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Like an ostrich

Resourcefulness is a good thing, right? The Bible uses the ostrich as a model for resourcefulness. Although they cannot fly, these creatures have other traits that more than make up for this apparent deficiency. But other actions and attitudes associated with ostriches show the dark side of resourcefulness, and serve as a warning for us.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Resourceful, Resourcefulness, Service, Inspiration Ministries

Doing nothing

Helen Keller once said, “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Initiative, Inspiration Ministries

Who sets the tone?

What if you were to choose—before even arriving at work—what sort of attitude, perspective and demeanor with which you were going to approach your day? Instead of waiting to react to whatever might be going on at the office, you would be taking the initiative to be one of the actors that everyone else reacts to. You would be taking the initiative on your own behalf and also on the behalf of the entire office culture.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Initiative, Peace, Theology of Work, Edwards

Is personal initiative worth the risk?

Taking personal initiative at work can have its rewards—but it can also be risky. When we make decisions and take risks and initiate change, we face new, unknown territory. It can be terrifying. Some of us retreat; others move forward. Some of us proceed with caution, others with heart-stopping faith. But none of us can see the end result until long after we make a decision.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Initiative, Risk, Faith, Gibson, Theology of Work

You only get one chance to start

We've heard of 'paralysis by analysis.' In some matters, you only get one chance to start. It should be measured and approached intentionally. Starting deserves our best efforts and our focused attention. At the same time, things don’t happen until we start. You can’t steer a parked car … there has to be movement.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Initiative, Starting, Campbell

How God notices our work

It is all too easy to pass by ordinary people doing ordinary tasks in ordinary places. We might even see what they do as insignificant, meaningless or unimportant. Yet time and time again we see that God shows up mightily in what many may consider mundane.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Advent, Workmatters, Work

Finding an anchor in an anchorless world

We live in a world rife with social unrest, political chaos, competing ideologies and pressures to conform (or at least look the other way). Our belief systems are always being challenged if not directly attacked. So how do we find anchor? What keeps us from being swept up in the storm or crushed against the rocks? As always, there's an answer that has stood the test of time, and it (He) provides all the security we need.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Hope, Advent, Faith, Confidence, Tamasy