How are your “I” problems this week? Are you seeing others any better?

I can tell you that this has been a trying week for me, personally. But I’m old enough to know that when I put my mind to something within me I want to change, the enemy will do everything he can to stop me.

So how are you holding up this week? Have any praise reports to file? How about struggles? Are you able to put your focus on others this week so God can do His work in you?

This Sunday, we’re going to have an awesome time in worship with Leyden and I’d like to share just a few more things on this subject before we’re through. In the meantime, I’d like to know if any of you have had an opportunity to serve someone else this last 2 weeks, and if so, would you be willing to share with the rest of the class? Email me - resonate[at]hsriveroflife[dot]org and let me know.

We started our first discipleship class last night - MasterLife. The core verse in MasterLife is one that we should carry with us every day:

“If any man would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross DAILY and follow me.” - Luke 9:23

I wonder - how many of us right now are willing to drop everything we have and know, take up our crosses and follow Him? Think about that as you work through this week’s lesson.

As always, keep moving forward, and remember to Resonate Jesus in all you do.

- Justin

I’m kind of in a weird mood today, so I thought I’d list out a few of the things in life that annoy me. What about you? (keep it clean) :)

• when the internet at home doesn’t work for me the way I want it to.
• when I forget my phone
• when people are far too dramatic than the situation calls for (I’m including myself in there too!)
• when people leave CD’s sitting outside of a case - label side up.
• when my laptop won’t recognize my external hard drive
• when I start comparing Windows to Mac OSX Panther
• people who don’t check their email- ever
• when I don’t spend time with God like I should
• when I get upset over something ridiculous and stupid
• when my computer won’t burn a cd or dvd
• when I know I’m wrong and won’t admit it
• when I know someone else is wrong and they won’t admit it
• high gas prices
• buying a new car when you don’t have money in the bank
• trying to decide on what kind of motorcycle you would look best
• when I go a whole day and realize I didn’t once tell God how much I love Him
• when I go a whole day and realize I didn’t tell my wife how much I love her
• going more than 2 weeks without seeing my daughters
• angry drivers and stupid drivers

Wow. That list could probably go on for a while if I start thinking too long about it. What would you add to the list?

How have you challenged yourself this week to be more others-centered? In what ways have you tried to remove the “I” Factor from your life and begin serving others in creative ways?

Leave some comments and let me know! If you have some creative ways you’d like to share with the rest of the community, tell us, and I’ll share them in our next session, maybe post them in a special section of our site… bring it on!

How are we to break out from our self-centered lives and live instead in service of others? Selfishness is the topic this week as we look at what it takes to put others first.

I’m working on this blog thing. I feel that I have more and more to share these days, so I started this.

What do you want to hear/read/see? Just asking.