There is something about being given the privilege of having a go at a great opportunity. The story is told of a man who was head-hunted to become the manager a second division football team. He was told of the history of the club and told that the potential at the club was great. The […]
Read More Remember Seeing the PotentialIt’s easy to say you want things to be better. It’s easy to say that because if you are asked about your current circumstances, you’ll have a good idea of how things aren’t quite working as you’d like. Thus when asked what you want, you can just reply that you want things to be better. […]
Read More What Does ‘Better’ Look Like?Just thinking out loud. “We’re in a results driven business.” “At the end of the day, it’s what you bring in that matters.” “You know you have to take responsibility for the situation and believe you can turn it around.” Success is measured by the tangibles and the stats don’t lie. The attendance has dropped […]
Read More The Business We’re InSandra sat at the table with the same people she had sat with on many occasions previously. She knew the drill. The chair would go through the minutes of the last meeting, two people would point out some discrepancies in what was recorded, a brief argument would take place resolved by a vote to accept […]
Read More Seeing Something No One Else SeesThere are, apparently, different stages involved in the managing of groups. One of the stages looks at managing the group for what they are about to become. This is not a definite practice. It is not about having everything worked out and manipulating people to fulfil your desires. Rather it is the capacity to know […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: For What Is And Will BeWe never saw that coming. What if everything that we see now that we hadn’t seen before had always been there, but we needed to see things in a new way to recognise them? It’s something to see with a child as they learn new things – new for them – that had always been […]
Read More See Anew: Did You See That Coming?It is truly sobering to note how often in the Scripture, those called by God can miss out, because of a vision problem. The children of Israel who witnessed God deliver them from slavery miraculously, missed out on entering the Promised Land because they preferred to see the land and its inhabitants as too big […]
Read More Do My Eyes Deceive Me?His tone was deliberately provocative and accusatory. He was talking about wider issues, but he was still talking to me. “Can you not see?” People are there who are more than capable of helping in the situation. Opportunities are wide open for exploring and maximising. Relationships were there to be developed and invested in. The […]
Read More Can You Not See?I love God. I really do. It’s the reason why I live and move and have such verve for doing my best. Among the countless reasons for loving Him is His unerring habit of speaking and then when He speaks, what He says happens. I love it. At the start of this year, I spoke […]
Read More Word in ActionRelationships matter. People are a great way that God shows His love and goodness. They’re an insight into how creation really is a work of art as well as a work from the heart. I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine. She shared her heart to be responsive to God in […]
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