I would like to think that the most influential factor in his journey was faith. During his season of despair and failure, Dr. Moore stepped away from God. I do not think that failure was a punishment for lack of devotion or quite time. I think that when Dr. Moore decided to put more emphasis and attention on to his studies rather than keeping a balance with his attention to God, he lost his source of life. On page 41, Dr. Moore addresses a desperate prayer and supplication: “Dear God, please make me an engineer!” It was at this moment that he first realized that he couldn’t do it alone. In Matthew 11:29-30, it says that God will give us rest and Dr. Moore really needed it. In Philippians 4:6-7, it says “Do not be anxious about anything, but …show more content…
When Dr. Moore understood that and incorporated God into his journey and into his every decision he was successful. We see that he succeeded in his classes, he was able to work and study, he got his MBA and his MSMOB, and even when encountered a wilderness stage he still managed to move forward (66,77,88). Dr. Moore state that “A faith-walk with God…can force you to question everything…you’ve ever known” (92). Walking with God was the only way Dr. Moore was able to succeed. His effort alone only got him dropped out of GMI, his education, experience, and MSMOB got him ridiculed and obstructed him from getting tenure, but when God was in the picture all things worked out, maybe not the way Dr. Moore thought, but the way things needed to be. Faith was a vital tool Dr. Moore used to gather strength when he thought he has going to lose his job, when he lost his mother, and so many other moments. Faith was something he used when things were going great and when things seemed hopeless, and I would dare to agree with Dr. Moore in that walking with God is extremely difficult, but it is also source of life, joy, and peace for every
To say the least, I felt like a failure and that I had wasted people’s time and money. Reading this chapter helped me realize that it is important to learn through a failure (Fagerstrom 126). Failures happen in ministry often, and the way you respond to the failure is important. Chapter fifteen, “Developing a plan for lifelong learning”, is essential for effective leaders. Per Fagerstrom, there are four areas that need constant attention: skill (competency), wisdom and knowledge (learning and thinking), spiritual formation (godliness), and personal development (focus on the word personally)
In the book “The Other Wes Moore,” Intrinsic factors play a significant role in determining the Wes Moore’s success. This narrative explains the intrinsic challenges that both Wes Moore’s had to overcome in order to succeed and it explains how the people surrounding them, the was main reason that the author was led to a successful life and the other Wes Moore was led to failure.
In a person’s life, one must overcome obstacles that have the potential to either negatively or positively impact their future. Whether it is a serious obstacle, such as being involved with drugs, or a minor obstacle, such as procrastinating an important essay for the night before it is due, the choices people make can influence the way they live their lives. In Wes Moore’s inspiring non-fiction book, The Other Wes Moore, two boys with the same name start off living a few blocks away from one another, but turn out to be completely different individuals. At first, they were both troublemakers, getting in trouble with the law. However, as time progressed, the author, Wes Moore, became a Rhodes scholar and quite successful, while the other Wes Moore was sentenced to life in prison. The difference between these two men was the surrounding influences that shaped their growth as people. In a person’s growth, the most important factors are a positive role model in a positive environment because a positive role model will provide the path to success and will aid that person in achieving prosperity.
My life is governed by the beliefs of the Christian faith. The teaching of Christianity is the driving force that gives me confidence, hope and self-acceptance through God’s unconditional love. God’s love enables me in faith
Sometimes people don’t listen. The text provided from The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, I found that one of the central ideas is that the older brother, Tony is rying to change Wes not to be like him, but he is not doing a great job tellim him. IN the third paragraph it states, “Before Wes could even finish his sentence, Tony cocked back his arm, and punched him dead in the face”. Instead having a talk with him and explaining why what he is doing could get him in big trouble, he punches him and solves the probelm physically and not verbally. As the mom thinks Wes is telling the truth. As paragraph four Mary said, “Well thats what he told me and I believed him”. Between the three characters, I can already see the author usd charactrization
E.M. Bounds wrote a wonderful book devoted to prayer entitled Power Through Prayer. This book encourages the preacher to become a true prayer warrior. E.M. Bounds has written many books on prayer, encouraging Christians to devote their life to prayer. Since the writer is coming from a preacher background himself, one can clearly see the passion he has for prayer in his life. Fellow preachers will hopefully be encouraged by this and want to devote their life to prayer, so that they will better their preaching. Bounds exemplifies through his work that preaching has no power without prayer. He also sets forth the idea that prayer is the life-giving force behind our work for God. In reading this book, it inspires one to pray more and be able to be more effective in their ministry.
The novel Enrique’s Journey is about love and about family. When we first start reading the book we see in the first chapter a young mother talking to her son. The mother of the child will not look him in his face. The little boy Enrique has no idea of where his mother is going. The little boy feels lost without his mother. The mother of the little boy want even let no one bathe or feed her child. Little Enrique loves his mother so much, without his mother he is so shy. In the novel Enrique journey we see a variety of push and pull factors which are clarified in the prologue and chapter 1 of the novel. The novel shows the story of a young boy dangerous journey to reunite with his mother which he has not seen in years. In the prologue we
Although written for church leadership, everyday church members would also benefit from understanding the concepts that Dawn is directing at God-empowered leaders. Ms. Dawn's work is predominantly scholarly, and she cites several other works at great length.... ... middle of paper ... ...
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If you were to look back at your life and your achievements would you be proud and say you achieved as many as possible. Nobody knows when they'll meet their demise or end. So it is best to alway try your hardest and try to achieve your goals even when the odds are against you. Randy Pausch was unfortunately given the devastating news about his terminal illness and it leads him to do a lecture called the last lecture. Where others had to pretend that it was their last lecture Randy Pausch did not have too. He didn't talk about his cancer or his family, but he did talk about his childhood dreams and how he tried to achieve as many as he could. When somebody is usually faced with such a faith they'll plunge into despair, but not randy his lecture
A leader must not rush ahead and make things happen, he has to spend time alone and understand god’s vision and wisdom as he plots his course. Seeking god’s directions means going on journey of –“knowing yourself”. Once his mind is clear on which path he has to take, He can walk many miles in that direction without any problem.
It may take many people to realize that the decisions they make today could possibly affect the outcome tomorrow and even later in life. When we are children, our parents and guardians are responsible for properly guiding us to make the right choices, they are the people who are supposed to teach us right from wrong and in most cases they are the people who reveals the many harsh realities of the world to us. Through childhood we may not worry about how the bills will get paid, or what job we will have when we are adults because for many people the answer to those questions often change with time. As we grow older it is up to us to follow their guidance and learn from what they have taught us and live in a society as one. Life is full of choices, some larger than others but during all stages of life we are given the opportunity to shape our own futures, make a difference in our community, and try to achieve our life goals. The decisions we make today could have an adverse affect on what we do tomorrow. In life, we are all faced with decisions regarding numerous life choices on a day to day basis. In Alonzo Mourning’s book “Resilience,” based on his experiences Mourning gives his audience suggestions to follow in his path to succeed in life to achieve our goals. We learn as adults that some of the choices we made in the past were not to our benefit, but we may not know the decision was wrong at the time. In many points in the book Mourning talks about the importance of having faith in God and praying about situations, because he feels his belief and faith in God is what gets him through many difficult times. When Mourning spoke with a young boy and his father regarding their common illness he advised the father, “Pray for it and ev...
Savitri much in vain of mortal human being replies in anguish to the “Mighty Voice”, - “My strength is taken away from me given to Death” (29). She replies that why should “I struggle with Fate” (31), why should “or hope in vain to” (32) uplift this ignorant race, that is satisfied with its lot and mocks at the saving light? Is there a God who can be moved by any cry? He leaves man to the mercy of law and Death? Why should I and Satyavan fight Death? Why not we pass through the night to the sun beyond? Thus Savitri’s answer to the voice, gives the exact description of Savitri’s state of mind. Her physical mind is working, but the intuition or the intuitive mind lay silent. The voice again replies to Savitri’s question, “Is this enough, O Spirit
The Journey Home is an autobiography book of an American Swami, who takes the readers on a profound journey to self – realization. The story follows nineteen years old Richard Slavin who lives with his parents in Chicago, Illinois and tries to figure out the purpose of life. In 1960’s, when Richie turns nineteen years old, he begins to crave a purpose in life beyond wealth, prestige, and the fads of society. He could not live in peace with himself knowing that African Americans are imprisoned like slaves in the ghettos just miles away. He starts participating in the civil rights movement along with his best friend Gary. While trying to understand the problems of this world, he decides to go to college in Florida and picks philosophy as his major. After attending one year at Miami Dade College, Gary offers Richard a free trip to Europe for the whole summer. He immediately accepts the offer without even first asking his parent’s permission, because he feels as if it is his destiny calling for him. That’s when the self – realization journey starts, which transforms a young naive boy into one of the most famous spiritual teachers’ in India.
I remember when I was signing up for online school, how nervous I was. I was nervous because I am a visual learner I was afraid of not grasping the cncept of what I could not see. Now, I am at week two and I find online learning to be interesting and flexible to my life. I am always busy between work, children, church, and extra activities. I have been working at a hotel now for a year and a half, and I love the environment. I enjoy meeting new people, getting to know the guest, and making the guest smile. On my journey working for the hotel business I have realized that it is also the employees that needs to be able to work professionally and to have a sense of passion for the work that they do. Being on the side of working for an employer I know what employees are wanting and as a becoming manager I would like to meet the needs and wants of the employees.