Evaluation

“Yes, as a father, but as a believer. Principle number one. If we're going to be effective and positive in our communication, we always have to begin with the principle of evaluation. Evaluation. That is, what we think before we say what we say. We have to consider, we have to evaluate. We need to engage our minds before we engage our mouths. That's why God gave us an anatomy, a lesson that he mentions here in James chapter 1 and verse 19.”

“to ask our wives and to think categorically, physically, how are things going? Emotionally, how are things going? Do y'all remember me giving you the thumb, the thumb evaluation system? Everyone put your thumbs up. Put your thumb up, okay? This means good. Put your thumb down. This means not good, okay? Simple evaluation. In between, I don't know, we're neutral, we're yellow light, whatever you want to call it. But, but I always want to encourage you to, so to say, give yourself an assessment. Give your marriage an assessment, physically, emotionally, relationally, things”

“I'm not great either. But I mean, the truth of it is if we are not actively intentionally pursuing the Lord, we are headed down on that down escalator. We need to evaluate our lives. I need to evaluate my life and my priorities. Think carefully about what you've been doing. It's essentially saying, "Hey, lift your head for a minute. How's this working out?" I mean, we often like I get blinders and I'm just down here. I just feel like I”

“To whom much is given, much is required. And I think that it's just an opportunity for us to evaluate. I think that's where He wants us, is evaluating those things He's stewarded to us, given to us to steward, to say, hey, can I stretch myself to trust the Lord a little more? Can I lean in a little deeper? Not only now, but we continue to do that for the greater good, not just what we can do tomorrow or the next week or, as you said, the next year, but years from now. I think it's just an opportunity for us to grow in a deeper relationship with the Lord”

“We might evaluate ourselves in certain areas because we want to be more successful. But when it comes down to us as who we are, at the core of who we are, we do not like to look at that. That's why we hate silence as a culture. That's why we love turning on TV and staring at our phones, because it absorbs the silence where we might actually have to deal with what's going on inside of our hearts. But one of the most helpful things we can do is to self-evaluate our own lives.”

“fair fight. And if you and I are going to have a fair fight, it has to begin number one with what I would call honest evaluation. Let's start with honest evaluation. Now, I don't know how many people in this room have much knowledge of boxing or have ever participated in boxing. Uh many of you have at least seen the Rocky movies or Creed or something like that. But but I know that we've got enough knowledge to know this that before anyone ever actually enters”

“you've got to have an honest evaluation of what is your weight. And today I want to ask you, what is it that's weighing you down? What is it that's making you angry? What is it that you need to evaluate in your life to help you to determine how and what must happen for you to fight fair? What is anger? Anger is simply an emotional arousal called by something or someone who displeases us. And so, I just want to ask you, what is it that's displeasing you? Now, the Bible”

“an emotional impulse. There is to be an evaluation. There is to be a process. There is to be an intentionality in our giving. Now, I'm not for a moment saying that there shouldn't be moments of generous impulse where you see a need or an opportunity, or you crowdfund because you want to be a part of something. But I am saying to you that Christian generosity is to be more than just emotional response. It is something that you need to carefully evaluate, plan for, and purpose in”