9 Things I don't have time for... Indifference

Complacency, apathy, and an I don't care attitude are all associated with indifference. Indifference means to show a lack of concern or interest or to be mediocre. Sadly I meet people every day that live their life with indifference. They are not concerned or interested in what is happening around them and as a result they live a very mediocre life.

I don't have time for this kind of attitude in my life. There are too many people who need the message I carry, the wisdom I've found and the faith that's within me for me to not care and yet it is so easy to slip into a place of indifference. It's easy to focus on myself and not really care about what's happening in other people. I don't have time for this, so to keep me passionate, interested and concerned I do the following:

1. Choose - I made a decision along time ago that I would rule my emotions and attitudes, they would not rule me, so I make a choice to be passionate and care even when I don't feel like it. I've established I don't have time for indifference, so even though I may "feel" that way I choose a different route. Every time my feelings line up with my choice eventually. QUESTION: When was the last time you made a choice to care?
   
2. Test - I constantly test and evaluate myself in this area. I'll read a story that should fire me up and evaluate my reaction to it. When I hear something that would normally stir me to action I evaluate my reaction and again make the right choice. QUESTION: Are you stirred to action by what you hear in areas that should fire you up?
   
3. Listen - There is a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is what we do to receive information. Listening is what we do receive concern people. When we listen we hear peoples heart and begin to really care about their situations. I don't have concern information, I have concern for people. That's why I stop my mind, phone, eyes, and thoughts so I don't hear, but I listen. QUESTION: When was the last time you really stopped and listened?
   
4. Serve - The greatest way to squash indifference I've found is to take action. Every time I don't feel concern, I stop, examine a need that will bring concern, and I meet that need. When I don't feel like it the most is when I serve the hardest. Something happens when you metaphorically pick up a towel and wash someone's feet. You can't do that without caring. Serving when done out a heart to care will produce concern and kill indifference. QUESTION: Who was the last person you served?

Life is too short and there are too many broken people that need our concern, care and compassion. I don't have time for indifference and neither should you!

9 Things I don't have time for...

Time is an interesting thing. We spend most of our lives trying to speed it up, slow it down, relive it, fast forward through it, create more of it, fill it and empty it, but one thing remains the same we cannot do any of these things. Time is the only thing we cannot create more of and because of that we have to ask ourselves some questions.

As we go through this life the question is not will my time be full, but what and/or whom will fill my time?

Ask yourself What/whom will fill my time? Below is a list of things I don't have time for which I will expand upon further this week.

I don't have time for...

1. Indifference
2. Prejudice
3. Those unwilling to change
4. Insecurity
5. Prayer
6. Distraction
   
7. Sin
8. Fear
9. Uncontrolled emotions
   

Calling an audible this Sunday

It's only two weeks since the super bowl and already I miss football season *sigh* but I digress. It's no secret that I am a huge fan of number 18 of the Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning. He is the king of calling audibles. When he gets up to the line he observes the scene before him and if what he sees doesn't favor his play he will change it OR if another play they have will produce better results with what he sees he will change it.

Our play for this Sunday was to continue in our series, The Elephant in the Room in GRID 29:11. As we sat down to plan this weekend I began to see not that our current plan was no good, but what was happening in the main facility would be greatly beneficial for us. After seeing the whole plan I realized it was time to call an audible.

This Sunday there will be no GRID and we will be in main service. We will have reserved seating for us, so sit with us. It's going to be an amazing service that will be life changing, so get ready. We will return to The Elephant in The Room next Sunday. See you tomorrow!

Bible Reading Plan Week 6

Grid 29:11 Reading Plan
Week 6

Sunday, Feb 8th – Genesis - 20-23

Monday, Feb 9th – Judges 1-6

Tuesday, Feb 10th - Psalms 15-17

Wednesday, Feb 11th - Job 11-12

Thursday, Feb 12th - Isaiah 29-33

Friday, Feb 13th - Matthew 14-16

Saturday, Feb 14th - Romans 11-12

Each day pray that God reveals himself to you in each scripture before you begin. Also spend 10-15 minutes in prayer either before or after.

Reading Plan week 5

Grid 29:11 Reading Plan
Week 5

Sunday, Feb 1st – Genesis - 16-19

Monday, Feb 2nd – Joshua 21-24

Tuesday, Feb 3rd - Psalms 12-14

Wednesday, Feb 4th - Job 9-10

Thursday, Feb 5th - Isaiah 23-28

Friday, Feb 6th - Matthew 11-13

Saturday, Feb 7th - Romans 9-10

Each day pray that God reveals himself to you in each scripture before you begin. Also spend 10-15 minutes in prayer either before or after