Greater Focus?

No one can make you focus. No one can make you do what you don't want to do.
A little back story:
A while back my wife and I both felt that we were being led of the Lord to get out of debt. It wasn't easy ...because we had to say no to ourselves a lot. No eating out, no unnecessary spending and so on. Others treated us like we were missing out on so much! Yes we were ...more debt like them!
Now that hard decision has proven to be a real blessing. It's a great thing to see what truly focusing on something can do. It taught our kids that responsibility with money and how we spend it is of huge importance.

So much of the time we ARE focused ...on things that are not important at all. Worrying about what others think about us. Or how we appear ...having stuff to impress others.
All of that which matters little. That's what we spend most of our time focusing on.

Why? I think that in today's modern world we are obsessed with appearances. The Bible says in Matthew 6:21(Message) ...The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.
I think where you place your focus is directly connected to what you treasure.
Makes sense doesn't it? You value what you place importance on ...and focus on that.
I have been very bad at focusing on what doesn't matter ...more than I would like to admit.
To man up and change our focus is the challenge. Ask God for His guidance to have the Greater Focus we need. The greatest realization that I have ever had is ...I can't do this on my own.
Through my own ability I will fail every time.
This journey is complex. This journey is always challenging.
Greater focus ...for what really matters on this journey is what I am striving for.

Thank You's

I want to thank all of you that attended the MLH Conference this week. Great questions and I hope that my team and I were able to help with understandable information.
Sometimes the hardest part is trying to keep it simple but at the same time worth your while.
Don't hesitate to be in contact with any questions regarding the material that was covered.
Things are busy and I will do my best to post again shortly.

God Speed,

D

Conference notes and such

We are in the midst of MLH -Minister's, Leadership, and Helps Conference ...and as promised here are some followup notes for the classes:
I will be updating as I teach the classes this week.

-Technology is always changing and the only way to stay relevant is to keep in the know.
(Great leaders are readers)
-Our culture's language is Media
-It's all about the people ...staying connected to them as a church leader is essential. People attend and remain at a church because of connection to friends. Twitter, Facebook and the like are excellent tools.
-People most of the time decide whether to return to your church before you finish your first worship song.