."  Based on our acrostic POLO, leading is the 3rd part of what a leader needs to do.  The four parts of leading are Planning, Organizing, Leading and Overseeing - POLO.  In our next PODCAST we will talk about Overseeing - maybe the most difficult and least desired part of Leading.

It is not enough to just seek some kind of salve to put on a guilty conscience.  We need to be sure that we are dealing with the problem that is causing the guilt.

Do you stop and think how many time the hurricanes of life have passed you by?  Things could have been so much worse.  We need to develop the attitude of the grateful heart.

As we plant our garden of character, we must remember that every garden needs to be carefully and continually cared for.  Unless there is a gardener to care for it, the garden our our lives will be nothing more than a weed patch.

God does not want our failures to finish us and wants to help us regroup and go on.  Failures can be stepping stones if we allow them to be.

A desire to own something unique and rare motivates certain people, but we need to be constantly reminded to devote our energy to that which is most important.  

Caring for a child with a disability can be very demanding.  There are not usually easy answers as to why a particular child was born with a specific problem, but it seems God richly rewards those who accept such a challenge with grace and devotion.

"Unless the Lord builds a house, the builders' work is useless." LB  Ultimately, it is the Lord who helps us build the relationships that make for strong families.  There is no institution more important to the individual, the community or the nation than the family.

Learning to be content with what we have is vital to healthy living.  Wishing we had what someone else possesses violates one of the commands of God.

Do you try to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders?  Are you burdened down with what is and what you think might be?  Why not shift the weight you are trying to carry to the One who can truly carry it.