The Coaches and Community Leaders (plus a few others) were able to enjoy a wonderful evening with Chip Ingram of “Living On The Edge Ministries” earlier this month.  Most of what Chip spoke about was taking from his new book Good To Great In God’s Eyes.  If you haven’t picked up the book, check it out here:  (link to Amazon)

Some of the takeaways and challenges I heard were:

God works in you deeply before He works through you greatly.  How many times have I fought God’s work in me wanting my own way instead of his?  And yet, through experience, I know that God generally is working in my life during the toughest times to be used for His glory. 

            What challenges have you experienced lately?

            How do you think God will use those for His glory?

God’s agenda is to make you like His Son.  How am I cooperating with God’s agenda?  Usually I try to make it up as I go….My time, my talents, and my treasure I have wrongly assumed are mine.  Being transformed into the image of Christ means thinking about my life and my resources the way God does.

            How are you spending your time?

            Have you thought lately about how valuable you are to God and what a precious resource you are to the body of Christ? 

            What gifts has God given you that you need to exercise and develop to become more like Christ?

God delights to do impossible things.  Dream great dreams and watch where God leads you.  Remember that it is God who is at work in you and He wants to do the impossible.

            Where have you limited God in your life?

            What dreams have you had for your life lately?  What steps can you take to begin pursuing those?