Greatness

Think about that word, great. I had to stop myself and really
understand what great means. Webster's definition can be summed up to
anything unusual, considrable or comparable. The definition does not
give an absolute which makes greatness subjective. It is weird to
think about great as being a matter of perspective. Great for one
person might not be of any significance to another. Think about your
lunch today... Maybe you had sandwich, a burrito that you thought was
just average. Give that sandwhich to someone starving and that is the
greatest thing they can remember ever eating. Think about your job,
what if your boss says I am giving you $500,000 more per year. That's
sounds pretty awesome but to Bill Gates it's like, "bummer, I was
hoping to make $500 million more."
Here is the point, your greatness is all a matter of your perspective.
We should push our expectation of great to new hieghts and not just
assume because something is an increase it is great. If God is truly
at your center, then your level of greatness should be along side of
seas being parted, sick being healed and living life in abundance. I
am not saying don't be thankful, always be thankful, I am just saying
we limit ourselves by limiting our definition of greatness.

influence

Blogs are a good thing. They allow me to reflect on how amazing my
life is. Now for some readers that may sound arrogant but for those
with "ears" it is a confession of how God is constant and faithful.
It is important to understand no person is successful on their own.
Their success has been nurtured and motivated by the team they have put
around them. On the other side, no one person fails alone. Their
failure has been influenced and directed by who and what they gather
around them. You must take charge of who your friends are, what
influences you take in and what motivations you act on. These
determine your success or failure. So do just that today, make a
change that will create a greater oppurtunity for success. The
knowledge of a wise man and fool are the same; the difference is a
wise man acts on their knowledge while the fool tries to ignore it.
Get on your grind family.