It's the Little Things... The REALLY Little Things!

I got a pretty good bit of feedback on my message today, but not the kind I normally get.

No, indeed...

I like feedback. I love feedback. I need feedback. I thrive on feedback! Fortunately for me, I've learned over the years, how to keep both positive and not-so-positive feedback in perspective. In a desire to help me stay humble, someone once told me, "You're never as good as people say you are. But, you're never as bad as they say you are, either."

Thanks.

I think.

Anyway... Feedback...

The feedback I got today was good, actually, but just so unusual that I'm not sure how to take it.

I was talking about selfishness using some less-than-savory-traffic habits to get everyone thinking in the direction that I wanted to go. I went on to share how God calls us to put others first & pointed out that we are, by nature, very selfish. I put out a challenge to be selfless by celebrating the success of others & shared that when we do, God will increase our influence in their lives. In spite of the fact that I kept forgetting my points (Grrrr!), it seem to go pretty well.

That's where the feedback comes in: NO ONE mentioned the message! At least, none of the meat of it! Instead, I got kind of a "confession-on-the-fly" from people fessing up to all of their rude & selfish driving habits.

(I'm chuckling as I write this because it was pretty funny, really.)

One person even called and left me a voicemail immediately after leaving the church saying that they had just committed one of the "cardinal sins" I mentioned... I don't think his conscience was really bothering him all that much about it, though: he was giggling way too much to be repentant!

So, I'm glad people heard the message today. Or not.