Jan 15

Stop Whining and Start Winning

Posted in: Church Planting, Get Naked, To Know Him, blind introspect, grow, leadership, the love of God

YES, THAT INCLUDES ME TOO!!!!

Im so serious! Lately I have found myself caught up in this cesspool of bitter whining about this or that. Complaining about this church or that guy doing something outrageous. Taking offense by someone off color comments about people they dont even know.

Now, i am no Terrell Owens, and im glad that most of you are not either, but there has to be a point where we shut up the whining and begin WINNING! Here is our winning theme, vision statement, mission statement, motto and whatever else you want to call it…

Romans 8:37 (New International Version)

37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Take a look at this definition of the root word for conquerors, conquer and tell me… HOW IN THE HELL CAN WE LOSE???

con·quer

(k?ng’k?r)  Pronunciation Key
v.   con·quered, con·quer·ing, con·quers

v.   tr.

  1. To defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms.
  2. To gain or secure control of by or as if by force of arms: scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered the operatic world.
  3. To overcome or surmount by physical, mental, or moral force: I finally conquered my fear of heights. See Synonyms at defeat.

v.   intr.
To be victorious; win.

[Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, from Latin conqu?rere, to procure : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + quaerere, to seek.]
con’quer·a·ble adj., con’quer·or, con’quer·er n.

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Churches closing, pastors falling, infighting between theology, denominations, races, cities and so many others.

Can we stand up and take ownership of the victory that has been afforded to us by the sacrifice and obedience of our Father and His Son?

What say yea?

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2 Responses to “Stop Whining and Start Winning”
Esther Posted on January 15, 2009 at 10:32 pm

Right on!

Shawn Posted on January 21, 2009 at 7:35 am

Hey, found your blog via http://twitter.com/crucialencountr/statuses/1136072527 and I’ve sub’d to your RSS feed.

Your post made me think of the lyrics to the song My Glorious:

God is bigger than the air I breathe
The world we’ll leave
God will save the day and all will say
My glorious!

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