Just a few random thoughts from “the Chip”
1. This one year chip falls out of my wallet from time to time, like it did tonight. It was given to me over a year ago by a man who completed the substance abuse program I used to manage. He gave it to me and said, “Every time you see this, I want you to remember the impact you had on people’s lives, like you did mine.” I think about him, each time I see this.
2. This past week, I ran into two men who went through that program. Both looked great & both were working jobs. The guy I saw on Sunday had a smile glued to his face & hugged me three times. It not only inspires me, personally, to see these men living new lives, but it reminds me that HOPE is ALWAYS possible in Jesus. It was possible for them and it’s possible for you!
3. Who are you investing in? Who are you duplicating your life, ministry, or influence in? When you’re no longer around, who will carry on your work? That’s my ever increasing desire: I’m praying for opportunities to give more of myself, not just to people who need hope, but to those who can give that hope. I don’t just want New Passion Church to go deep, I want us to go wide. I don’t want New Passion to die with me, I want it to thrive well beyond my life; we’ll do that by entrusting and sending others out to the people. Who will carry on your legacy and your work? #Reflection
“Every time you see this, I want you to remember the impact you had on people’s lives, like you did mine.”