Quotes about Involvement

But the standard churchy spirituality doesn't require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.

involvement with others was the most effective in quelling her pain.

It is a privilege for us to look at circumstances and discern God's involvement in them. To recognize them as more than mere happenstance but rather God's own detailed design and plan. To see that He is allowing us to cooperate with Him in bringing life from death, growth from loss, testimony from tragedy.

The prophecies and the promises of God's Word are never an excuse to cease praying. On the contrary, they are intended to provoke us to pray with increased earnestness and understanding. God reveals to us the purposes that He is working out, not that we may be passive spectators on the sidelines of history, but that we may personally identify ourselves with His purposes and thus become actively involved in their fulfillment. Revelation demands involvement.

Christ taught that the kingdom of God was a community where each member served the others. He defined His ultimate purpose using that term. But in most churches, a few people carry the load.

The story is never just about you and me; it's always about God's glory and his work on planet Earth. We need to grasp this: it's not all about me and my issues and my deliverance. It's about God's purposes in the world. He needs to get me involved in his plan because I'm connected to a bunch of other people and their involvement with his plan.

The bottom line is that indifference is really a form of selfishness.

The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate." Influence is an invitation anyone can make to another person.

What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in?

Most people want to feel a part of the experience

You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.