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Lessons from U2

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So, I've taken a break for the past couple of weeks from posting. Partly intentional - partly lazy - partly out of routine. Two weeks ago my family went to Mississippi for 8 days while I stayed here. It is amazing how much balance Cassie and Cooper bring to my life. While they were gone, my schedule of life went crazy. They make me healthy. While I worked more while they were gone, I work better when they are here. I strive to get things done so I don't rob them of me. If I have to choose to cheat work or my family, I always cheat work. When they are not here, work takes over.

However, while they were gone, I went to experience U2 at Cowboys Stadium. Incredible concert!!! We got to the stadium and stood in line for about 3 hours waiting to get in. I was #1005 in line. Once we got in, we went to the floor to find a spot. Much to our surprise, the inner circle of the floor was still open. So we found our way around, picked our spot, and stood for another 2 hours waiting for the show. We were right up front, right where we wanted to be. Kudos to Matt G. for not giving up on getting that spot.

I loved the concert. Incredible! The thing I enjoyed most is that I learned (or was reminded of) some truths about me and about God.

Lesson #1: Everything is Spiritual
Don't mistake this for God is in everything and everything is God. But, everything is spiritual. We are spiritual beings. There is so much more to us than flesh and bones. Here's the thing, often I hear the question, "How is spiritual life?" As if there is this part of my life that is spiritual. To label a part of my life as spiritual would mean that there are parts that are not spiritual. But everything I do has impact on my spiritual life bc every part is spiritual. Everything I do in life has influence on my relationship with God. Therefore, everything is spiritual. I cannot check out of that to watch a movie, go to a concert, participate in an action, believing some of my actions are not spiritual actions.

Lesson #2: Everybody Worships
Watching the people at the concert, it was quite obvious that everybody worships. We do not have to teach people to worship. We, the human race, have great worship. Many of us have terrible gods, but great worship. I don't think that U2 desires to be worshiped, but there were people there that worshiped them. We know how to worship. The question is do we worship the right One.

Lesson #3: God's Message is Here
U2 writes incredible God songs. Now, are they believers, Christians, followers - do they have a personal relationship with Christ? I don't know. Maybe you do and you can fill me in. Here's what I know. The message of God and His love is there. It was quite the experience to listen to 70,000+ people sing Amazing Grace as Bono led. Do 70,000+ understand that song? No but then again I don't completely understand that amazing grace. The fact is God's message was presented. That's not the only place but that is a very clear example. God's message is Here. It is around us and it makes it way into place we don't expect. Believers or not, U2 is spreading God's message. Another way is they doing something that the church at time fails to do. They are teaching people to love others. I saw one person holding a sign that read "U2 has inspired us to change the world." They were referring to the RED movement that U2 strongly supports to fight AIDS in Africa. It is a message of love. To me, this is God's message to love our neighbor.


Great show! Worth waiting in line, worth the drive, worth the money. I found many times I watch the crowd as much as I did the band. My prayer was that God would reveal Himself to me through that experience and He did in more ways that I have written.

I challenge you to always practice the presence of God. Look for Him in what you do. Honor Him in what you do. Love in Him in what you do so you can experience Him in what you do.


God alone is capable of making Himself known as He really is. We search in reasoning and in sciences, as in a poor copy. What we neglect to see is God's painting Himself in the depth of our soul. ~ Brother Lawrence

Love Him to Know Him

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I grew up in the traditional setting of church. My dad is a pastor so I was in church a lot growing up. I was taught what the Bible says about everything. I grew up knowing God. So, why are there times in life that I still question if I love God the way I should or want to?Why as a person who claims to be a believer of over 25 years do I struggle with loving God?

Simple. I grew up knowing about God but not knowing what it meant to love Him. To know Him is to first love Him. The opposite is true in our culture. To truly love someone we must first really know them. I cannot truly know God without loving Him first. I grew up backwards (insert your own Mississippi joke here). I grew up trying to know God without understanding the need to love Him first. Too many of us do this. We try to intellectually dissect God before we think we can love Him.

To truly know Him I must set my priority to love Him. Only He can show me who He is. Only God can teach me to know Him. In all my other relationships, I can get to know someone without loving them. If I spend enough time around them, I will began to know them. Then, I can base my love on what I know. Not true with God. I cannot really know God without first loving Him. FAITH.

To some degree that relieves the pressure. I do not claim to be very intelligent. Knowing that all I have to do is love Him rather than figure Him out allows me to do simply love Him. Loving Him will lead to me knowing Him. Loving Him will drive my passion to pray, to read, to study, to discuss, to know Him.

Does this mean that someone should not question who God is before they believe? Does this mean that someone seeking to know God must mindlessly wonder into this relationship? NO.

This simply, for me, explains the faith step from non-belief to belief. Collect all the data you want about God but the decision to begin a relationship with Christ is simply one of faith, of love - not knowledge alone.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.~Blaise Pascal


How NOT to Serve Your Family

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First, let me thank all of you who shared your thoughts on what it could look like to serve your family. It is always encouraging to be able to hear from you about the post on this site. It helps me grow so much to read your thoughts.

Here's what I learned: We all want to serve our family better! We know just loving them is not enough. We want to show them this. Also, how people in the home interact determines what the world outside that home will learn.

Sunday, I had the opportunity to share with SHCC what God was showing me.

The first thing is this:

PRETEND NOBODY’S WATCHING

Pretend that nobody’s paying attention to you.

Fool yourself in to thinking that they are not watching you 24/7

You can act any way you want because nobody will notice.

You can behave any way you like because nobody’s going to be observing.

Go ahead and pretend.

But we know the reality don’t we. Eyes are on us all the time.

They look to us to figure out what love is.

They look to us to learn how to do finances.

They watch us to know how to treat others.

What does Godly character look like?

We are models in every shape and form.


Apostle Paul writes 1 Cor. 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

They may forget your advice but not your example.

May not listen to your words but follow your footsteps.

We talk and teach what we know but we reproduce who we are.

We can’t give away what we are not.

If you want your kids to serve, then let them see you serving.

Things are passed from generation to generation to generation. Serve your family by changing the bad patterns that have been past down in your family.

1 Tim 4:12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

Kids do what kids see.

Stanford research: 89% of what we learn is through visual

Actions than speak louder than words

I’d rather see a sermon than hear one

More is caught than taught.

You serve your family by being an example for them.

Or don’t serve your family and act like nobody's watching


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How to Serve My Family

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All this past week I have been completely focused on preparing for the message coming up this Sunday. In the previous post, I asked the question, "What does it look like for you to serve your family?" Here is some of the feedback I've gotten:

Listen, don't just hear: I am a fixer. When someone has a problem, I automatically go into "fix it" mode. What I have come to understand that often when my wife is upset about something, it is as important (if not more) for me to listen to her emotion and not just her issue. She needs to know that I am listening to who she is and not just hear a problem.

Time over gifts: We all love to get gifts. My son loves presents but greater than that he loves spending time with me. I can give him a ball glove or bicycle but he just wants someone to throw ball with him or ride bikes together. He craves time over gifts.

Do without being asked: One dad told me that his son knows that if he will mow the yard without being asked or being asked only once, that his son makes his dad feel served by doing that. His son feels served if his dad ask him to it instead of telling him to do it.

I believe to really learn to serve others - it has to start at home. Looking forward to this weekend. My prayer is that God will use this in the lives that hear this weekend the way He has used it in my life this past week.

Psalm 101
2I will give heed to the blameless way
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.


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