Dealing with Weariness – part 2...
So far we have looked at a number of scriptures that talk about weariness. We have looked at how weariness can affect us and how it "grows" and develops. In my last post, we also started to look at how we deal with weariness. If you remember, there were four principles that we took from Scripture. The first one, which we covered last time, was how to wait on the Lord. In this post, we will look at the final three: consider Him, balance and serve.
Consider Him
When...
So far we have looked at a number of scriptures that talk about weariness. We have looked at how weariness can affect us and how it "grows" and develops. In my last post, we also started to look at how we deal with weariness. If you remember, there were four principles that we took from Scripture. The first one, which we covered last time, was how to wait on the Lord. In this post, we will look at the final three: consider Him, balance and serve.
Consider Him
Hebrews 12:3 (New International Version)
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
When...
Dealing with Weariness – part 1...
How do you prevent yourself from becoming weary? Whilst I appreciate that each circumstance is different and there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, there are some principles in Scripture that we can apply that we definitely help us, we will look at these in turn:
Wait on the Lord (we look at this in this post)
Consider Him
Balance
Serve
Wait on the Lord
How do you prevent yourself from becoming weary? Whilst I appreciate that each circumstance is different and there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, there are some principles in Scripture that we can apply that we definitely help us, we will look at these in turn:
Wait on the Lord (we look at this in this post)
Consider Him
Balance
Serve
Wait on the Lord
Isaiah 40:28-31...
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths
Growing weary...
Every felt weary, or exhausted, or just fatigued? Physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually? Close to burn out? I would imagine that many of us have as it is now something that is very common.
The church that I go to is in a season of unprecedented change. Some of us are feeling weary. With the new "cluster" groups it is easy to adopt a wait-and-see approach as we are all a little weary with having done cell for so long (myself included). I had adopted the "I'll wait-and-see what happens before getting involved" ideology...
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Gal 6:9
Every felt weary, or exhausted, or just fatigued? Physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually? Close to burn out? I would imagine that many of us have as it is now something that is very common.
The church that I go to is in a season of unprecedented change. Some of us are feeling weary. With the new "cluster" groups it is easy to adopt a wait-and-see approach as we are all a little weary with having done cell for so long (myself included). I had adopted the "I'll wait-and-see what happens before getting involved" ideology...
How to Become an Early Riser...
A few years ago - I decided to experiment with how much sleep I actually needed. For most of my adult life - I had worked on the assumption that it was 8 hours as this is what was commonly told to us (along with the fact that you need to drink 2 litres of water everyday). For me - I could actually sleep 7 hours and...
"The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. "
Charles Caleb Colton
A few years ago - I decided to experiment with how much sleep I actually needed. For most of my adult life - I had worked on the assumption that it was 8 hours as this is what was commonly told to us (along with the fact that you need to drink 2 litres of water everyday). For me - I could actually sleep 7 hours and...
The Goal book review...
I got a copy of this book in Waterstones. It was one of those books that you randomly pick up in the business section and the description of the book intrigued me. It was a management book written as a novel - and it also had great endorsements so I purchased it. An impulse buy to be sure but one that I have not regretted.
The...
I got a copy of this book in Waterstones. It was one of those books that you randomly pick up in the business section and the description of the book intrigued me. It was a management book written as a novel - and it also had great endorsements so I purchased it. An impulse buy to be sure but one that I have not regretted.
The...
Speed reading in 20 mins...
Photo: MorBCN
Well today I finally sat down and figured out the speed reading posts, made some notes and gave it a go.
I first figured out the speed at which I read normally and I was quite please that it was 340 words per minute as this was beyond the avergae 300 wpm. It's always good to know that you are above average!
A picture of my notes are attached but more detailed instructions are on the Tim Ferriss blog
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Photo: MorBCN
Well today I finally sat down and figured out the speed reading posts, made some notes and gave it a go.
I first figured out the speed at which I read normally and I was quite please that it was 340 words per minute as this was beyond the avergae 300 wpm. It's always good to know that you are above average!
A picture of my notes are attached but more detailed instructions are on the Tim Ferriss blog
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The Tesco Committment...
I am sat here watching TV and enjoying a beer. I have just witnessed a Tesco TV commercial where they told me that they were "committed to helping me spend less". The question is: do I believe them and is there any evidence to support that claim? Because if you make a claim like his you had better make sure that it is true.
My gut feeling, though, is that it is a false statement (and I therefore get a little annoyed at the claim). Business exists to make a profit and I don't believe you do that by committing to your customers to spend less. You have loss leaders, product placements, promotions and sale items all designed to get me to spend my...
I am sat here watching TV and enjoying a beer. I have just witnessed a Tesco TV commercial where they told me that they were "committed to helping me spend less". The question is: do I believe them and is there any evidence to support that claim? Because if you make a claim like his you had better make sure that it is true.
My gut feeling, though, is that it is a false statement (and I therefore get a little annoyed at the claim). Business exists to make a profit and I don't believe you do that by committing to your customers to spend less. You have loss leaders, product placements, promotions and sale items all designed to get me to spend my...
I’m gonna learn to speak spanish...
I have never been great with languages - but I do have a real desire to learn to speak another language. So I have chosen to learn two new languages - Spanish (and then followed by German). German is an obvious language to learn as I work with Germany on a regular basis - but I chose to learn Spanish first for no obvious reason whatsoever!
So, over the next 6 months, my goal is to learn Spanish to a point that I can converse easily in the language. I'd like to say fluent - but I have, at this point, no idea what that means. So I just want to be able to have / hold/ understand a conversation with a native Spanish speaker.
I'll keep you...
I have never been great with languages - but I do have a real desire to learn to speak another language. So I have chosen to learn two new languages - Spanish (and then followed by German). German is an obvious language to learn as I work with Germany on a regular basis - but I chose to learn Spanish first for no obvious reason whatsoever!
So, over the next 6 months, my goal is to learn Spanish to a point that I can converse easily in the language. I'd like to say fluent - but I have, at this point, no idea what that means. So I just want to be able to have / hold/ understand a conversation with a native Spanish speaker.
I'll keep you...
How to present facts and figures...
Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.
Often, when doing a presentation - you have to present facts and figures, so how do you do that in an interesting way?
Have a look at this video for some inspiration.
Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.
Often, when doing a presentation - you have to present facts and figures, so how do you do that in an interesting way?
Have a look at this video for some inspiration.
“Live Like A Free Man!”...
These are words echoing around my mind at the moment – “Live like a free man”.
I can’t help but think about the movie Braveheart where Mel Gibson/William Wallace cries “Freedom!” and he tells his troops “free men you are” is his Scottish accent.
The American Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness.”
But what is freedom, and what does it mean to live like a free man?
Like the Declaration of Independence,...
These are words echoing around my mind at the moment – “Live like a free man”.
I can’t help but think about the movie Braveheart where Mel Gibson/William Wallace cries “Freedom!” and he tells his troops “free men you are” is his Scottish accent.
The American Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness.”
But what is freedom, and what does it mean to live like a free man?
Like the Declaration of Independence,...
