Cure for the Common Life – notes

While reading chapter 7, pg 66-67, I started thinking about how I wondered whether God considers my not using my STORY to his glory is, in a sense, like stealing.  It’s like using time, that isn’t mine in the first place, for something that isn’t of value to God who owns my time.  Additionally, if I’m not as effective at my job as I should be, for my position, am I cheating, or stealing from, my employer?  Will I ever really be the project manager that they think they got or that they deserve for the salary?  Or is my salary truly worth it, but because of the other talents and value I bring to the organization?

I then started wondering whether the Business Analyst position would be better suited for me.  It’s data analytics and modeling, working with business, and if I could work in my development expertise, it seems like it would be a good fit.  I wonder whether they would pay me the same salary for it though.  It’s not about the salary… it’s about doing the most what you do the best.

I think God is answering my prayers right now.

My S.T.O.R.Y. (Cure for the Common Life)

My S.T.O.R.Y. (chapter 4 of Cure for the Common Life)

S – Strengths

• Make those around me stronger
• See what others don’t
• Not afraid to do what’s right
• Creating
• Organizing
• Seeing the big picture
• Accomplishing great things without all the ‘red tape’ (controls)
• An avid learner
• Great at taking tests (thrive on testing myself)
• Great at interviews

T – Topic

• Leading others to Christ
• Programming
• Music
• Numbers

O – Optimal Conditions

• Building (creating) something
• Open-ended possibilities
• Boundaryless opportunities

R – Relationships

• Prefer working alone until the vision is clear, then lead
• I’m not sure I was born to lead, I actually think it’s something that I want to be rather than something I am

Y – Yes!

• Witnessing others come to Christ – become closer to their Creator
• Seems almost sad to say so, but building MS Access databases
• Creating music
• Organizing
• Doing more with less

Aevum

Aevum:  Two lives, two streams of awareness and power, mingling together in the individual, who must choose which one he or she will truly be. (Hearing God p. 160)

In Step With God

He created us for one purpose, and that is to have fellowship with Him.

In Step With God

Do you know who God is?  Do you know something personal about Him that goes beyond what you have learned while sitting in church or having conversations with a friend?  Do you know His ways?

The Shack

After putting the book down for quite some time after reading a pretty disturbing first 25% of the book, I have now picked it back up and am really learning from it (even though it’s a fictional novel). This has come at a time when I’ve been lead to focus on my relationship with God, rather than book learning (after having read in Experiencing God about the love relationship. I felt that that was an area that I felt lacking, and it’s the one area that matters most.

The Shack has given me some good perspective on how the relationship with the Lord is very personal, and some good perspective on the loving nature of God. It would even be worth another read to capture notes.

The Shack

Paradigms power perceptions and perceptions power emotions

The Shack

Jesus fulfilled the Law for us, so that it no longer has jurisdiction over us.  And the Law that once contained impossible demands – thou shall not – actually becomes a promise God fulfills in us.

The Shack

Pearls are the only precious stone made by pain, suffering, and – finally – death

The Shack

• Holy Spirit is Creativity, Action, the Breathing of Life, God’s Spirit.
• Being always transcends Jesus’ appearance – that which only seems to be