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Where Are You Cheating?
An excerpt from Choosing to Cheat
Everybody cheats. We have to. You have several important calls on your life. You have career potential to fulfill, a spouse to love, a family to raise, a ministry to perform. The list goes on. Each of these things has tremendous merit in your life and for the world at large. None of them should be neglected.
However, when you consider the limited number of hours in a day, there’s no way you can reach your full potential in all of those areas. There’s just not enough time.
Your situation isn’t that different from mine. If you stayed at work until everything was finished . . . if you took advantage of every opportunity that came your way . . . if you sought out every angle to maximize your abilities, improve your skills, and advance your career . . . you would never go home.
Likewise, if you stayed at home until every ounce of affection was poured out in all the appropriate places . . . if you kept giving until every emotional need was met . . . if you did every chore, finished the “honey do” list, and did everything necessary to ensure that everyone felt loved . . . you would never make it to work.
So let me take some pressure off you. Your problem is not discipline. Your problem is not organization. Your problem is not that you have yet to stumble onto the perfect schedule. And your problem is not that the folks at home demand too much of your time. The problem is there is not enough time to get everything done that you are convinced—or others have convinced you—needs to get done.
Inside One of North Point’s Most Creative MindsAn Interview with Brad Bretz, Media Director for North Point Ministries |
A Look Inside North Point Resources
If you’ve been reading Engage for a while, you might have wondered who writes this. Or maybe you’ve been buying Andy’s DVDs for years and are curious as to how his sermons make the leap from Sunday morning to LifeWay bookstores.
We hear from many of you with questions and comments, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to give an overview of who we are and what we do. Let us know if you have questions that aren’t answered here.
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Hope Church Launches a New Marriage Ministry
Annette Lance and her husband, Gardner, were well aware of the challenges couples face in marriage. They had recently spent a season of their lives overcoming their own hurdles with the love, support, and advice from friends within their church community.
That experience made Annette wonder what couples without community do when they find themselves in the valleys of marriage with no rescue in sight.
Just one year later, Annette would again find herself at the center of this question.
Volume 2 Issue 4 November 12, 2009
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