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I heard it best said, "what did they cause you to do, that you would not have done, if, they haden't been around". By Ed Young of course.

Are you easily influenced by people? Do you get caught up in the moment and just, "go with the flow"? What are the people that you have in your life influencing you to do? Do they bring out the best in you, or the worst?

"Maybe some of us need to move away from those that bring out the worst"!

Do they cause you to say and do things that you would not normally do if they were not around to have an influence?

So I started thinking, all of us in our lives, on a daily basis have the awesome opportunity to influence people. Some of us may have larger circles of influence than others, but still, we all influence someone. (Our kids, our co-workers, our families, our friends, or our neighbors.)

I tell my kids all the time, that we either influence people in a negative way, or we influence them in a positive way. Well that goes with everyone that God has given us in our lives. Not just my kids. I, on a personal note, really had to do some "soul searching this past week. And in one of the areas in my life I had to ask myself, as a child of Jesus, am I influencing people that I have in my life, in a positive or negative way?

You know, influence does not come in the form of just words. It also has actions to it. So, I asked myself, "self", how am I influencing people by the way I treat my wife? Or how I handle a disrespectful moment? Or just playing with my kids? Or talking to a store clerk? etc.

Are the words that come out of my mouth and the actions I show the world on a daily basis a reflection of who I am and what Jesus has done for me? I don't know about you, but when I am gone from this earth, I want people to say, there was a man who loved Jesus, and it showed by how he treated his family, and how he treated other people.

So how about you? Are you influencing people in a positive way, or a negative one? When you are with someone in public, would they be ashamed to say, you are a Christ follower?

Just a thought!!!

In Him,

Pastor Bobby

As I wrote the title of today's blog, I thought of the song from Janet Jackson. (great song by the way) So I thought, that most of us have that kind of pressure on us every day of our lives. Probably from a boss that we think is asking us for the impossible thing to do. Which usually makes the company ask that question. "What have you done for me lately?." And us thinking the boss is a "jerk"!

So I started thinking, (hence the smoke). What if, the boss really isn't asking for the impossible? What if we just do not see the potential that we really have? For most people, their lives are so busy with "stuff", that we cannot see the forest because of the trees.

See, your boss, for the most part has been put into their position for a reason. The organization views them as a leader.

Now the thing about leadership that most people don't understand is that a great leader doesn't see people for where they are! He sees them for where they could be and what they could become. Usually the only thing that stops us is ourself. We sell ourselves short and use the excuse, "that can't be done".

So maybe the next time your leader or your boss ask's something of you that maybe you see as impossible. Why not ask yourself , ok God, what is it that they see in me, that they would give me such responsibility. You might be shocked at what you find.

So finally, as a Christ follower. Who by the way has been saved to serve. As we go throughout our busy schedules. Are we getting so wrapped up in the things of this world that God would have to ask, "what have you done for ME lately".

Always thinking!!

In Him,

Pastor Bobby

Let me start off by saying that LifeBridge Church Student Ministries Team has got to be the most AWESOME team on the planet! I am so thankful that God has put together a group of people that truly share my vision for our student ministry.

I think that one of the hardest things as a leader is trying to make everyone you come in contact with, see the same vision as you do. That is why, when you have a team like I do, you know that it can only be a "God Thing"!

The team that I work alongside of all know the importance of reaching the next generation, by their willingness to do whatever it takes to see lives changed for Jesus. They are a team of people that adjust very well to change. I heard it once said that "the only thing constant is change".

This summer my team and I will be working to launch in the fall the biggest change that has ever happened with the Students. And boy am I PUMPED! So if you are a student, or even the parent of a student, make sure you come out to our "Bridge" event on Thursday nights from 6-8 to hear all about it.

Again I want to thank from the bottom of my heart the LifeBridge Church Student Ministry Team. It is an honor and a privilage to work with all of you. Thank you for your faithfullness to Jesus and to this ministry. It would not be what it is today if not for all of you.

In Him,

Pastor Bobby