Do You Have a Strategy to Survive the Next Competitive Storm?
By Michael Cochrum, CUBI.Pro Years ago, when I was serving in ministry at a local church, an old preacher shared a story about misaligned expectations. Here is how I remember it: After days of torrential rain, an old man found himself stranded by rising waters, so he climbed to the roof of his house and began praying. The man prayed that God would save him from the imminent flood. After an hour of waiting and watching the water rise, some first responders came by his house and offered to move him to higher ground. The old man refused their help, confident that God would save him before the water got too high. After another hour, the water had risen to cover the first floor of his house when a man in a boat came by and offered to give the man a lift to higher ground. The old man refused, again, confident that God would save him from the flood. After waiting another hour, the water had reached the eaves of the house and the man ...