Stop Waiting for Permission - Harness Your Gifts, Find Your Purpose, and Unleash Your Personal

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Chandler is the senior pastor of Union Church based in Maryland. Since 2011, Union has grown from a group of fifty to thousands of people in weekly attendance, with tens of thousands joining live online every week. Stephen’s obsession with people, systems, and culture resulted in Union Church being named the fastest-growing church in America by Outreach magazine. A sought-after international speaker, he is unapologetic about helping leaders maximize their God-given passion. Stephen’s true legacy is his family—his three beautiful children, Zoe, Roman, and Jade—with his wife, Zai. Klappentext "A bold and inspiring invitation to dream, plan, and ultimately overcome the obstacles blocking you from your greatest purpose in life-whatever it is!"-- Leseprobe 1 Why You Should Want Greatness There is a place where everything that makes you who you are is welcomed and celebrated, where your gifts, passion, and purpose collide to leave a mark beyond your wildest imagining. In this place, you experience fulfillment by using your unique personal genius—­yes, it exists!—­to bless your family, friends, community, and world. I call this place greatness. How do you find that place? When can you step into that season? Do you sit back and wait for an opportunity to fall into your lap? Or do you start knocking on (or kicking in) doors? When it comes to greatness, some people are full of potential but short on drive. Others are driven but lack direction. Still others have direction but also have debilitating fear and doubt. Many people I meet have potential, drive, and direction, but for some mysterious reason, they’re still waiting around for greatness to just kind of . . . happen. Maybe they feel they don’t deserve it. Maybe they think there isn’t room for them at the table. Whichever scenario is true for you—­whatever is holding you back from living fully in the greatness God has placed inside you—­I want you to know this today: When it comes to greatness, you don’t have to wait for permission. But you do have to take action. You can’t just stand in line and wait for it to happen. Take Action Picture this: You get all dressed up for a night on the town. You’ve been waiting for this moment for what feels like forever. Since this restaurant opened, everybody who’s anybody has been talking about the unforgettable cuisine and sumptuous, senses-­inspiring atmosphere. You’re expecting the dining experience of a lifetime. You stroll up to the host’s podium with your significant other and request a table for two, preferably by the window so that you can enjoy the view—­and maybe enjoy being seen enjoying the view by people walking by. “Name, please?” the host says in a cold tone that makes the please disappear into thin air. With a sinking feeling, you tell her. She scrolls through the list on her tablet and doesn’t find your name. She looks up and stretches her mouth in what must be meant as a smile. “Unfortunately, it appears you don’t have a reservation with us tonight. You are free to wait here by the door on the off chance someone else cancels, but our tables are fully booked for the evening.” Your partner shoots you the “you had one job” look (you know the one), so you swallow what’s left of your pride to see whether you can negotiate with the frosty host—­but before you can choke out a word, another couple glides through the door. “Name, please?” the host intones. “Smith, table for two at seven-­thirty.” “Right this way, Mr. Smith. We have a table waiting for you by the window.” Your excitement deflates like one of those shiny foil balloons after the party is over, slowly sinking to the floor. For the next ninety minutes, you and your date watch with barely concealed envy (and growing ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephen Chandler, John C. Maxwell
• Edition: Waterbrook press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 12.09.2023
• EAN: 9780593194256
• ISBN: 978-0-593-19425-6
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 209 mm x 15 mm
• Catégorie: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence