Son-light

Proverbs 18:2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.


A small break in the clouds
And the morning light paints the sky with reds, yellows and bright.
Just a quick peek,
Then gone.
Clouds - high, quiet blankets of gray now rule.

It colors my life - isolated under this blanket of gray
Focused not on the sun, that is not seen,
but on the monotone color of an overcast morning -
seen, felt, believed and quiet.
It colors my opinion of morning information.

High winds aloft begin to scrub the sky
stirring up the blanket of gray into soft cotton-balls of white
And the sun is again revealed.
It never moved. Always there. Now shining.
The day feels better.

Colors more brilliant. Shadows dance with the morning dew.
The air looses its chill and my life is once again colored by the sun.
Then the thought hits me:
my life should always be colored by the Son - seen or unseen.

Focus on the Son that I know is there - not on the clouds that chill the air.

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Where's your focus?


Copyright 2010 by P. Griffith Lindell

Leaders Going to the Well

Proverbs 10:11 (MSG) The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

The picture is striking: a working well or a dark cave.

Keeping the metaphor simple, only one source refreshes the body, mind and spirit. I'm not talking about "church." May well be a well - a well around which we gather on Sunday.

How do you make the “Sunday refreshment” last the whole week? You don't. One drink of water on Sunday won't last the week in life. You know that. Why would you think it would be any different in the spiritual realm?

Some folks have found a way to make the Sunday glass of water multiply Monday through Saturday. They are getting hydrated with an eternal source of water that sustains their personal and business lives. Hydration coming from others who have walked in their shoes - making payroll, growing a business, trying to be profitable, dealing the capital gobbling monsters of market forces beyond personal control - all the while living a life that is clearly hydrated with energy and business excellence.

How does that happen? Is it real? You bet it is.

Most often, this kind of refreshment is found during the week with a group of men and woman committed to growing the Kingdom of God and being an attractive example of business excellence that is pleasing both to God and all people.

One such group comes out of Fellowship of Companies for Christ International (FCCI) - you may know them as Christ@Work. To find a Christ@Work Group in your area, call (770) 685-6000 or email them at csr@fcci.org - their new FaceBook Fan page can be found at http://tiny.cc/sy7us.

Find a “well” near you. Join them. Find the refreshment from folks who are committed to finding business, personal and spiritual life from the One who said that "if anyone believes in [Him], rivers of living water will flow out from that person's heart..."

Refreshing well or dark cave: where are you going to get refreshed?


Copyright ©2010 by P. Griffith Lindell