I love that word en-thus-iasm. The four letters in the middle t-h-u-s come from the Greek word Theos. Theos means God, in Greek. It is the first part of the word Theology which means God Knowledge, God-ology.
So en-thus-iasm really means to have God energy, or God inside, that you are God driven; that you are a God-centered person.
So add enthusiasm to “You are the light of the world” and we have a mighty important presence.
Behavior change is difficult!! I want to push this as hard as I dare. YOU must take ownership of this challenge to make the world a better place, to care about strangers, to reach into uncomfortable places where you’d rather not be. Many of you have seen the powerful movie The Passion of Christ. What a comfort busting experience that is!! It calls us to suffering too. It insists that we give our lives for others. WE ARE CALLED TO LEAVE THE COMFORT ZONE AND GET HURT IF NECESSARY WHILE TRYING TO BRING HEALING TO OTHERS. WE TOO MUST DIE FOR OTHERS.
AND WHENEVER WE WALK ACROSS THE ROOM, INTROVERT THAT I may be, and welcome a stranger, as ineptly as I may do it I AM DYING FOR HER. AND IN DYING FOR HER I AM RESUSCITATING HER, RAISING HER FROM THE DEAD. What a revolutionary thought !!
I BEG YOU TO TAKE TOTAL OWNERSHIP OF EVERY ROOM YOU SIT IN OR ENTER. I BEG YOU TO TAKE LEADERSHIP IN NOTICING WHO IS THERE AND INTENTIONALLY APPROACHING WHOEVER MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ALONE. ENDEAVOR IN SOME FAULTY, TREMBLING, INARTICULATE WAY IF NECESSARY, TO BRING THEM IN. JUST BE THERE!!
Certainly you must think of every human being as “the walking wounded” but you are not to think of how you must fix them. YOUR FIXING IS UNDERWAY WHEN YOU GREET A STRANGER OR LIFT THE SPIRITS OF ANYONE by just saying "hello". LEAVE THE FIXING TO GOD. So, “Don’t just do something. Stand there.”
Behavior change is difficult!! I want to push this as hard as I dare. YOU must take ownership of this challenge to make the world a better place, to care about strangers, to reach into uncomfortable places where you’d rather not be. Many of you have seen the powerful movie The Passion of Christ. What a comfort busting experience that is!! It calls us to suffering too. It insists that we give our lives for others. WE ARE CALLED TO LEAVE THE COMFORT ZONE AND GET HURT IF NECESSARY WHILE TRYING TO BRING HEALING TO OTHERS. WE TOO MUST DIE FOR OTHERS.
AND WHENEVER WE WALK ACROSS THE ROOM, INTROVERT THAT I may be, and welcome a stranger, as ineptly as I may do it I AM DYING FOR HER. AND IN DYING FOR HER I AM RESUSCITATING HER, RAISING HER FROM THE DEAD. What a revolutionary thought !!
I BEG YOU TO TAKE TOTAL OWNERSHIP OF EVERY ROOM YOU SIT IN OR ENTER. I BEG YOU TO TAKE LEADERSHIP IN NOTICING WHO IS THERE AND INTENTIONALLY APPROACHING WHOEVER MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ALONE. ENDEAVOR IN SOME FAULTY, TREMBLING, INARTICULATE WAY IF NECESSARY, TO BRING THEM IN. JUST BE THERE!!
Certainly you must think of every human being as “the walking wounded” but you are not to think of how you must fix them. YOUR FIXING IS UNDERWAY WHEN YOU GREET A STRANGER OR LIFT THE SPIRITS OF ANYONE by just saying "hello". LEAVE THE FIXING TO GOD. So, “Don’t just do something. Stand there.”
“Don’t just do something. Stand there.” That's a good phrase to make us think! You should expand it into an article. It goes hand-in-hand with "showing up".
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