My day job is a report developer for Fellowship Technologies. This email was sent by our VP of Talent and Organizational Growth, Tammy Polk. It is reprinted with her permission.

This week we discussed the core value “We believe that quality of work is a form of worship.” Worship is the human response to divine revelation. So how are you responding to our Holy God? Are you carrying out His plan or are you asking Him to just bless your best laid plans? Do you behave like a responsible adult or are you playing a victim at the office?

Here are some things that get in the way of us using work as a form of worship and give us a victim like attitude…

·         We compare ourselves to others

·         We feel overwhelmed by the tasks before us

·         We say yes to too many good things

·         We procrastinate, then act all stressed out when it is our own fault

·         We try to carry the burden, being the martyr

·         We think we are being under appreciated

·         We don’t think we are being challenged

·         We say we will, when we know we won’t

·         We criticize others who are out-performing us

·         We think our ideas are better than other people’s ideas

·         We give less than our best because we are just tired

·         We let our personal life control our work life and vice versa

·         We get bored so we let our mind wander and make stuff up

·         We feed off of other’s dissention, misery loves company

·         We don’t ask God what His plans are for us…

So many times we prepare great plans and then ask God to bless them, when what we should be doing is to go to God first and say; “Lord, what will you have me do in this workplace today and how can I bring You Glory?” But it is our natural tendency to rely on our own strength. Satan gets very excited about all the ways in which he can distract us and take us away from what we should be doing; seeking and worshiping the one and only God. God created us to work for His Glory, so how can we captivate our mind when we are so distracted from the truth?

Having an “it is my responsibility” mind-set is one that empowers you with choices and when God is our first choice we can move from being the victim to living in victory. We are responsible with the work God gave us and we are responsible to do what is right and what is true, in His name.

Try some of these mind captivating “responsible” choices…

·         Go to God first and say; Lord, I am Yours, what will you have me do today?

·         Get in God’s Word, daily. Pray His Word. 1 Chronicles 16:11

·         Lift others up, encouraging words are sweet, Proverbs 3:27

·         Worship with a purpose, Matthew 5: 13-16

·         Give your burden to God, Psalm 68:19

·         Challenge the idea not the person, 2 Corinthians 7: 8-9

·         Schedule your day according to what needs to be done for His Glory, Ecclesiastics 3:1-8

·         Be self-controlled, James 1:19-20

·         Get your pride in check, Isaiah 5:21

·         Know your priorities, Genesis 1:1

·         Do not serve God to please men, Colossians 3:23-24

·         Forget the past and press forward, Philippians  3:12-16

·         A Love of the Lord, motivates outreach to others, John 21:15-18

·         A person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people, Romans 2:29

·         Whatever you do, do for the Glory of the Lord, 1 Corinthians 10:31

Each one of us is responsible for making Fellowship Technologies an effective organization.  What each one of us does today impacts our customers who are impacting the world for Christ.  Your experiences at work each day are intertwined with our customer’s value experience. How are you impacting them? What choices will you make going forward to ensure they are getting the best experience of Jesus so they can turn around and bless those they encounter?

My prayer for each of you today is that you will not only take on an “it is my responsibility” mind-set but that you will sustain that mind-set! If we all have it, our possibilities to change the world by changing the church world are endless! Please join me in this great adventure!

        

What the heck is D23? Apparently, it is a new fan club of sorts. This site (www.disney.com/23) gives you a countdown clock til the magazine is released as well as a place to submit your email for updates. Several other sites are reporting on this as well. You can see a couple of the new pins here. And a complete review of the magazine here.

Here is where I heard about it first. MouseKingdom twittered as soon as they knew about the early release of the magazine in some areas. It seems that not all resellers read the instructions regarding release when they get new magazines!

I will try to keep you updated as I find out more. I will definitely be getting in on this.

        

I found this on WikiHow. I am not sure I agree with #5. I don't see me ever getting tired of Disney!

        

I just re-installed Google Earth. (I installed it when it first came out but in changing computers just never got it back!) The latest version is soooo much better than the original. For example, you can run a flight simulator within Google Earth, view photos that users have uploaded and best of all, explore Walt Disney World in 3-D!

I will warn you that Google Earth is kinda memory intensive and there is a slight learning curve to make it do what you want it to do. But still worth every penny! (It's FREE!)  So download it here and try it out.

        

I just found out today about the coolest website.  It is www.twisney.com.  This website marries Twitter (my newest favorite thing!) and Disney (my all-time favorite thing!). This site has people sending tweets (see Twitter in Plain English) about what they are doing at Walt Disney World. Twisney then maps those to Microsoft Virtual Earth maps to show you where the person is or where they wish they were.  But be forewarned: it can be addicting!!

        

The Orlando Sentinel reported in March that Disney is seeking rezoning and de-annexing on what used to be the Osprey Ridge Golf Course. The plan is to build single-family homes, multi-family homes, condos and time-share units in this area.  Read the story here.

        

Just read that Disney has announced some new movies in the works for release in 2011.  I know you are probably thinking "I don't plan that far ahead!"  Well, it just gives us something to look forward to!

Here's the scoop:  Cars 2 is a long shot (it wasn't that successful in the theaters).  Pirate 4 is already in the works with a storyline focusing on everyone's favorite pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow.  TRON may turn out to be a remake instead of a sequel.  Guess we will have to wait and see on that one.

But here is the best news of all (at least for me!).... National Treasure 3!  I loved the first 2 and can't wait to see where they go this time.  Rumor is they may be searching for Atlantis and a lost power source that is pure and clean and will put an end to global warming.  Wouldn't that be great?

I would love to see a ride based on National Treasure at Disney World.  Maybe they could make that part of Disney's Night Kingdom. (oops!  that's another blog post altogether!)

        

Fast Company magazine has named the Disney Company as #14 in the world's 50 most innovative companies.  Of course, we have known for years how innovative Disney is.   Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull, now president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, says Disney has brought back the interplay between art and technology that is the rich tradition of the company.

        

I was just over on YouTube and found this video.  This guy has really captured the essence of Walt Disney World in a beautiful video... 

        

A friend recently sent me this link.  It is a fun little way to see your name (or anything else you care to type) on the sign at Disneyland.