To you who are goal-oriented, are you missing the value of “intersections” ?

With the Summer season fast approaching, many people, including myself, anxiously look to going on an enjoyable road trip for vacation.  I love driving and getting to new destinations and experiencing  different parts of the  country with loved ones.
Upon reflection, I’m realizing that my life, in general,  has followed this same pattern.  I get a goal in mind (like the vacation location)  and because I’m very focused on meeting my  goals, I live with a very intentional mindset, keeping my blinders on to things that could be a distraction and disrupting me from accomplishing what I want to get done.  It’s like I’m on a highway and wanting to get my destination as quickly as possible, and wanting to avoid all needless exits and tourist attractions along the way.
However, as so happens, God decided I needed a new perspective and He led me to His Word.
In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 7:11-17 , it says the following:
Do you see what is happening?  Jesus is leading a large crowd down one road and they intersect with a funeral procession.  At this intersection, Jesus saw the grieving widow,  the bier carrying the dead boy,  and the grieving people and “His heart was moved with compassion”.  Exercising His divine power, Jesus touched the coffin and the boy came back to life.  To state the obvious, the crowd was filled with amazement and fear, and praised God  for His power and compassion.
Here’s the application the Lord wanted me to see, and maybe there’s a lesson in this for you as well.
Sure, life has some “destinations” for us to head toward, some dreams to pursue.  Goals can be good things.  However, the real sweet spots of life are in the unexpected “intersections” we come to.  “Intersections” are the encounters we have with people and circumstances where we have the opportunity to live out the lessons God has shown us. For example, we have an opportunity to show kindness to someone because we understand God’s kindness to us.  We can show mercy to others because God has been merciful to us.  We can ask for God’s power to be revealed to someone in our prayers for them because we know that by faith, all things are possible with our Creator. 
When you are driving your car and come to an intersection, what do you do?  You slow down and look both ways to make sure it’s safe to go through. You are much more attentive to all that’s  happening around you then when you are when you are alone on a rural highway where there is such little activity occurring.
So, think of “intersections” with people and circumstances as new adventures to be used by God in doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reason>>>>for His glory.  These unexpected occurrences to you are not meant to be annoyances as much as opportunities.
During an “intersection” moment with someone, could you:
* pass along a word of encouragement?
* hold your tongue from saying something that would only further the tension at the moment?
* accepting someone as having significance though the world may ridicule them?
* could you offer to pray for someone who has shared a concern with you?
* could you stop pursuing your goal for the moment (a highway mindset) and get off the exit and take the necessary time (and maybe the sacrifice of giving them money) to help someone in need?
I hope this all makes sense because this insight has kind of rocked my world.    Pursue your God-given destinations, but along the way, understand that you will have  “God-appointed “intersections”” , which are moments  to stop living for you, and start interacting in the life of someone else.
Friends, enjoy your Summer vacation, but even more,  this year, enjoy the “intersections” along the way!

Hey, can you help me move a piano?


Years before the digital revolution where lightweight, portable electronic keyboards are now common, many of us have had large, and very heavy pianos in our house.

There was no way they could be moved by one individual, so the plea was made to family and friends for help.

I thought about this “getting help from friends” request  because I’ve run into several people lately that have been going through some very difficult, heavy times and when I’ve talked further with them about their experiences, they’ve commented back to me that they are not really close to anyone.  In the midst of being emotionally overwhelmed, they are having to make sense of a very difficult situation on their own.   I feel for them.  Not surprising to me is that each of the people I’ve talked to have been men.  Quite typically, as guys, we just have this “isolate ourselves from others” mentality.  It’s really not a good thing

Guys, that kind of mindset might work in the short-term, actually for years.  However, eventually, there will come a time of crisis where the load is just too heavy to handle on our own.  I’m mentioning this now  in hopes that if you are reading this post and  have no one else in your life that you can be utterly transparent with, I want to strongly encourage you to take a step of faith and try to connect with some other person, of the same gender and have someone to walk through life with you.

Over this past year, I’ve mentioned to you often in posts that I’ve created an app that is meant to not only help you identify your own personal goals,  but also in this app, there is a very cool feature.  It’s a dashboard that allows you to text or e-mail  a friend in a snapshot kind of way how you are doing in all the areas of your responsibilities.

I have used this Dashboard so often with others and found it to be incredibly helpful.   And when I see a “red” area in a friend’s text, we deal with it.   That’s what friends do for each other, right!

If you have been doing life alone, or you understand that a close friend of yours has been doing the “isolate” thing, let me encourage you to try this app.  Do it with a friend.

For less than a Starbucks special coffee, I truly believe you will not regret the cost of using this resource to help you and a friend share in the heavy lifting of life.

To check out the app:

You can visit  either the App Store (for IPhones)

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I am certain, these guys were not talking about…



So, what’s the point in all this?

Goal-oriented people, you are going to love this























-Idolatry is a threat to your soul.

Was this man “sleep-walking” through life?


Picture this story:

















You can visit  either the App Store (for IPhones)

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