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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Oppressive Obligations to Incredible Opportunities

 

Heart of Leadership

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The phone isn’t just ringing, it seems to be screaming. You’ve got yet another meeting to attend, there’s someone at your office door who wants a piece of you and now another call. Your blood pressure is rising almost as quickly as the demands made of you.

When you answer the phone, your tone of voice gives you away. The caller recognizes that it probably isn’t a good time to talk. When you turn your attention to the person at the door, your impatience and abruptness sends them away feeling diminished. Your energy level is on empty when you finally get to the meeting late and your attention wanders as important issues are being discussed.

Later that night after dinner, you have little time and even less enthusiasm, to spend time with your kids. You think that maybe if you get a couple of hours work done you can get caught up before tomorrow…

…and you wonder why the success you’ve worked so hard to achieve doesn’t make you feel, well, successful. It wasn’t that many years ago that you didn’t get invited to high powered meetings, the phone rang less frequently and you weren’t the first person people went to when they needed advice. And now, it seems, you aren’t enjoying your success, you—and the people around you—are suffering from it.

One of the common dilemmas of the workplace today is that people are working harder to get more done with less resources. And for many, it just isn’t fun. People are busy making money, but often by giving up any sense of meaning.

I know. Several years ago I was close to premature flame-out.

Thankfully, I had good problems: my business was so brisk that it was hard to keep up. My involvement as a board member of a national association increased my load of responsibilities and I was traveling nearly non-stop. Not only wasn’t I having much fun, I found it increasingly difficult to give people the attention and consideration that they deserved. When the phone rang, I didn’t want to answer it. I wanted to smash it.

I knew that soon I would be experiencing the repercussions. When we aren’t having much fun, neither are our clients, colleagues or families.

I wondered how can anyone could live happily and lead effectively with so many oppressive obligations? Thankfully I made the time to find an answer.

I stepped back to review everything I’ve learned by studying and working with effective leaders. I thought about all I’d read about the lives of great people. And as I pondered it all, I was struck with an insight.

The people who change the world—their companies, communities and families—rarely acted out of a sense of oppressive obligation. The people we call leaders almost always act out of a sense of incredible opportunity.

They don’t change the world because they have to; they change the world because they want to.

I don’t think Mother Theresa wakes up in the morning and mourns, “Oh Lord, not more lepers!” She is a woman doing some of the hardest work on the planet, and she seems to be having more fun doing it than we who sit in our air conditioned offices. How can that be?

It is a matter of perspective. When we feel harried and pressure, we tend to look at our circumstances as obligation. Yet other view the same circumstances as opportunity. It comes down to how you frame you life.

I learned to reframe my business and life from obligation to opportunity, and it has made all the difference. When the phone rings now, I have a different response. I now view an incoming call as an opportunity to serve, earn, influence, network, learn, encourage or teach. The difference isn’t in the nature of the call; the difference is in my response.

There isn’t much I really have to do in life. Sure, like you, I have a commitment of providing for my wife and son. But I could accomplish that by diminishing greatly my current workload, or even by changing careers. My colleague Ian Percy said he found from experience that his family didn’t really want all the money and trappings of affluence. They would have gladly live in a trailer as long as they had him.

As you read this, you might be facing dire circumstances. Foreclosure may threaten, relationships may be on the brink of disaster and you may be wondering about your ability to put food on the table. I would never make light of those kinds of situations but—and please think about this carefully—even in the worst circumstance lies an opportunity. It is the opportunity to overcome, to save, to improve. I know many highly successful individuals who faced similar situations and worse. What has enriched their lives most was the challenge to overcome and learn from them. In the darkest hour, someone they saw opportunity.

I appreciate simplicity. I keep a post-it note over my desk. On it are three handwritten words: obligation or opportunity. That becomes one of the most important choice I made on a daily basis, moment by moment.

I would like to impact the world around me in some way. I would like to add to the lives of others, rather than pass by them like an invisible phantom. I would like to think that my efforts did more than earn a living, that they helped create a better life for myself, my family and the clients I served. And now I realize that that the chance to accomplish those things is not an obligation, but the greatest opportunity of all.

 

 

Monday, August 17, 2020

The Only Reason of Living

There is nothing new under the earth. The only reason worthy of living is to live to carry out the purpose of God in our lives.

We didn’t create ourselves. He created us for his purpose.

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; hebrews10:5

Before God created us on earth, there was a purpose to be fulfilled by us.

For we are god’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

The only reason we are on this earth is to fulfill the very purpose we are designed for.

God has an assignment for every one of us to finish.

It is true we enjoy life on our way to fulfill His purpose. But just enjoying life is not the main goal of living.

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Friday, August 14, 2020

ፍቅር አይባክን

 

እኛ በጌታ በኢየሱስ አዳኝነት አምነን የዳንን እና የእግዚአብሄር ልጆች የሆንን ሁላችን የአባታችንን እግዚአብሄርን ፍቅር ተካፍለናል፡፡ የእግዚአብሄር ፍቅር በልባችን ፈሷል፡፡

በተሰጠንም በመንፈስ ቅዱስ የእግዚአብሔር ፍቅር በልባችን ስለ ፈሰሰ ተስፋ አያሳፍርም። ወደ ሮሜ ሰዎች 55

አሁን የሚያስፈልገን ፍቅር ስጠኝ ብለን ወደ እግዚአብሄር ከመፀለይ ይልቅ እግዚአብሄር በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በልባችን ያፈሰሰውን ፍቅር መጠቀም ጥበብ ነው፡፡

የእግዚአብሄርን ምህረት የተቀበልነው እንድናከማቸው ሳይሆን ሰዎች የእኛን ምህረትና ይቅርታ በሚፈልጉበት ጊዜ ለሌሎች ምህረትን እንድናከፋፍል ነው፡፡

ከዚያ ወዲያ ጌታው ጠርቶ፦ አንተ ክፉ ባሪያ፥ ስለ ለመንኸኝ ያን ዕዳ ሁሉ ተውሁልህ፤ እኔ እንደ ማርሁህ ባልንጀራህ የሆነውን ያን ባሪያ ልትምረው ለአንተስ አይገባህምን? አለው። የማቴዎስ ወንጌል 1832-33

በትልቁ ይቅር የተባልነው ይቅርታችንን በትንሹ ለሚፈልጉ ሰዎች ይቅርታን በቸርነት እና በደስታ እንድንሰጥ ነው፡፡

የሚመክርም ቢሆን በመምከሩ ይትጋ፤ የሚሰጥ በልግስና ይስጥ፤ የሚገዛ በትጋት ይግዛ፤ የሚምር በደስታ ይማር። ወደ ሮሜ ሰዎች 128

የእኛ ትልቁ በደላችን የተሸፈነው የሌሎችን በደል እንድንሸፍን ነው፡፡

ትጸልዩም ዘንድ በመጠን ኑሩ፤ ፍቅር የኃጢአትን ብዛት ይሸፍናልና ከሁሉ በፊት እርስ በርሳችሁ አጥብቃችሁ ተዋደዱ። 1 የጴጥሮስ መልእክት 48

ሰዎችን ካልወደድንበት በልባችን የፈሰሰው የእግዚአብሄር ፍቅር በከንቱ ይባክናል፡፡ በልባችን የእግዚአብሄር ፍቅር ፈስሶ እያለ ሰውን አለመውደድና ይቅር አለማለት ምግብን በመጋዘን አከማችቶ ሰው ሲራብ አይቶ ዝም እንደማለት ነው፡፡

ሰዎችን ላለመውደድ ይቅር ላለማለት እና ላለመማር ምንም ሰበብ የለንም፡፡ በልባችን የፈሰሰው የእግዚአብሄር ፍቅር የእኛን ምህረት ይቅርታና ፍቅር ለሚፈልጉ ሰዎች ሁሉ በቂ ነው፡፡ 

በልባችን የፈሰሰውን የእግዚአብሄርን ፍቅር እንድናከፋፍለው የተሰጠን ሃብት እንጂ የእኛ አይደለም፡፡ ካልተጠቀምነበት ብዙዎችን መባረክና ማንሳት የሚችለው ሃብት ይባክናል እንጂ አይጠራቀምም ለእኛም አይጠቅመንም፡፡

በተሰጠንም በመንፈስ ቅዱስ የእግዚአብሔር ፍቅር በልባችን ስለ ፈሰሰ ተስፋ አያሳፍርም። ወደ ሮሜ ሰዎች 55

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

መልካም ስም ከብዙ ባለጠግነት ይሻላል፥ መልካምም ሞገስ ከብርና ከወርቅ ይበልጣል። መጽሐፈ ምሳሌ 22:1

 

አንተን ካገኘሁ ጀምሮ ህይወቴ በአንተ አምሮ

 

አንተን ካገኘሁ ጀምሮ
ህይወቴ በአንተ አምሮ
የምህረትን ብዛት አልችልም ልገልጣት
የፍቅርህን ብዛት አልችልም ልገልጣት
ዘማሪ አገኘሁ ይደግ

Monday, August 10, 2020

Your Life Building

 

Your Life Building



"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Mathew 7:24-27


If you are wise, it shows. Do you want to have a durable life? 


Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. John 6:27 


Build your relationship on the word of God If you want a life well lived. Get the Principles of the word of God from the Bible and do them. 


Do you need true freedom? Then build your walk on the word of God. 


Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32


Don't rush about things, take your time to understand what the word says about your situation. 


It takes you a while to get the key, Once you get it, you are ready to have life and more abundantly. 


#Love #god #Jesus #Church #Truth #Abiydinsa #Abiywakumadinsa #Apostleabiy #Abiywakuma #Wordofgod #Bible 


Saturday, August 8, 2020

The Glory Of The preparation Days

 

The Glory Of The preparation Days


And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ 2 Kings 3:16-17 


When the people of Israel out to fight their enemy. They were concerned that they would be defeated and perished for lack of water in the dry wilderness. 


God spoke to them that He would send water. Their responsibility was to make the valley full of ditches to hold the coming water. 


In the same way preparation is very important in our lives. 


God is the miracle business. Without preparation, we don't get the best out of a miracle when it happens. Our responsibility is to prepare ourselves beforehand. Every moment is prepartion for the next. 


The longer the preparation the bigger the miracle. The longer the preparation, the longer the effect of the miracle sustains. The longer the preparation the better we get out of the miracle. 


#Love #god #Jesus #preparation #Church #Truth #privilage #responsibility  #Abiydinsa #Abiywakumadinsa #Apostleabiy #Abiywakuma #Wordofgod #Bible 

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Privilege vs Responsibility

 Privilege vs Responsibility


Any good gift has a challenge of keeping it good. Any privilege comes with responsibilities. 


The Challenge that comes with the privilege helps you not to overestimate the advantage. 


If you crave for something, that means you don't really understand the responsibility attached to it. 


The only thing that must motivate you to get something is that you are following the purpose of God in your life. 


#Love #god #Jesus #Church #Truth #privilage #responsibility  #Abiydinsa #Abiywakumadinsa #Apostleabiy #Abiywakuma #Wordofgod #Bible 

Listen to what the defence force is saying. መከላከያ ምን እንደሚል ስሙት


Sunday, August 2, 2020

አቤቱ፥ አንተ ኵላሊቴን ፈጥረሃልና፥ በእናቴም ሆድ ሰውረኸኛል። ግሩምና ድንቅ ሆኜ ተፈጥሬአለሁና አመሰግንሃለሁ፤ ሥራህ ድንቅ ነው፥ ነፍሴም እጅግ ታውቀዋለች። እኔ በስውር በተሠራሁ ጊዜ፥ አካሌም በምድር ታች በተሠራ ጊዜ አጥንቶቼ ከአንተ አልተሰወሩም። ያልተሠራ አካሌን ዓይኖችህ አዩኝ፤ የተፈጠሩ ቀኖቼ ሁሉ አንድ ስንኳ ሳይኖር በመጽሐፍህ ተጻፉ። መዝሙረ ዳዊት 139:13-16

አቤቱ፥ አንተ ኵላሊቴን ፈጥረሃልና፥ በእናቴም ሆድ ሰውረኸኛል። ግሩምና ድንቅ ሆኜ ተፈጥሬአለሁና አመሰግንሃለሁ፤ ሥራህ ድንቅ ነው፥ ነፍሴም እጅግ ታውቀዋለች። እኔ በስውር በተሠራሁ ጊዜ፥ አካሌም በምድር ታች በተሠራ ጊዜ አጥንቶቼ ከአንተ አልተሰወሩም። ያልተሠራ አካሌን ዓይኖችህ አዩኝ፤ የተፈጠሩ ቀኖቼ ሁሉ አንድ ስንኳ ሳይኖር በመጽሐፍህ ተጻፉ። መዝሙረ ዳዊት 139:13-16

ልብን መመርመር

በእርሱ ሕያዋን ነንና እንንቀሳቀሳለን እንኖርማለን። የሐዋርያት ሥራ 17:28


Saturday, August 1, 2020

የአፌ ቃልና የልቤ አሳብ በፊትህ ያማረ ይሁን። መዝሙረ ዳዊት 19፡14


Miracle Everyday

Miracle Everyday

God created us for a purpose. He is busy working in our lives. 

We are created for the supernatural. We see God working in our lives everyday.  But we don't see extraordinary miracles everyday. 

We have to be satisfied in the quite and ordinary miracles God does everyday. 

We have to be patient in the quite days. We have to be faithful everyday. 

It is the ordinary days that prepare us for the extraordinary. The ordinary is the preparation for the extraordinary. 

Our responsibility is to do the ordinary things right. It is God's responsibility to bring the extraordinary in it season. 

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Searching Satisfaction in All Wrong Places Man is created to be satisfied by God and by Him only. If a man doesn't know how to be satisfied by God, He has left with no chance of satisfaction. "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. Jeremiah 2:13 Nothing and no one can satisfy who isn't satisfied by God. Man isn't in the place of God to satisfy you. To expect man to satisfy you is to put too much burden which can't be carried. If a man satisfies you in any way, God must have used Him. "If anyone is thirsty let him come and drink. Whoever believes in me, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:37-38 #Love #god #Jesus #Church #Truth #Abiydinsa #Abiywakumadinsa #Apostleabiy #Abiywakuma #Wordofgod #Bible

Searching Satisfaction in All Wrong Places

Man is created to be satisfied by God and by Him only. 

If a man doesn't know how to be satisfied by God, He has left with no chance of satisfaction.
"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. Jeremiah 2:13 

Nothing and no one can satisfy who isn't satisfied by God. 

Man isn't in the place of God to satisfy you. To expect man to satisfy you is to put too much burden which can't be carried. 
If a man satisfies you in any way, God must have used Him. 

"If anyone is thirsty let him come and drink. Whoever believes in me, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:37-38 

#Love #god #Jesus #Church #Truth #Abiydinsa #Abiywakumadinsa #Apostleabiy #Abiywakuma #Wordofgod #Bible