Anger and Frustration
Greetings fellow travelers. So here I sit, basting in my own anger and frustration. I am watching to different organizations dwindle to mere shells of their former selves. I speak of an educational program and a church. Were they both once flourished, they are now both diminished and mostly for the same reasons. The exact reasons may vary but there is enough similarity; hard headedness, the leadership thinking they are right and not hearing what other have to say, having a damn the torpedoes full speed ahead mentality, mistrust of others, and desires to earn gold stars (praises). These traits are killing both. Both are losing clients if you will. Yet, it seems no one want to look at the reasons why and make the necessary changes. If we truly put God first, then we, ourselves, our egos, must take a backseat. I have, or I desire to, give everything to God. I must admit, it is not easy, and I often wonder how to do it. What I do know is this. 1) Joshua, 24:15, but as for me and my ...