Here's one area I struggle with each day of the year. In striving to be a Christ follower, I want each step each day to be guided by the Lord. "Knowing when to hold them, knowing when to fold them and knowing when to walk away" as quoted by Kenny Rogers, is a constant battle in my business and in my life.
Being a Dreamer, if someone or a company says no to a given situation or product but it appears that they do not understand the full details, my immediate reaction is "who do I go to and get a yes response"?
When these situation confront me, I take a moment to pray as seek the Lord's wisdom and think about Proverbs 3: 5 & 6 -Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Yet being head of two companies, I have to move forward with decisions every day. But is it the right one that God wants me to take? Over time I see where the Lord was leading my decisions and other times it appears that I was too much a sales person and drove the situation forward- The wrong way.
So how can you be assured a decision is what the Lord wants you to do or is it your own wants. The dilemma continues for me, but I keep looking up trusting for the straight path.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Making Fun of Dreamers
Acts 2:17 In the last days, God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams." (Found in the old testament in Joel 2:28)
People who have known me for any length of time knows that I am a dreamer and a half glass full person. It is God's make up of me. My lovely wife often says that I am ahead of my time when it comes to ideas and solutions to problems and situations.
What can stifle a dreamer is for people to make fun of the person. The dreamer learns to keep his "out of the box" thinking to themselves and only releases his thoughts a select few people.
Recently I was confronted by a leader of an organization to not waste the time of the organization by bringing up suggestions that were strategic in nature without have them fully flushed out. I found someone who took my dreams and ideas, reworded them into her own understanding and presented them to the same group. Each one was accepted and became part of a strategic plan. The dreams became reality because it was not coming from "The Dreamer".
I would suggest that if you are a dreamer, find a mentor or friend who can talk you through the thoughts and maybe get them to the right people so that the church, community, and the world can gain from what the Lord has put into your head.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams." (Found in the old testament in Joel 2:28)
People who have known me for any length of time knows that I am a dreamer and a half glass full person. It is God's make up of me. My lovely wife often says that I am ahead of my time when it comes to ideas and solutions to problems and situations.
What can stifle a dreamer is for people to make fun of the person. The dreamer learns to keep his "out of the box" thinking to themselves and only releases his thoughts a select few people.
Recently I was confronted by a leader of an organization to not waste the time of the organization by bringing up suggestions that were strategic in nature without have them fully flushed out. I found someone who took my dreams and ideas, reworded them into her own understanding and presented them to the same group. Each one was accepted and became part of a strategic plan. The dreams became reality because it was not coming from "The Dreamer".
I would suggest that if you are a dreamer, find a mentor or friend who can talk you through the thoughts and maybe get them to the right people so that the church, community, and the world can gain from what the Lord has put into your head.
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