It was a beautiful setting in the mountains of Western Oregon. A large church had scheduled a Men’s Retreat for the weekend, and I was honored to be their guest speaker.
The first session was about 30 minutes away, and I was walking the perimeter of the outdoor basketball court by myself. Thinking and praying, I was looking forward to the time with the other men. I felt that I had a clear message from the Lord that would build them up, equip them, and refresh them.
The following was an experience that I had with our Heavenly Father in the mid-1990’s. I don’t recall having ever put this encounter into written form—in whole or in part, though I have verbally spoken of it to a very small and select group of close siblings in Christ.
A Daily Thought Provoker Quote
from Heart & Path Journal at HeartPathJournal.net
Online Publications of David J. Hall
“The majority of the mistakes that I made in the first half of my days as a leader were not due to my [very real and ever present] limitations in knowledge or spirituality.
The majority of my mistakes took place when I made assumptions about people and/or situations, rather than communicating early in a process.
The acts of communication circumvent the landmines of assumption.”
( David J. Hall )
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