Month: February 2015

Friday Survey!

Ok friends…  You’ve got a week off in February…

Are you headed to the tropics to relax?

Are you headed to the Mountains to Ski?

Doing some research for down the road…  Help me out!

Comment Below or on the Social media site.  Thanks friends!

Drop your Mask…

An old friend… Dick Foth… once told me the greatest distance you’ll ever travel is 4 1/2 inches. The distance between your ears.

Simply put… You are who you think you are.

Einstein said… “Imagination is more important than knowledge because imagination has no limits!

The real question though is… Within that 4 1/2 inches between your ears…. How do you see yourself?

Most of us view ourselves in a negative way. We know the mistakes we have made. We know the hidden sins in our life that we don’t want others to see. We know the hurt that we carry on a daily basis. But we are afraid to let others see all of that.

We play the what if game… What if they found out… They would hate me. What if I told the truth… They would never talk to me again.

So we do what everyone else does in life… We put on a mask. We hide who we really are because we are afraid of being exposed.

But it’s time to stop this act. We must all Drop our Masks! Its time to tell the truth about who we really are…  Why?!?!

  1. When you tell the truth about the way YOU see yourself… thats when GOD begins to set you free!

The truth is we are all broken, jacked up people on a journey. To try and act like you have it all together and nothing is bothering you is exhausting. You can’t keep up that act forever.

How many of the flat areas in your life could God use if you just told the truth about it?

2.The only types of people God uses are broken people!

Look at the disciples. They were messed up individuals. Yet God used them to change the world. And I think the reason they were able to do so is because people could relate to the stories of where they came from. People don’t connect with your education, job experience, or who you know… You are connected to people by your story. And if you are only sharing the stories that make you look like a hero… You are only creating competition. If you want to create community… Drop your mask and share your failures. Share your struggles. People get those stories.

With the use of Social Media… We are the most connected generation without any real relationship. And I personally think its because Facebook, Twitter, etc… are designed for us to share only the good things we want everyone to see. The vacations we go on. The awards we won. And we neglect to show everyone the behind the scene moments.

I don’t know about you… But I’m ready for everyone to just drop their masks!  Be real! Let’s really create community and be there to support each other along the way!

Why you are just like the SeaHawks!

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There was 30 seconds left in the game. It was second and goal from the one yard line. You have the NFL’s best running back behind you. What do you do?…

Of course everyone in the US knows in that moment you simply hand the ball off to your running back and you win the Super Bowl! That’s an easy call.

But that’s not what happened.

Pete Carroll made a decision to throw a quick slant pass. They had done that exact play several times this year and it worked. Yet this time there was a young Defensive Back who knew exactly what was going to happen. He had been studying his film. He jumps in front of the ball and intercepts it.

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Pete Carroll was in disbelief. Richard Sherman was in disbelief. And I’m pretty sure all of the known world was as well!

“That was stupid” we all yelled. “Why would you do that?!?!” It was only one yard!

But that fact is that Pete Carroll made a call that he thought was best for the team.

Hindsight shows different.

How many times have you made a decision that in the moment you thought was the right call, only to realize later that it was a disaster.

If you’re like me… It’s many. And those decisions are costly.

So in reality… Our lives can absolutely reflect what happened in last nights game.

The difference… You didn’t make your decision in from of the largest audience on the planet.

So we will all spend the day talking about what a great game it was, and what a dumb call that was, and how if we were the coach, we would have done it different. And that’s fun… But also keep in mind that we all make stupid decisions in life.

Give the same grace to people that you are always asking for yourself!