Outflow’s eighth reading includes a reference to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. These are the famous verses that are so often read at weddings. In fact, they are so familiar, I would suspect that we sometimes don’t really let them impact us. That is tragic, because they are an amazing and challenging definition of love. They tell [...]
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Knock and Wait
If you’ve got kids, you’ve undoubtedly said something like this: “Answer me when I’m talking to you”. It is frustrating to talk to someone that doesn’t respond. It is especially frustrating when you know they hear you, but are too preoccupied to respond. It is even more frustrating when they do hear you, but are [...]
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Gratitude
The 5th day of reading in the Outflow book included the story of Mary pouring expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet. In her case, there was “nothing in it for Mary but the pure joy of showing her Lord what he meant to her” (p. 47).
When is the last time I did something for God that [...]
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Be Thankful
I loved the idea from “The Reflection Pool” on page 34 of the Outflow book. It suggests a way to stop taking God’s blessings for granted.
Be Thankful.
Try it. Start thinking of things you are thankful for. You can try the example in the Outflow book and fill up a jar with rocks, you can [...]
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A Life that Sucks
“It’s all about me”. It is a phrase that I used a lot when I was at Primary Solutions. It started out as a gentle reminder for us all to focus our attention on our co-workers and our clients instead of ourselves.
Page 40 in the Outflow book describes a life that sucks. Sucks in [...]
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the big IF…
Look at the list of blessings that God promises in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. It is a pretty long, comprehensive list. It includes blessings on our kids, our job, our finances and even our status.
As the author of the Outflow book points out, the point of God including this list in His Word is not to imply [...]
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