I want to be FAT!

Shhh.  I know it is unexpected, but it is true.  All humor aside, 

You KNOW I mean — I want to be

F aithful

A vailable

T eachable

F.A.T.

So here is my three-point goal for this week:

Faithful

• show up (devotions, meetings, writing, friend/spouse appointments, sleep)
• strive to give before getting.  Be focused (make my goal about others first)
• expect God to work

Available

• listen – check their eye and body language response – am I making others comfortable?
• strive to affirm others’ concerns without thinking about my own – single agenda – be available
• expect God to work

Teachable

• ask – get permission – don’t demand – to utilize their wisdom and experience (and then do what Florence Littauer told me – use it (with appropriate credit)
• strive to build a relationship first (you will listen and learn more from someone you know and respect, and others are more likely to listen to you too.)
• expect God to work

There it is.  A recipe for success – if that is, you want to be – you know

FAT!

Job 8:9 For we’re newcomers at this, with a lot to learn,

and not too long to learn it.