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Soup, Steak, Catalyst, and Kite

"A bowl of soup with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate." Proverbs 15:17 NLT

Mmmmmmm...steak. But it true. Hanging out with friends doing nothing is way better than doing something cool with someone you hate. Doing something cool with friends is even better though, but that verse makes a great point. Who is more important than what. Who you do things with trumps what you are doing.

In times where I have to choose between the two I haven't always chosen the best. At times I have thought that there is nothing more important that what I was doing. Or what I would do with my life. My job. My gigs. Even "my ministry."

I remember playing in our worship band in college, Catalyst, and being so concerned with how we played a song and what we did for a worship night that I pushed my thought, plans, and feelings over everyone elses. Dipes would cry when Tom and I fought over how to "do" a song. I was driven. And I knew that my ways to do things was best...yup. Even though I was with my best friends, I treated what we did more importantly that them. I'm suprised the rest of the band didn't for a resistance and overthrow me.

One thing I look forward to every year is vacation with Kite. We always try to do something cool. Go somewhere cool. You know...cuz we're cool. But in the end I'm pretty happy sitting around doing nothing as long as we get to hang out once a year.

Also, I believe that who you are is more important than what you do but that's for another day.

posted by Tim Oas @ 10:25 AM