I wrote this post with ministers in mind. But it really is applicable to most everyone. The following are some questions that have helped me in times when I have felt overwhelmed and exhausted: 1. What am I thinking about? I ask this question because I know that if I am spending a lot of… Continue reading 8 Questions to Ask When You Are Overwhelmed and Exhausted
Category: Relationships
21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 4)
Need to “upgrade” your relationships? The following suggestions might be helpful: (You can find part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here.) 10. Come to grips with any anger and rage issues in your life (Colossians 3:8). Who knows how many relationships have been damaged and even ended because of uncontrolled anger? Years… Continue reading 21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 4)
21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 3)
The following is a part of a series on upgrading our relationships. (You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here). A few suggestions for upgrading relationships: 7. Get out of your recliner and get into the game. Some people live in a mental and emotional recliner. That is, they sit back and watch… Continue reading 21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 3)
How to Ruin a Good Relationship
Lots of people are looking for the right relationship. Yet, so often these same people will then contribute to the demise of what otherwise might have been a very good relationship. A few examples: A woman thinks she has found a new friend. She becomes acquainted with another woman at work who is about her… Continue reading How to Ruin a Good Relationship
21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 2)
You might find it helpful to reflect on the following questions: Can my commitment to love others really be seen in tangible, practical actions toward my present relationships? … I did not want to purchase this car and then get home only to realize that I had not inspected it close enough.
Book Nuggets: Leaders Who Last
“We can in fact manage ourselves, if we choose to. We cannot control others. But we can offer our point of view, challenge them, and give them room to respond.” Not long ago, I read Leaders Who Last by Margaret J. Marcuson. The book is helpful, not only for those in a formal leadership role,… Continue reading Book Nuggets: Leaders Who Last
21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 1)
I was once in a conversation with a man who was very critical and derogatory toward another man. I gathered he had experienced something very negative with this man and now he resented the guy. Sometime later, I saw these two men together. The man who had made these cutting remarks was now smiling and… Continue reading 21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 1)
When Christmas Tests Your Nerves
Some of you know what it is to experience Christmas as a very stressful holiday. Perhaps the stress comes from moms and dads trying to create just the perfect Christmas experience for their loved ones. Or it may come from anticipating Christmas dinner as your older brother brings his new wife for the first time.… Continue reading When Christmas Tests Your Nerves
Make a Difference: 4 Ways to Encourage
Who has been one of your most important encouragers? For some of us, the encouragement that God provided through someone else has been the critical link between what we were doing and what we are doing now. Henri Nouwen tells the story of a sculptor whose studio was next door to the home of a… Continue reading Make a Difference: 4 Ways to Encourage
Uncovering Those Self-Imposed Rules
Lately, I’ve been thinking about families who get swallowed up by the performance trap. They seem to strive for the impossible. They are very busy people and their young children often look exhausted. You wonder when they ever enjoy just being with one another and enjoying one anothers presence. Yet, quite often the children are… Continue reading Uncovering Those Self-Imposed Rules