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January 28, 2006
Success
Filed under: Inspiration
Tim Hansel, in his book Dancin’ Toward the Dawn, had a great quote:
In my sterile search for success, I have sometimes chosen to be effective rather than committed. I have chosen to be successful rather than merely being faithful. Sometimes my calendar is full, but my heart is empty. The Lord tries to fill my cup, but I poke a hole in it. Perforated trust. Am I afraid to trust Him completely? Am I afraid to love others without knowing whether or not I’ll be loved in return? I still don’t understand His kind of love—a love which expects nothing. I tend to calculate and define. Evaluate and measure. Make sure that everything is equal. I am an accountant rather than a disciple. It’s hard to give with a closed fist, or receive with a calculator in your hand. My feelings go up and down more than the Dow Jones charts. As Ian Thomas says, "God doesn’t ask us to be sensational—He simple asks us to be a miracle." A miracle is something that cannot be explained apart from Jesus Christ. He wants to borrow our humanity to communicate His truths to the world. He doesn’t give us His strength, He is our strength.
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