Have you ever dealt with someone who plays the victim? Have you ever felt like one? Steve Southards preached on May 21, 2017, about Difficult People: The Victim.
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Sermon Notes | The Victim
I’ve learned that anything that requires determination takes a little stubbornness. When facing a daunting task, you’ll be told:
- it’s not worth it.
- There are not enough resources.
- You’re not enough.
- Aren’t you afraid?
- Nobody has ever done this before. What makes you think you can?
- If you feel scared, maybe that’s a sign you should stop
Stubbornness is good when used correctly.
- Be stubborn in your goal, but flexible in how to get there.
- Be stubborn in standing up for what’s right, but flexible in how you communicate your vision to different people.
- Be stubborn in plugging away at your goal, but flexible in giving yourself a break. Nobody can be on 24/7/365.
I used to think being stubborn was a bad quality. Now I know it’s required for any goal with bumps and obstacles along the way.
This morning, I am going to be running the To Do My Best Half-Marathon in Troy, Ohio. I am looking forward to it because I haven’t run one in well over two years. I know. It’s a sickness. But I gladly embrace my malady.
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I admire the pastors who have delivered sermons ever since I was old enough to recognize it was my Grandpa at the pulpit and he was saying some pretty deep things.
I look at the guy who is trying to flatter the pastor as clueless. Perhaps he has grabbed on to a phrase that he has no clue about and just wants to sound sophisticated.
When you shake hands with your pastor this morning, be sure your complement suggests you actually heard and retained the sermon within your good old noggin.
Creativity can come unexpectedly and in some amazing varieties. Sometimes, it takes some cutting up and a little obnoxious behavior to get the creative juices flowing.
When I saw my three-year-old niece the other day, she was expressing some “noisy boy” creativity in the form of some rude noises. Perhaps rude noises aren’t limited by gender anymore. And it may do us good to act as carefree as a preschooler or preteen friends when it comes to creativity. May we all have a chance to express a little creativity with some friends today.
I drew this for Kidzmatter Magazine.
