Potential Minus Commitment equals Nothing...

[Nahum]

Potential is ability that is unrealized.

While the presence of potential is good, ability that is never utilized to its fullest is bad.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Potential is ability that is unrealized.

While the presence of potential is good, ability that is never utilized to its fullest is bad.

Indeed... and I wonder if even one person since Jesus Christ has truly utilized their ability to its fullest.

[revrandy]

Jesus told the parable of the talents... one hid and the others realized...

the one who hid the talent thought he was pleasing his master...

All three had potential only two allowed it to materialize in them...

[revrandy]

A Good leader will recognize potential in a person and oft times it's up to the leader to pull it out of them...

Some folks don't recognize their potential.... and sometimes potential is decieving...

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Jesus told the parable of the talents... one hid and the others realized...

the one who hid the talent thought he was pleasing his master...

All three had potential only two allowed it to materialize in them...

The guy that hid the coin was cast into outer darkness!!

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I disagree with this in principal.

I do agree that when commitment is absent than potential accomplishes nothing but potential itself is never nothing.

Potential is inside and, quite possibly, God given.

When I see someone struggling with commitment I still see the potential in them. The potential is still alive.

It is my belief that there is still potential alive and well that causes me to invest my time and energy into that soul.

Quite often I see people fail to invest in others because they currently show a lack of commitment and those who would have the ability to lead them cannot still see the eternal potential beyond the temporary struggle with commitment.

That can lead to an attitude where we just leave them to their own devices (and defenses) because we are not pleased with their current commitment level and fail to see the untapped potential inside.

If I have a large engine humming in my backyard but when I put the car in gear nothing happens... there is a commitment issue.

I don't say there is nothing there. I realize that there is a connection missing and I get my hands dirty trying to replace broken connections.

Some people are fixed.
Some people are broken.
They all deserve someone to see beyond what they are into what they can be.

Good stuff.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by revrandy

A Good leader will recognize potential in a person and oft times it's up to the leader to pull it out of them...

Some folks don't recognize their potential.... and sometimes potential is decieving...

Thanks... now I'll just blame my leaders






J/K

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

The guy that hid the coin was cast into outer darkness!!

Good Job... proving the point... he had potential but wasn't commited to the master... ie... it cost him... and made him worth nothing...

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

The guy that hid the coin was cast into outer darkness!!

I withdraw this statement.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Good stuff.

Shhhh...

They're busy casting uncommitted people into outer darkness.

Oh... and thanks.