(John) EVERY DAY. EVERY MORNING ONE OF MY FIRST THOUGHTS IS
HOW CAN I ADD VALUE TO PEOPLE AND WHO AM I GONNA ADD VALUE TO?
(Joyce) WHO ARE YOU GONNA BE WITH THAT DAY?
(John) FOR EXAMPLE, I KNEW I WAS GONNA BE ON YOUR PROGRAM TODAY AND I PRAYED GOD WOULD HELP ME ADD VALUE TO YOU. I PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD HELP ME ADD VALUE TO THE VIEWERS AND HOW AM I GOING TO DO THAT? AT THE END OF THE DAY I GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT QUESTION AND ASK MYSELF: WHO DID I ADD VALUE TO AND HOW DID I DO IT? I THINK WHEN WE BECOME INTENTIONAL AND I KNOW THIS: IF AGAIN THE VIEWERS TODAY WILL MAKE THAT THEIR KIND OF MORNING OR ALMOST LIKE BOOKENDS OF THEIR DAY, IN THE MORNING ASK “HOW AM I GONNA DO THIS?” AND IN THE EVENING ASK “DID I DO THIS?” IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG. THIS IS NOT A HARD THING. IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG UNTIL THEY BEGIN TO SEE GROWTH. WHAT’S SO WONDERFUL IS WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING BRILLIANT, WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING THAT TAKES MAJOR GIFTS; WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SERVING, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LISTENING, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT CARING. SIMPLE THINGS THAT EVERY PERSON CAN DO.
(Joyce) ACTS 10:38: SEE HOW GOD ANOINTED JESUS OF NAZARETH WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND POWER, WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD. HOW SIMPLE? HE GOT UP EVERY DAY AND WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD. THIS COMES INTO MY HEART SO I THINK WE’RE GONNA FOLLOW OUR HEARTS AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: I DON’T THINK THIS IS POSSIBLE — NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE PRAY, I DON’T THINK IT’S POSSIBLE UNLESS WE SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
(John) ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY BECAUSE THE FASTER OUR PACE OF LIFE, THE LESS WE CAN THINK, THE LESS WE CAN REFLECT.
(Joyce) THE LESS YOU NOTICE.
