Category: Personal Development

Refuelling is not an optional extra for the Christian life. It is an essential practice and something that must be done on a regular basis. It is not just for the faint of heart or the weak. Even the strong tire and become weary. Even the young run out of energy. Listen to what the … Continue reading Refuel (Pt.1)

Our final question is: 5. How is your love? Love is the most important thing in our life (see 1 Corinthians 13). As someone once said, "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!" Christian love is a choice to do good to others. Love forgives and seeks reconciliation. Have … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt. 6)

Our fourth check up question is:   4. How is your joy?   David tells us to serve the Lord 'with gladness' (Psalm 100:1-2. NKJV). What we do is important but just as important is how we go about it. God desires us to do life with an attitude of joy.   Why is joy … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt. 5)

Our third question is: 3. How is your progress? The Christian life is to be one of progress, growth and continual improvement – both in our relationship with God, our character, our relationships with other people, and ministry effectiveness (see 1 Timothy 4:11-15). Progress is the end result of an intentional effort to develop yourself … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt. 4)

Our second question is: 2. How is your passion? Having a clear vision is important (seeing it) but having a passion or fire on the inside is also vital (feeling it). God desires that vision and passion be bound together in our lives. Is your vision producing passion or has it lost its vitality? If … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt.3)

The first question is:   1. How is your vision?   Bill Hybels defines vision as "a picture of a preferred future that produces passion.” Nothing much happens without vision. However, when someone gets a vision … something powerful begins to happen and significant movement takes place. Just study history. Whether it be William Wilberforce, the … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt.2)

It's hard to believe that we're half way through another year. At the mid-way point of a year it's good to pause or take a brief 'half time' to do a personal check up. Most of us don’t like doing check ups – whether it be the doctor or the dentist. We’re too busy and … Continue reading A Personal Check Up (Pt.1)

Here is the fifth and final point ... MAKE a difference in someone’s life It’s great to ‘Do your Job with Excellence’, to ‘Relate to People Well’, to ‘Enjoy your Work’ and to ‘Accept Feedback”. That’s a good foundation for being a DREAM employee. But you need to go beyond that. Ultimately, what we’re all … Continue reading How to be a DREAM Employee (Pt.5)

Here is the fourth tip ... ACCEPT feedback     ·         Be open and teachable. Avoid any attitudes of pride and arrogance. One of the characteristics of wise people is their openness to feedback and instruction. One of the characteristics of fools is their lack of openness to feedback and their arrogant belief that they’re … Continue reading How to be a DREAM Employee (Pt.4)

Here is my third recommendation ... ENJOY your job     ·         See the value and importance of what you are doing. Think highly of your work. If you don’t love what you’re doing, go and do something else! Seriously - the best career advice you can ever get is to do something you love … Continue reading How to be a DREAM Employee (Pt.3)

Here is step 2, if you want to be a DREAM employee: RELATE well to other people     ·         Be a friendly and considerate person to everyone you work with and for. The greatest commandments are to love God with all our being and to love our neighbour as ourselves. The very heart of … Continue reading How to be a DREAM Employee (Pt.2)

Most of us spend a great deal of our time at work. Work is part of God's purpose for our lives. It is not part of the curse. It was God's plan for us right from the beginning. He has designed us to be most fulfilled and most joyful when we are making a contribution. … Continue reading How to be a DREAM Employee (Pt.1)

Why wait until you hit bottom or the pain gets so bad that you have to change? Why not make the decisions that lead to life right now. Why not allow the Holy Spirit to tap into the power of desperation in your life today – right now! 1. What am you tolerating right now? … Continue reading The Power of Desperation (Part 2)

The Bible describes each one of our lives as like a “journey”. We are “pilgrims” on a road of progress and purpose. Each of us is at different points along the “path of life”. Along the way, there are many different “seasons” we go through, many varied “circumstances” we navigate through, many different “decisions” we … Continue reading The Power of Desperation (Part 1)