Comments on: This One Thing I Do http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/ Hi! This is my chance to chat with you about anything that pops into my mind. That means it is usually unedited and unpolished, just like conversations with friends ought to be. So, grab a cup of coffee or tea and let's talk! Fri, 18 May 2012 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Adams http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/#comment-1218 Jeff Adams Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:03:08 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=812#comment-1218 Good thought, Mike. Thanks for the connection to fear. Good thought, Mike. Thanks for the connection to fear.

]]> By: Mike http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/#comment-1217 Mike Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:14:20 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=812#comment-1217 Interesting. I've been learning lately how laziness or procrastination has a lot to do with ungodly fear. It can be fear of anything... success, failure, the unknown, whatever. See Prov 22:13 and 26:13. I used to read these verses, and not really get it. I couldn't make the leap mentally from sluggard to coward. But as the Lord has convicted me, I think I'm gaining some understanding. Lack of focus, or lack of follow through and discipline in my life can be attributed to this sort of ungodly fear, and ends up being manifested as procrastination. It has been a great opportunity to trust God for change in my behavior and for whatever may come as the result. Interesting. I’ve been learning lately how laziness or procrastination has a lot to do with ungodly fear. It can be fear of anything… success, failure, the unknown, whatever. See Prov 22:13 and 26:13. I used to read these verses, and not really get it. I couldn’t make the leap mentally from sluggard to coward. But as the Lord has convicted me, I think I’m gaining some understanding. Lack of focus, or lack of follow through and discipline in my life can be attributed to this sort of ungodly fear, and ends up being manifested as procrastination. It has been a great opportunity to trust God for change in my behavior and for whatever may come as the result.

]]> By: Keith Meredith http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/#comment-1216 Keith Meredith Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:42:31 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=812#comment-1216 "salsa running down to our elbows", thats awesome, I want to play the song of life with the instrument of my being using the clarity and rhythm of a master musician pulling from my gut the most sincere and genuine transformed motions of life to play an unending poem of love, adventure, war, and victory, in a testament to glory of the cross the resurrection, God's love, and hope. lol, but i definitely have some real life practical things i need to apply this principle to instead of just sitting around, Mark Shaffer likes to say "diligently dependent", pretty good way to think about the approach to things we wanna see happen. “salsa running down to our elbows”, thats awesome,
I want to play the song of life with the instrument of my being using the clarity and rhythm of a master musician pulling from my gut the most sincere and genuine transformed motions of life to play an unending poem of love, adventure, war, and victory, in a testament to glory of the cross the resurrection, God’s love, and hope.

lol, but i definitely have some real life practical things i need to apply this principle to instead of just sitting around, Mark Shaffer likes to say “diligently dependent”, pretty good way to think about the approach to things we wanna see happen.

]]> By: Jeff Adams http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/#comment-1215 Jeff Adams Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:14:58 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=812#comment-1215 Thanks for the comments as always, Amanda. I loved your work. Thanks for sharing it with us. Thanks for the comments as always, Amanda. I loved your work. Thanks for sharing it with us.

]]> By: amanda http://drjeffadams.com/2008/07/08/this-one-thing-i-do/#comment-1214 amanda Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:51:40 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=812#comment-1214 I'm taking a blog break myself right now. I think it is a necessary thing on occasion. In college, I had a difficult decision, 3 majors dividing me. I had to choose. The options were music, writing, and accounting. I chose accounting because of the greater career options. I lacked the vision to see what I could do besides teach with the other majors. Looking back, I think that I knew I lacked the discipline as well. I didn't want to practice hours on end, but only when I felt like it. I only wanted to write what I wanted to write, and the critique was difficult for me to accept. With accounting, I just had to learn and do. Besides study, there was not a lot of discipline involved, and at that time I retained things well. God has blessed this choice. Although I am no longer a "professional accountant," I am able to take care of the administrative side of my husband's business with confidence and knowledge. And these past few years, God has been leading me to nurture that creative side. Whenever I do it in worship of Him, the result is amazing to me. He teaches me more of Himself each time. The exciting thing is always God's timing. He has made me to bloom just in time for the new art class for the elementary kids. I'm now offering up encouragement to our creative children and am getting to know some other very cool artists in our church, Tom & Wylene Altenburg and James Yoder. One of the really fabulous things about God is that He does really have a plan for us and will lead us to fulfill His purpose for our lives. He doesn't want us just doing for the sake of doing, but has truly designed us to do something that will glorify Him and fulfill His design for each individual. But even in that, discipline is involved. We must be disciplined to seek Him to the fullest. Hmmm, this is getting long. Maybe I should start blogging again. :) Anyway, your sermon Sunday reminded me of a piece I made which was inspired by God leading me to serve at Veronica's Voice. It's based on Isaiah 6:1-8. http://hiddenart.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/art-every-day-11-here-am-i-send-me/ Glad to have you blogging again. You were missed. amanda I’m taking a blog break myself right now. I think it is a necessary thing on occasion.
In college, I had a difficult decision, 3 majors dividing me. I had to choose. The options were music, writing, and accounting. I chose accounting because of the greater career options. I lacked the vision to see what I could do besides teach with the other majors.
Looking back, I think that I knew I lacked the discipline as well. I didn’t want to practice hours on end, but only when I felt like it. I only wanted to write what I wanted to write, and the critique was difficult for me to accept. With accounting, I just had to learn and do. Besides study, there was not a lot of discipline involved, and at that time I retained things well.
God has blessed this choice. Although I am no longer a “professional accountant,” I am able to take care of the administrative side of my husband’s business with confidence and knowledge.
And these past few years, God has been leading me to nurture that creative side. Whenever I do it in worship of Him, the result is amazing to me. He teaches me more of Himself each time.
The exciting thing is always God’s timing. He has made me to bloom just in time for the new art class for the elementary kids. I’m now offering up encouragement to our creative children and am getting to know some other very cool artists in our church, Tom & Wylene Altenburg and James Yoder.
One of the really fabulous things about God is that He does really have a plan for us and will lead us to fulfill His purpose for our lives. He doesn’t want us just doing for the sake of doing, but has truly designed us to do something that will glorify Him and fulfill His design for each individual. But even in that, discipline is involved. We must be disciplined to seek Him to the fullest. Hmmm, this is getting long. Maybe I should start blogging again. :)
Anyway, your sermon Sunday reminded me of a piece I made which was inspired by God leading me to serve at Veronica’s Voice. It’s based on Isaiah 6:1-8. http://hiddenart.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/art-every-day-11-here-am-i-send-me/
Glad to have you blogging again. You were missed.
amanda

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