The two reasons people say no to your idea
“It’s been done before”
“It’s never been done before”
Even though neither one is truthful, accurate or useful, you need to be prepared for both.
Why do people say no to your ideas
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If you dish it out, be prepared to take it
Sigh……
disapointing loss, game we should have won, up by 40 points at half time.
No excuses. Already been paid out by people I know, and I lot I dont really know, fair enough too…..
Then to make it worse, Weagles pinch one against the Swannies.
It was not that good a victory though, one point, after having been considerably in front at half time, they should never had let the Swannettes get that close. And the bias nature of the football press, calling it one of the greatest victories of all time, what a joke, great escape of all time, Eagles lucky to stumble over the line more like it……..Yes I am a bitter man 🙂
You can laugh about anything, at the right time
My brother in law Carlo reckons you can laugh at just about anything, in the right context.
So based on that, and with fear and trepidation, I post this picture.
The very funny, but also naughty Chaser boys ambushed the Weagles at Sydney when they arrived for their game against the Swans. As you can see, a giant Eagle mascot greeted them, along with a fake drug dealer. The Eagle mascot had white powder on his bill.
Kerr thinks its funny anyway. Good on him for not getting mad, like Judd at his press conference. Judd stormed out after one too many questions on Cousins and Worsfolds commments that up to eight players on the Eagles squad are suspected of being on illicit drugs. Can’t really blame Judd, he is there to play football. Let the coach and others answer those questions. Judd must be getting sick of it all, and it may weigh on his mind when he is deciding on whether to re-sign with the WC Eagles.
Easter Services
If your looking for somewhere to go, you are really welcome.
We have a community choir singing, and we hope it to be a moving and inspiring service with reflection, quiteness, depth on Good Friday, (9am)
Celebration, joy, and song on Easter Sunday (10am)
Don’t stifle God
What an incredible thought, that we could stifle God.
“Do not stifle the Holy Spirit”
1 Thessalonians 5:19 (New Living Translation)
The Greek verb for stifle here is often used in the sense of putting out a fire. Although it is also used in the sense of a dried up river, water that stops flowing, and both apply here.
Now something else that is interesting here is that it is not so much a reference to our own personal lives, but actually to the work of the Spirit in the community. Some where saying, this is not the work of God, some were judging, instead of testing, Paul says here test all things, don’t be ignorant, match up the experience with Scripture, but he is also saying, don’t stifle the breeze, the breath of God, who sometimes comes in and messes up our agendas, and replaces them with His own.
And you know if Paul makes this statement it sort of says to me, that we can encourage the Spirit to be involved in Gods work in our midst, or we an discourage Him.
How can we encourage God to be involved, the Spirit to be involved?
How can we discourage God to be involved?
Now something else that is interesting here is that it is not so much a reference to our own personal lives, but actually to the work of the Spirit in the community. Some where saying, this is not the work of God, some were judging, instead of testing, Paul says here test all things, don’t be ignorant, match up the experience with Scripture, but he is also saying, don’t stifle the breeze, the breath of God, who sometimes comes in and messes up our agendas, and replaces them with His own.
And you know if Paul makes this statement it sort of says to me, that we can encourage the Spirit to be involved in Gods work in our midst, or we an discourage Him.
How can we encourage God to be involved, the Spirit to be involved?
How can we discourage God to be involved?
Homer J
Good to be back
After a week sick, it was great to be back at Church
Really enjoyed the service this morning, couple of people who visited last week, back again. Some refugees from Zimbwawe. What is really heartening is that three different lots of people from Church have already visited them and donated clothes and furniture, in one case a brand new couch.
These folk are settling in well, with the dad securing work. But the government has not helped them financially at all.
Thank God for church folk who have gathered around and helped not just in welcoming them, but real practical help.
They have 3 children who seem to have settled in well to KFC as well, which is encouraging.