What I'm learning about achievement.

I like to achieve.

I like the challenge of figuring things out, of setting a goal and achieving it. I’ve had a lifetime of achievement. Early on I set a goal to become a store manager at McDonalds and I did. I was the youngest store manager in my region. I set a goal to become a district manager at Labor Ready, where I worked after McDonalds, and within a year I did. When I went back to McDonalds I was known as a fixer. They would send me to restaurants that were failing and my job was to turn them around in short order. I did that to three different locations in one year. I love to achieve.

I’ve pastored 3 churches and each church grew (btw before someone gets their undies in a bunch God gives the increase, it’s my job to faithfully do what He wants me to do) .God planted in me a vision to see growth in my last church and to build a new facility and we did. I love this verse: It is my honor and constant passion to be a pioneer who preaches where no one has ever even heard of the Anointed One, instead of building upon someone else’s foundation. Romans 15:20. I love to build up what was broken down. I love to do it where it hasn’t been done before. I love to achieve.

What I’’ve learned about achievement is that without God it’s worthless. God plants vision in your heart. Right now He has planted the vision for Hope Community and I couldn’t be more excited. Sometimes there are people who don’t want you to achieve. Some who will scoff at the vision that God has planted. Some who discount you because of your past. The best thing to do is keep moving forward. Jesus talks about this in Luke 9:62(tpt) He said “Why do you keep looking back to your past and have second thoughts about following me? If you turn back you are not fit for God’s kingdom.” Jesus said to stay so focused on Him that you don’t see everyone else. That’s what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to achieve for God. I’m unleashing my talents, passion and God given intelligence for His glory and His honor. It’s what I love to do and if God did it before in my life He can do it again.