Have you ever forced your eyes open on a Monday morning and dreaded the thought of getting out of bed?
I sure have.
On some days we feel invigorated and activated; on other days we have little desire to do anything. For many parents, getting our children to practice the piano or finish their homework is a dreaded nightly chore of grumblings and drooping shoulders.
As a leader, I am so inspired when the people around me are highly motivated. Providing leadership for these individuals is like sailing a ship in the open sea or flying a kite on a windy day. Trying to lead people with low motivation is like rowing the Titanic with a spoon.
Excellent and timely post…thank you for sending it out! There is so much I could say in response, because I've battled with a serious lack of motivation, energy, and drive as well as my own stifling mediocrity my entire life. It's too much to write in a comment box on your great blog, so I'll just ponder it all and smile to myself at the way God is speaking to me though your words.I'm reading your book and I want to tell you that it is truly, truly inspiring. And I don't mean that in a cheap, cliché sort of way. I mean that your book has awakened dormant dreams in me of really living faith on the edge. To quote the lyrics of one of my favorite bands from my formative years (Indigo Girls): The dreams came in like needy children tugging at my sleeve; I said I have no way of feeding you, so leave. Well those dreams – God's dreams – are now grabbing me by the collar of my shirt, dragging me out of my chair, and declaring themselves alive and well. And that is pretty amazing. I wonder what will happen next.
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Excellent and timely post…thank you for sending it out!
There is so much I could say in response, because I've battled with a serious lack of motivation, energy, and drive as well as my own stifling mediocrity my entire life. It's too much to write in a comment box on your great blog, so I'll just ponder it all and smile to myself at the way God is speaking to me though your words.
I'm reading your book and I want to tell you that it is truly, truly inspiring. And I don't mean that in a cheap, cliché sort of way. I mean that your book has awakened dormant dreams in me of really living faith on the edge. To quote the lyrics of one of my favorite bands from my formative years (Indigo Girls): The dreams came in like needy children tugging at my sleeve; I said I have no way of feeding you, so leave.
Well those dreams – God's dreams – are now grabbing me by the collar of my shirt, dragging me out of my chair, and declaring themselves alive and well. And that is pretty amazing. I wonder what will happen next.