What If?

What if Bill Gates ran Microsoft like some pastors run their churches?
What if Michael Jordan would have quit playing basketball after being cut from the Varsity team his Sophomore year of High School?
What if Apple would have ceased making computers when Microsoft took off?
What if Jesus would have never drank the cup for us?

When I think of leadership, I think of the thousands of people who never gave up! They kept pressing forward, they continued to have innovative ideas when the world rejected them!

I received this poem several years ago, it is called:

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low, and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow,

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

It's when things seem worse,

that you must not quit.

-KRISTONE

Burning The Midnight Oil

Russell started a new series last week entitled Y. Y-Grow! was the first of four messages in the Y Series.

Today, my message was Y-Jesus! I dealt with three reasons to follow Jesus. I was up past 2:00 a.m. this morning honing the message. Here are the reasons to become a fully developing follower of Jesus Christ.

1. Because you can trust Him!

2. Because He is coming again.

3. Because He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.