I have been challenged, convicted and deeply moved by two particular books over the last few years. “Christian Atheist” by Craig Groeschel and “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan. I hope this video will somehow, shock, disturb, challenge, provoke you to a deeper awakening with the LORD. Share your thoughts on it, openly.

Hebrews 13:5 MSG
Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,”

A leader is?

A leader is humble.
A leader takes others up with them.
A leader is specific in what he/she expects.
A leader keeps themself accountable as well as those who work with them.
A leader does what is right rather than what is popular.
A leader responds to their own failures and acknowledges them before others have to discover and reveal them.
A leader is always positive.
A leader is always growing personally.
A leader is transparent with their own mistakes.
A leader is a person of honesty and integrity.
A leader is genuinely interested in others.
A leader has and shares vision.
A leader learns to say “thank you.”
A leader is secure in who they are so others can fully be who they are.
A leader makes others better.
A leader identifies, invests and pours into other leaders.
A leader looks for opportunities to find someone doing something extraordinary, with excellence and passion.

A leader is___________________________?

Being a Christ follower I have learned and continue to learn new ways to remain thankfull and practice thankfullness. The Psalmist wrote “enter his gates with thanksgiving,” now listen here, if God taught King David how to enter into His presence, we need to make this a habit.
These are some practical, some hilarious ways to remain thankfull. (Try these yourself, see if they work)

1. Run your hand under cold water for about 1 minute: (This will remind you to be thankfull for Hot water, becuase many do not have it)

2. Sleep on the floor at least once a month: (This is to remind you to be thankfull that you have a bed, a warm bed because many do not)

3. Do a Daniel fast several times a year: (This is to help remind you that not everyone in the world has so many options of food and they enjoy what they do eat, even if its just a little bit of it)

4. Drink fresh water three times a day: (This is to remind yourself to be thankfull you don’t have to walk to a local well or have to drink or bathe in dirty water, like most of the world)

5. Use a pay phone to call somebody: NOTE: Not all areas still have them(This is to remind you of how easy it is to call someone, or stay in touch with someone you love, the military doesn’t have this luxury, every minute of the day as do most people)

BONUS round:
If you own a car, during the summer drive a whole day without the AC on. Or, during the winter drive a whole day without the heat on: (This will help you appreciate temperature control everyday you drive)

Now, here this, I am NOT trying to make you feel guilty, conviction isnt guilt, I am trying to help you remain thankfull. God isn’t trying to keep you from prosperity, he talks about prosperity a lot in scripture, he wants YOU to be THANKFULL. Likewise, being poor doesn’t make you spiritually healthy either, there are plenty of poor people with a serious materialistic world view, they tell themselves (I wish I had what they had). Thankfullness is a state of being, its contentment and gratitude.

What are some other crazy ways we can help each other stay thankfull?