Thoughts from Spring Harvest so far

Yesterday I was asked what I had learned at Spring Harvest. I had to say that I hadn't learned anything, but I had been reminded of a lot! I think that by the great age I have reached, one has heard a lot of talks, sermons etc and has learned and forgotten a lot of things. It is good to be reminded. So here are my initial soundbites from Spring Harvest so far (and there are still 48 hours to go). What have I been reminded of?

1. God doesn't ask us to do everything, but he does ask us to do our bit well
2. We need to shine out in the world, but we can only shine with what God gives us. If we don't shine we are contributing to the darkness.
3. Do we measure our success by what God sees as important, or by what other people see? We need to find out what it is that God is asking us to do and then just get on and do it. We shouldn't need the approval of others. We need to find ways to serve in secret.
4. We are a bunch of dry bones who can do nothing on our own, but God can make dry bones live.
5. We need to see what God has done and is doing and not what he hasn't done yet. Live by God's timing, not ours.
6. God did not make himself bigger to impress us, he made himself smaller to get alongside us.
7. Jesus has washed us clean in his death on the cross, so we don't need a bath, but we do need to have our feet washed to get rid of the dirt we pick up on the road.
8. The job of Christian leaders is to help people become all that God created them to be.

I'm sure there will be lots more in the days to come. And I need time to reflect on what has been said and the impact they will have on my life.