No Macbook, No Conference, No… No problem?
Posted by wailer in Uncategorized at 10:01 pm | 
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Okay, so it doesn’t look like this will be the right year to get a new computer. But the new Apple Macbook is tremendous, and can be had for a great price. In all reality, it’s not going to work out according to the family or ministry budget.
I had also planned to attend a great ministry leadership conference in October. I’d highly recommend Willow Creek’s “A2″ Conference if you ever get the chance. Last year, our speakers were Bill Hybels, Andy Stanley, Erwin McManus, Randy Frazee, Kirbyjon Caldwell, Reggie Joiner, and Gene Appel. It doesn’t get better than that. I had planned to go this year, and take my wife Jennie for the tremendous week of inspiration, challenge, and worship.
Again, probably not in the budget.
With two kids under the age of 2, it gets harder to travel and make that stuff happen.
After five years of attending great conferences, maybe it’s time for me to take a break. Seriously - I think it could be unhealthy for a Christian leader to get “dependent” on his yearly “fix” at a conference. Or maybe I’m just looking for the spiritual benefits of NOT going to one this year. Nice try, right?
Regardless, I would love a new laptop and an October conference… but I get this deeper feeling or awareness that God will teach me and fill me in different ways this year without those things. Even in small ways, it’s easy to settle for things of the world rather than take the time to pursue God as though HE is all I need or want.
As a leader, I am responsible for my own heart, attitude, and life balance. I must be fully committed to the things that are trustworthy and do not change (God’s love, sovereignty, and presence)… and be content and even rejoice in the absence of worldly “upgrades.”
