Justone

I was afarid I was going to miss out on this weeks Justone w/ Mark being gone. But lucky me - thank you girls for napping @ the same time today! - I was able to catch most of todays. 

The topic was leadership. I don't see myself as a leader, never have. I'm much more of a follower I think. So I was little apprehensive going into this. What were the speakers going to say, is this something I'm going to be interested in hearing/listening to. It was. I'm glad I did long on and stay around. The first girl, Amy Groeshel, I caught was talking about prayer. As a PW I know I don't pray as much as I should, and this is an area I can, and need, to grow in. Point I took from her -

'Your relationship w/  God is what prayer is' - not our salvation, but our relationship. Man, thats big. Of course it is! How do you grow a relationship w/ your spouse, your friends if you're not talking to them?! Simple, but the biggest thing I took away from that. 

The last girl Jessica Cornelius, talked about her leadership roll in her church. I have to say, I was getting a jealous or the ladies that are in her church. She really seems to invest and create relationships w/ them and pour into their lives.  Anyway, I pulled out two things shes said that stood out to me - 

'Being valued and Feeling valued are two different things' 

'I am an influencer' - 

I forget that I have just as much of an influence w/ people in my life as Mark does from the stage. Even though hes payed to do his job, doesn't mean that I can be just as influential as him. I'm @ the park, meeting people, developing and creating friendships w/ people. I am important too. And I can make others feeling valued and encourage them right where I am. I don't have to have a title or be payed to do it. 

This whole life of being a pastors wife can be hard, and trying and lonely and frustrating - It can also be rewarding, and fun, and inspirational, and full, and comforting.  My attitude creates the mood in which I carry and project. I have control over my attitude and how I'm going to feel.  - This seems to be an area I have lots of trouble in! - I can choose to be all the positive things I just listed I can choose to be the downer and all those things I just listed. But I have to remember that I create my mood, and my attitude. I have control over that. 

This justone conference has really been an encouragement and open my eyes to some things and ways of doing things that can be very helpful. Now to put them into practice!