Search Me...Know Me...

As a leader, there are many times that I find myself stepping into uncertainty. This causes me great anxiety knowing that I could be wrong. Wrong in direction…wrong in attitude…etc. Either way…I could be wrong! I have found some peace in praying through the last lines of Psalm 139:


Search me, Oh God & know my heart;
I love how this whole Psalm leads up to this line. David talks in great detail of how God knows every aspect of us…even before creation.

Test me & know my anxious thoughts.
David recognizes his own anxiety…we don’t know what his were, but we know ours well. God does too.

See if there is any offensive way in me,
The heart in this line is to do nothing offensive to God, but to lead strong with full conviction.

And lead me in the way everlasting.
Concluding this prayer with humility & submission…recognizing that we need God’s help in living our lives for Him.


This prayer gives me comfort in doubt & anxiety knowing that He is searching me…knowing me…testing me…leading me! I need that assurance…

Small steps...Big difference!

The other day I spent some time perusing the bookstore to see what kinds of new books are on the shelf & I noticed a running theme in the leadership section. There were a good 3 or 4 books in the "must read" section that had to do with small steps making a big difference.

The Seven Minute Difference:

I did a quick skim of this book & it was really interesting. The author talked about how she had found that small amounts of time have made all the difference in her life. So, every chapter of this book has specific seven minute exercises to make big life difference.

This was an interesting read & has many good exercises to do thoughout it.

The Tipping Point:

This book was the second on that I saw & noticed that it was about a very similar thing, just a different spin. Small things making a big difference. Displaying the leadership principle that only one spark can start a forest fire, he talks from epidemics to leadership. Interesting leadership points from some unexpected places.

Anyways, I point out these books because it is becoming more & more evident to me that making a difference in the world has very little to do with not knowing enough or not having the resources to do it. It has everything to do with how we live out our day to day lives. What disciplines (or lack there of) shape our lives. I am seeing more & more that we are an incredibly undisciplined people. It is in the small unseen disciplines of everyday life that makes a life great. This makes me take a good long look at my life! How disciplined am I? How easy is it for me to get rocked? What is my greatness quotient? When my grandkids look at me...what will they say? What about you...