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Mission Monday

tamodom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:12:30 +0000

So – my doubts turned out to be okay. Joshua asked me to draw out what I want to see happen at CSU this year. So here is what came out of that drawing!

I want the girls I am ministering to will discover who God is and His beauty, but then discover who they are in Christ. Through this we will find ourselves to bond together and overstepping cultural boundaries. It would also drive us into community.

I hope to live rooted in the Word of God so that I can be renewed and bold!

We long to see the power of Jesus Christ come upon the people of God!

I hope this year does turn out to be “God glorified! Jesus magnified! Holy Spirit inspired!”

Mission Monday

tamodom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:34:56 +0000

One thing that has been brought to my attention in the last couple of days is that I don’t trust a lot of people. Yes – I have 2,200 friends on Facebook and I have 550 people in my cell phone contact list, but I am not so sure I can call many of those people a true friend back. I hear people say…”You’re so sweet.” “You have such a servant’s heart.” “You’ve got more friends that I could ever imagine having.” “What do you mean you don’t have a lot of best friends?” But when the day comes to the end – I am sitting in my room wondering who is concerned for my well being. I don’t bring this up for sympathy. I believe a lot of it has to do with being fearful of embracing the goodness of pure and godly relationships. Its like Jon preached about a few Sundays ago from the gospel John, Jesus did what He saw the Father in Heaven doing. If you have not witnessed healthy relationship then how can you portray one? Here are some questions people might ask…

Why should you have people surrounding you?

Hebrews 10:25 says, “Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another.”

Remember the scripture that says, “raise a child in the way he should go and he will not turn from it?” – This didn’t mean for you to be raised in the preference of the parents, but in the way God has planned.

Or what about in Genesis 2:18, “For it is not good for man to be alone…” – This was not just meant for marriage.

One of the most desired things for human beings is the desire for relationships and not being left alone.

God designed us to have intimate relationships in our path, but not in His path for our lives.

How do you open up to someone?

Clear Communication is key! Just think about Matthew 18.

Set clear and measurable boundaries. Its like Jesus said in 1 John 4:16, 1:16 that He was love, but he is not darkness. This set clear boundaries of what He was, but also what He was not!

Start with small pieces. Share what you feel comfortable with. You have to set boundaries in your words, time, emotions, and some times even in touch.

What boundaries should you put up?

When I think of this question I refer to the Ten Laws of Boundaries identified by Dr. Henry Cloud in Boundaries. They are:

#1 The Law of Reaping and Sowing

#2 The Law of Responsibility

#3 The Law of Power

#4 The Law of Respect

#5 The Law of Motivation

#6 The Law of Evaluation

#7 The Law of Proactivity

#8 The Law of Envy

#9 The Law of Activity

#10 The Law of Exposure

What do you do to set boundaries? What kind of boundaries do you have with the people in your life? When did you put up those boundaries? Why?

As I kept writing this blog tonight I told Casey.. I am not sure I know how this ties into Mission Monday’s blog other than the fact that I am on a mission to kick my fears in the throat and head straight forward into healthy relationships. Pray for me!

Mission Monday

tamodom — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:55:17 +0000

This week’s mission is to stay afloat! It is easy in the summer to slack off or take an extra break in the day. The reality is that this is a time when you have to seize every quiet moment in the office to get things done. My boss has been on vacation for a week and comes back tomorrow and I am suppose to have some things done. Some times you might not care specially what I have to do, but behind all things there is a reason, season or lesson to be learned.

1. Women’s ministry is within reaching distance and I still don’t have things coming together on how to accomplish the goals. Wait – do I even have goals laid out for the ministry yet? Whew! Lots of work to be done. I think once I get rolling on it then it will be more easy going than I think. Lessons to be learned on how to meet people’s needs and to engage with all people to share the love of Christ.

2. Orientation is only 2 months away and we have so much to develop. I have to plan a week of work for the OTLs, plan time for them to work with the RAs on several things AND I have to figure out the whole tv show script. I have decided on the theme for OTLs and already have design going for the tshirts. This should be fun! I know its going to take lots of work, little amounts of sleep and many hands. We will survive — because we always do! Always an Orientation season…and a new season begins for these freshmen so we try to make it a great experience. There is also a reason I get the privelege to do these two weeks of events.

3. Portfolio for my Photography has been pushed along so many years now. I am hoping to tackle that this upcoming month. I will try to have an online version and a print version too. The reason behind doing this is to bring my photography to a professional level.

4. Elevate should be a good time this year. My mission in the next week is to really be in prayer over the people leading, the approach to reach people, and how to creatively engage people through music, image and words. We do have a planning meeting coming up on June 23rd. That might be a couple of hours. Again, a lesson to be learned from other people.

Upcoming fun things I am on mission to do…

Mom is coming on Thursday with Hunter, Glo and Hannah on the train. It should be a fun couple of days.

I leave next week to see Melissa and her family. And hope to get my meeting worked out with Nicole before I board my plane back to SC.

July 4th celebration @ my mom’s house is going to be a blast and Bethany is coming too!