Discussing “Initiative - Just Do Something� message from the Chasing Daylight series by Erwin McManus.
Spoken Word as shared at the Mayan at 7pm (by John Iarrazabal)
initiative. “stay still.” It was said. keep on the open plains smooth sands and mountains in the far off distance. not a soul or sound to see. when doors opened. free and clear as the road before me.
throught the silent seas, to thousands with hands wide open and many more. “should I stay?” I kept saying.
No, I must leave this silver contraption. Go from this place of inside security. Everything at my reach. Images at my call and want. Eating and being happy doing nothing for no one but for myself. Let me climb down those long stairsand run in the open air.
To things endlessly complex but so simple and not there. Where the ocean speaks and I am silenced. Let us do something that causes events to happen. Far into the future. Not a second or minute but a thousand eternities ahead, far ahead to where I cannot see a thing. Losing it all and yet gaining everything from places I didn’t know existed. Giving it all to you. From where everything came from. Don’t lay and think. Those recollections have lost there attraction. I have lived closed up far too long. a vehicle traveling nowhere. it made me content. but now i can see waste and emptiness. for you invited me, presented me, believed in me. in my stupor i missed it all. but an awakening. my old pronouncements have broken. farther here than ever before. i will travel and not stop. to do and not hesitate. i am ready.
Feb 23rd, 2006 at 6:02 pm
i an trying to find out how to download you weekly sermons and i really want to find how to get them so that i can reach out to people in a way of leting them lission to me ipod and hear you speeking and so that they might come to know God or come closer to him than they all ready are please e-mail me back
Feb 26th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
After listening to this Podcast, what has stuck with me like a nagging case of hiccups is the idea that we and God are “partners” in this thing called life. That, “God works most powerfully with those who allow him to intersect with his activity.” That if we want to live the life God has for us, we need to have initiative and jump! What an empowering reality.
Feb 28th, 2006 at 8:09 am
All my life I have met people that are “Larger than Life” individuals whom I’ve looked up to. I always aspired to be just like them instead of taking a look at my own heart and soul to see who God has really created. I know that I can be all that God created me to be, but I need to just jump. This podcast has helped so much. A lot has happened lately to make me doubt my abilities through Christ. I’ve been recharged and although it might take some more time, I’m getting ready to jump out there again.
Mar 17th, 2006 at 3:09 am
That message really pushed me, somehow it really encouraged me to live my life with more focus. that really changed my last week and i just wanted to say thanks for that. segen aus deutschland!
Mar 18th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
I was catching up on recent podcasts while traveling yesterday. This one initiative is one of the best Irwin “God messages” yet! I love the illustration of offering the free book to a person in the audience. Too cool! Thanks for having this podcasts available for those of us in the midwest - you are helping to change the world.
Apr 10th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
I really enjoy listening to this series. However, I miss this message and the first one. Is it possible to get them?