Invest In Others
Our Student Pastor, Lyndale Holloway, had the pulpit this morning. He did great. The thing that I most loved that he said was, "The riskiest investment you can make is in people. And the most rewarding investment you can make is in people." This is SO true!
Isn't it true that the riskiest investment that you can make in the stock market is also possibly the most rewarding? As risky as something is, is as rewarding as it could possibly be.
And so I agree, PEOPLE are the riskiest investment. So then the next question is, "Is it worth it?" Is it worth investing in people, knowing that it's the biggest risk you can take? Is the thought of empowering, encouraging, and enlightening someone worth the risk of being completely rejected by them? Is it?
I'm no different than you. I've been hurt by people, and I can without hesitation say, YES! Absolutely! Why? B/c there's nothing cooler for me than seeing someone encouraged. Seeing them empowered, and seeing them enlightened. NOTHING COOLER!
Listen to his sermon here. It might not be available until Monday 10-16-06.
Isn't it true that the riskiest investment that you can make in the stock market is also possibly the most rewarding? As risky as something is, is as rewarding as it could possibly be.
And so I agree, PEOPLE are the riskiest investment. So then the next question is, "Is it worth it?" Is it worth investing in people, knowing that it's the biggest risk you can take? Is the thought of empowering, encouraging, and enlightening someone worth the risk of being completely rejected by them? Is it?
I'm no different than you. I've been hurt by people, and I can without hesitation say, YES! Absolutely! Why? B/c there's nothing cooler for me than seeing someone encouraged. Seeing them empowered, and seeing them enlightened. NOTHING COOLER!
Listen to his sermon here. It might not be available until Monday 10-16-06.
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