Every Person is a Number

Every Person is a Number

​Every Person is a Number
Just wanted to humbly clarify something with each of you this morning in hopes that the leadership of Ox Strong will be best understood. At Ox Strong I don’t keep attendance and or track of numbers in hopes of an opportunity for a bragamony, or out of selfish ambition, pride, competition, or as a means to make some feel guilty for not being present. Look around in your churches…some churches post their previous Sunday attendance on the wall and or in their bulletins. Again, we’re not a church, but just like business meetings attendance goes on the record. Look at Jesus. Jesus was even detailed in Biblical accounts when he provided for us a specific number count as to how many people were present (examples: at Pentecost, the feeding of the 5,000, etc.). There are healthy reasons for an attendance/numbers approach. What Skip and I get excited about is that every number is person. And every person…

• Has a heart…some broken and hurting, and some healed and experienced. Both need each other. And with more numbers comes the likelihood that someone can relate with another person’s hurt.
• Has the opportunity to be impacted by the life of another.
• Can make a difference…each person / number matters.  
• Has a story.
• Is a potential accountability partner.
• Is a source of encouragement.
• Is a blessing.
• Is someone who can grow when able to be present and not present.
• Makes us better / stronger for Him. The Golden State Warriors live by the motto “Strength in Numbers.” Each of us can come together, feel secure, and be strong in the Lord.
• Is part of a Community…on mission. Men (that’s numbers) Helping Men (that’s additional numbers) Grow in Christ.  
• Needs prayer, myself included.
• Tomorrow I will post a devo / prayer that was sent to me today…it fits perfectly with what Ox Strong is all about, and it also fits with the devo to follow later in the week.

Practicing His Presence,
Nate