Almost everyday I sit down and record some thoughts, ideas or concepts by writing a new blog post.  I am motivated to do this for several different reasons and here are a few:

It helps me think through and organize my thoughts! Every morning I begin my day by spending some personal time with God.  Coming out of that time with Him tends to fill my mind with all kinds of thoughts and ideas.  When I take the time to try to share some of these with others through the blog, I am forced to sit and think through them and how they can be best communicated by me through written words on a page.  The process of having to think about how to communicate the thoughts or ideas to others helps me to get it together better in my head and heart!

It allows me to share with others! Writing the blog allows me to have an ongoing  conversation with family and friends.  It lets everyone else in on some of what is going on in my heart, head and life.  Hopefully the sharing blesses others in some small way, because it is a great blessing to me when it does!

It allows me to meet and minister to new people!  Many of the people who read this blog have been gracious enough to share it with others via Twitter and Facebook.  There are many people who read, that I do not know and that I have never met.  A lot of times I will get a “comment” on the blog or via email or “friend request” on Facebook or a “follow” on Twitter from someone new that I am about to get a chance to get to know.  I have many new friends that have come into my life through the blog and I really do love it!

The bottom line:  Hebrews 13:16  “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” God has been and is good to share with me and I am thankful that I can share with others through this thing called a blog.  I hope you are blessed by what I share and really do appreciate when you care to share it with others!

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”   Psalms 90:12

“Where did my day go?”  Have you ever asked yourself that question?  To get the most out of life, we have to learn to get the most out of our days!  One of the things that we tend to forget is that our life here on earth is limited.  The plain hard truth is:  We are  not going to live forever, not here on this earth, in this body!

Each one of us need to figure out what our priorities are and what they need to be!  What they are and what they need to be, may be two different things, so we may have some serious work to do!

If you knew that today was the last day of your life – how would you live it?  The reality is:  Any day could be our last day, so make everyday count!

One day last week, I was giving someone a compliment and it was very awkward because they had no idea how to receive it!  As I was thinking back about the situation a little later, I realized that I am often guilty of making the moment awkward when others start to give me a compliment.

When I started thinking about why I make it so awkward, I think it’s because a lot of times people have provided their compliment with the disclaimer:  “Now don’t let this go to your head!”  To which I think:  “If you really think it’s going to go to my head, then just don’t give it!”  If you think about it – that’s like giving an insult before your provide the compliment!

Why do we do this?  I think, it’s because most of us are uncomfortable with compliments.  And when we give a compliment, we would do well to consider where it is coming from.  Is the compliment we are about to give coming from our head or heart?  Compliments should come from our heart and if they come from our heart, then most likely they will flow to the heart of the person that we are complimenting!

When I get a compliment, it does not go to my head, it just helps me to be even more thankful to God that He would be willing to use someone as messed up as me to do something worth complimenting!

Let’s start finding, giving and receiving compliments from our hearts and then everyone (the giver and the receiver) will be encouraged!