Dr. Popeye

Popeye said "That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more."

All the apathy, arrogance, laziness, injustice, selfishness, loneliness, & hypocrisy need to end.

Got Help?

Why won't 'they' help? Because 'they' don't exist.
'They' will help when you raise 'them' up to be helpers. Find a 'they' and start training.

God give me a helper!

According to their kind

Genesis 1:25 says "God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good"

When I consider mentoring others, I expect them to be like me - according to my kind. Sometimes that scares me...

Context for Calling

Currently I am praying, "God, let me know in what context I should be pursuing the calling you've given me." Callings that aren't pursued are denied.

Sounds like a concert

I've heard the comment "the service felt like a concert" so many times that I grew numb to it until it recently happened to me. Anyone who plans a church service has a responsiblity to invite people into participation; anyone who attends a church service has a responsibility to prepare themselves to enter participation. Was I unprepared or was the invitation not extended?

Is this planned?

When someone has a role in a church service and makes a change to the flow of the service, what is that person saying about the original plan? Maybe something like "My off-the-cuff alteration is better than your prayerful, strategic planning." - or maybe not.

Serving God while distracted

If 'my best life now' means living in the power of God, what blocks my submission to Him? Lack of sleep, physical pain, worry, mind-altering substances, sin, relational instability. A whole rainbow of issues to investigate.