So I recently read the book "Choosing to Cheat" by Andy Stanley and I thought it was a great reminder of what is really important. After reading the book, I was intrigued and listened to a podcast by Perry Noble called, "The Forgotten Bride". I think that both of these guys listed out some great reminders of ministry and family and how they interact. So I wanted to share a couple of the key things that I took away from both of them.
First of all I just really liked the idea of choosing to cheat. Andy says that in life you are going to cheat something out of time but we have to choose what is going to be. None of us have a problem filling up a schedule or a calendar but rather the problem lies in saying "no". We have to choose what we are going to spend our time doing.
Perry was talking about the church being the Bride of Christ and that we need to spend less time in bed with the Bride of Christ and more time in bed with our wives. And as much as that doesn't apply directly to my life right now, it is about setting the patterns and habits that I want to use to lead my life and my family someday. He also goes on to say that the Bride of Christ has been doing fine for 2,000 years so we need to pay more attention to our own Bride. (I love the candid openness and honesty)
The last thing that really stood out to me in these was the idea that if we can't lead our families well then we can't lead our churches well. I think that is true! God has called us to lead families and I think we need to take that call more serious than our call to lead the church.
I think these are two great resources that all pastors/leaders should read. They are a great reminder to families and single people alike as they will help teach you guiding patterns and principles to living a healthy lifestyle both in ministry and at home!
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