She practically exploded through the phone at me. Because we teach them what they need to know, and give them hope.’ Because we give them back their pride, their self-esteem, and their identities, a place to come every day, a place where they’re not alone, and where other people understand what they’re going through, because they’re going through it, too. Fool that I am, I answered: ‘Because we’re here for them. The regional manager, on the phone from another state, asked why our downsized clients appreciated us. I was attending a large telephone conference a couple of years ago, when I was working for one of the world’s largest outplacement firms. If I hear the phrase ‘thought leader’ one more time, I’m going to slug the person who says it. Reader Paula Cohen captured it best by sharing this poignant comment during last year’s competition: My early pick for this year’s Jargon Madness winner was thought leadership, a stomach-souring stalwart. (This goes for leaders and minions alike.) Too many bad surprises create uncertainty and, eventually, a sense of dread, like February in Chicago.ĥ. Otherwise, anticipate all outcomes, estimate their probabilities, and clearly communicate those odds. A bit of unexpected good news now and then is fine. If the "priorities" are constantly changing, the rank and file will tune you out.)Ĥ. Better to pick three or four really important tips, groove them, and improve from there. Try all 50 at once and you’d be so in knots that you'd miss the ball altogether. Say you just read 50 tips for improving your golf swing. Rest assured that if everyone had the same ideas, they wouldn’t be any good likewise, if everyone had the same personality, we’d all be bored to sobs.ģ. This doesn’t mean pick fights it means don’t run from meaningful disagreements along the way. Define, track, and yes, celebrate them.Ģ. Goals are abstractions without a plan, and plans are made up of smaller, snowballing achievements. In dependable list fashion, here then are five ways you can avoid Come To Jesus Moments-and by “you” I mean everyone from seasoned entrepreneurs to the recently onboarded.ġ. In Jesus’s name, amen.CTJMs, we understand, are all about focus, clarity, intention and gravity-in other words, the very stuff that, if consistently mustered, would wipe CTJMs from the schedule. Grow my faith Lord, and I will come to You on the water, not for my sake, but for Your glory. More than anything, this episode reveals that the reality in which we live would have us to worship our Savior and King and to confess in faith, “Truly You are the Son of God!” No storm can disturb that peace.įather, You have taught me over and over again that through every storm, when I am in over my head, You are there. More realistically, Scripture shows us that we should do everything that we can do, and God will take care of those things we cannot do. “Lord, save me!” and, lo, there He is.ĭoes this mean that we should attempt impossible things because of faith, as Peter was inclined to do? No one else in Scripture ever tried anything like what he did without the direct and unsolicited bidding of God. This rescue is the spiritual truth that defines our reality, and the reality to which this passage speaks. How many times have you cried out, “Lord, save me!” and, lo, there He is? All we can say with the little faith we have remaining is, “Lord, save me!” And wouldn’t you know it, there He is. That is a glorious thing.īut then, our doubt will cause us to see our circumstances, and when that happens, we quickly find ourselves in over our heads. And Jesus will never prevent us from coming to Him in faith. When that happens, we have an overwhelming urge to come to Jesus, come what may. But even in that context, the greater reality is Christ urging us into faith: “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”įaith causes us to see Christ for who He is. We also understand in faith that this episode reveals a spiritual truth that defines the reality in which we live.įor the Christian, that reality contains a mixture of faith and doubt. How do we understand a passage like this that seems so disconnected from the reality we live in? Well, we understand the word of God in faith and believe that this event actually happened. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” 32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said.
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