Tuesday, November 01, 2005
had a great time with rev. dr. robb thompson on saturday night service. he is one man who thinks deep enough to throw u with the slightest thing you've ever really sat down and thought about. he talked about relationships and the kind of friends that we should have. this is wat he said:
#1: the outcomes of life is completely dependent upon the types of relationship you pursue.if you hang around turkeys, you'll never be an eagle.
#2: i would rather you hate me for telling you the truth than for you to love me for telling you lies.true friends should be the ones who will tell the truth.
the proof of love is the willingness to
CONFRONT. a true friend will be someone who will be willing to confront your enemies. not one who joins in the gossip when someone else is bad mouthing you. sounds familiar? not two-faced. but standing up for you.
#3: if a person does not receive your words, they do not qualify for your time.the more time you give to the people who are not willing to listen, the less time you have for those who are willing to.
#4: if any relationship does not give birth to change, then any further association is unnecessary.if its not going to make you stronger, its going to
cripple you.
#5: never allow the invitation to intimacy to be destroyed by the contempt of familarity.never take things as it is. just like the invitation to get yourself a drink in your friend's place. do not take it for granted.
#6: the productivity of any relationships is completely dependent upon the standard it upholds.#7: poverty is not the lack of money. poverty is the proof of misguided money.the love of money is the root of all evil.he also said something like the friends we have:
-must be committed to long-lasting relationships
-must have empires in the brains
-must be sower
who would want a friend who wants to ONLY receive all the time?sower breeds sower.-must qualify for my seed.
my friend must qualify for the things i give.-must prize integrity above relationship
-must be willing to confront my enemies.
rev. robb thompson is a great thinker. some of the quotes he said that i like particularly..
the biggest fool is one the fools himself.
face it. guys lie, but girls love to be lied to.
problems continue beacuse we continue to listen.
i totally love his deep thoughts..
leave you with something he said that changed me.
we didn't get where we were ourselves. if you're not in mental torment, it is people that helped keep you there. but if you are, it is people who brought you there. i didn't become the constance i am by myself. be it good or bad, its family and friends that made me who i am today. thank you. thank you very much..
