Are you approachable...do you have a listening ear?
Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child and he was clean.
— 2 Kings 5:13-14 #LeadershipLessons
Mar 10:42-45 ISV 42 Jesus called his disciples and told them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them. 43 That’s not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to everyone, 45 because even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.” #LeadershipLessons
@sarikorpi nope! but kids have short memories so is almost same thing 😂
@sarikorpi I am so excited for them most days (99.9% of the time) - but then there are moments, when I am alone and reflective, that I find myself breaking down at the thought of them not being my little boys any more. 😭
I find myself in the strange position of recommending yet another Christian movie which is SO not something I often do.
A couple years ago, they turned The Case for Christ into a movie. I watched it last night, expecting little, but was totally proved wrong. They did a great job with it. Recommend the watch!
@Kruselady @bethany Jung Chung
@Kruselady @bethany #2 is one I'd highly recommend for entry point
A woman was once asked what she gained from praying. She replied…
“Prayer isn’t about what I gain, it’s about what I lose. In prayer I lose my pride, arrogance, greed, desire for sin, impatience, despair and discouragement. Prayer allows me to lose the things that get in the way of drawing closer to Him”
@bethany I thought about this for a while. I would have had a different list 10 years ago. I had to add/remove so many as I tried to really think about it, BUT IF I COULD ONLY HAVE 5 ...
@caleb pretty amazing
@Olamide 😂
My trip to Africa has been delayed and I have been livid. The delay changed all of my plans and cost extra money - BUT! Then today - I had a divine meeting that was NOT planned with a team of Chinese serving in the Middle East that I have not seen in years. Our travel paths crossed for only a moment and now sooooo many opportunities have opened up because of that one.single.meeting.
Not my plans - but Gods
HOWEVER - it would be cool if He at least gave me a heads up. ????
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Yay! Welcome, Emma!
You will love and be loved here on DD! So glad you joined we all love Tanja!
@Jim341 could be, but I have to deduce from the facts on the ground and I, as former military, believe that morale, momentum, and control of the high ground are the most important military tactics in battle. it is not good for troop morale or national support to watch the president of Ukraine do daily speeches to US, EU, and UN via computer every day to raise support. Russia is losing troops, leaders, and military equipment during this time. Thats bad for morale.
Second, if a military unit has the momentum to steam roll - you steam roll. momentum during battle is EVERYTHING. Can you imagine the public outcry if it would have taken the US more than a month to take Baghdad or Kabul? It would've been domestic mayhem in US.
Third, Kyiv is the high ground with the national TV stations, airport, government offices, presidential palace, and supply center.
Like I said, I don't so much believe what I see on the news, but what I can naturally deduce.
A siege of Kyiv? maybe not
@bethany awwww....that's the nicest thing you've said to me all day.
I have been living and causing trouble in China for more than 20 years.