The length of time is not the indicator of maturity or a greater degree of intimacy. The indicator is the sensitivity to see what is needed in the present where the bigger goal is concerned. And that sensitivity to see where adjustments are needed to progress towards the goal. That sensitivity and those adjustments highlight […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Recalibrate“It’s nothing personal, it’s just business.” Those distinctions help some to have a different mentality to work than everything else in life. When it comes to Kingdom business, though, those separations don’t work. God’s business is about the whole of life and takes in all of life. Making those distinctions – hiding behind a “professional” […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: It’s Everything PersonalThere are few things in life more fulfilling and energising than discovering what God put you on this earth to do. Jesus lived and served to fulfil what God put Him on the earth to do. He realised He was sent, He knew the assignment and brought glory to God by fulfilling that. This is […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: DiscoverRecognise that He calls us. What He calls us for is good enough for Him and He expects it to be good enough for us. If it appears daunting, slightly intimidating and the sense that it will take much more than you already have, that’s a good sign that it will not depend on your […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Call Is AllWhatever is said and done is done from a desire to please the Father. The dependence in the relationship means that every act is considered in the light of that. That means even if you’re grouchy, something has to be done to address the grouch and acts and words cannot flow from the grouch. That […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Overcoming the GrouchIt is what you do. And it is not just what you do. It is who you are. and it is not just who you are. When you are who you are then you’ll do what you’re supposed to do. The connection between the two so that it’s consistent and what you do reflects who […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Be and DoWhen God put man in the garden, it was to see it flourish. Working and keeping the garden was to have the responsibility to see an environment with beautiful looking trees with wonderfully tasting fruit be managed well so that from a foundation based on God it would be formed to function well. Though man […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: To FlourishIt does not come from out of nowhere. It started somewhere and emerged in its final form from somewhere else. And the in between period is the important bit – it’s the process. It’s the decisions made, the environment cultivated, the approach best suited and executed for the desired outcome to be produced. One person […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The ProcessThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus makes a radical declaration that every believer in Him has to take seriously. Helping in that effort has been an overview initially before and then have a look at that first […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 4 – FollowThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 3 – Take Up My What?
