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FRIDAY THOUGHT 12/12/08

It’s Who You Know
 
This one gets almost corny, but bear with me:  As a businessman, I value networking and relationship building.  That old saw is true: “It’s not so much what you know as who you know that matters.”  I’m halfway good at what I do, but it is my relationships that give me both personal joy and business success.
 
As a Christian, this concept makes even more sense.  No, I do not schmooze clergy and swap biz cards with holy rollers.  It’s that what I know — and, yes, even what I do — isn’t one speck as important as who I know.  Oh, and by the way, it’s a network of one.  I can’t hard-sell Him or impress Him with my wit or talent (or even my aging boyish charm).  But it is one amazingly valuable relationship! 
 
My point is that we cannot sell God, win God, impress God, or do anything to curry His favor.  But we can have it all by just working with Him, talking with Him, listening to Him, building a relationship with Him.  So, go have a power breakfast networking meeting with God this morning.  And enjoy the chat. — jri
 
“Into your hands I commit my spirit.”
          –    Psalm 31:5