just between us...

just a few things before i leave the office for the weekend...

-my mind hurts. i have been thinking really hard this past week. it's been really good, but it's tiring.
-i love newpointe. we are growing and we have to add another service! exciting!
-i am surrounded by great leaders. dave, kevin, dwight...all great leaders.
-this week i was reminded of god's love for me. if you believe it and live it your life will change.
-a good friend reminded me to find my confidence in god - and nothing else. good reminder.

it's been a big week and i am tired, but it's a good tired.

when we go through certain circumstances and situations in our lives we often turn to family, friends, and coworkers to give us some advice or encouragement. if you're anything like me you realize that God uses these people in a great way to guide us towards decisions or give us wise words. many times people offer us advice that - while good intentioned - can leave us confused, or take us down a path we never intended to go. on the other hand there are people who consistently offer good advice that is logical, Godly, and wise.

here's the important part. make sure that the voices you listen to are pointing you to the character of God, giving you wisdom, and have good intentions. sometimes there can be so many voices coming at you that you are confused, but you need to choose which voices are louder. it is up to you to make sure the people who you love, trust, and know are pointing you to God drown out the voices that speak in haste or plant thoughts you know aren't wise.

someone asked me today, out of all the voices you hear 1. who's is the loudest 2. and who's are you choosing to believe.

people are always ready to give you their two cents, but remember to turn up the voices that speak God into your life, then believe that what they say is true.

after all, voices carry.

man, i just got out of a meeting with the operations team here at newpointe. wanna know what we talked about for two hours? growth. you see, here at newpointe we are running out of parking and space for people and we have to come up with solutions to these problems.

i got up to go to the bathroom during the meeting (maybe that's tmi) and while i was walking i was thinking how great this discussion really is...you see, we aren't getting heated about the color of the curtains or what kind of chairs we should buy. instead, this group of 13 people were getting animated and passionate about finding a solution so more people can experience jesus in a real way.

it is so good to be a part of newpointe and what God is doing!