A John Maxwell quote from his book, “The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player”:
"People don’t really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity. Struggle strengthens a person’s resolve. Adversity fosters commitment, and commitment fosters hard work. And the more you work on something, the less likely you are to give up on it.”
This is an interesting concept because our nature is to try to avoid struggles while we end up valuing what we struggle. There is a connection between people who face adversity together that can come no other way. Those kinds of relationships tend to go deeper than those that have no adversity to deal with.
As I go into the day today, I know of no major adversity issues waiting for me to walk out the door. There are, however, ongoing struggles that I will choose to either participate in or ignore today. If the quote at the beginning of this blog is true, There is value to me in facing them head on.
A quote from Theodore Roosevelt. “ Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Bring it On!!!!!
I had the privilege to attend a seminar last night for school board members. It was part of the board learning experience that is designed to help us to focus on and commit to excellence in the education of our children. One of the quotes of the night came from John Maxwell, one of my favorites when it comes to leadership and the team concept. The quote dealt with adversity that can show up in life:
“People don’t really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity. Struggle strengthens a person’s resolve. Adversity fosters commitment, and commitment fosters hard work. And the more you work on something, the less likely you are to give up on it.”
The fact that we value what we struggle is a time proven truth. The early church in the book of Acts grew when adversity got so difficult that the church had to move out from Jerusalem and into the rest of the world. Adversity moves us from the comfort area of status quo and forces us to new venues and viewpoints in life. If you have no adversity in your life, you are too comfortable. I jokingly tell people that my job as a pastor is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.
Adversity? Bring it on !!!!
“People don’t really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity. Struggle strengthens a person’s resolve. Adversity fosters commitment, and commitment fosters hard work. And the more you work on something, the less likely you are to give up on it.”
The fact that we value what we struggle is a time proven truth. The early church in the book of Acts grew when adversity got so difficult that the church had to move out from Jerusalem and into the rest of the world. Adversity moves us from the comfort area of status quo and forces us to new venues and viewpoints in life. If you have no adversity in your life, you are too comfortable. I jokingly tell people that my job as a pastor is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.
Adversity? Bring it on !!!!
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