Homework = good stuff

I'm now back in the "school" mode, which means that there is homework and papers and reading and class time and... well, you can fill in the blanks!  Anyway, I'm currently starting my long list of books to read for class and have not been disappointed with the material so far!  (I'm going to be taking a class for my Organizational Leadership program called "Leadership and Influence")

Here's a good thought(s) to chew on:

God develops leaders through a process.  When the Lord is developing someone, all of life is a school.  No experience, good or bad is wasted (Rom. 8:28).  God doesn't squander people's time.  He doesn't ignore their pain.  He brings not only healing but growth out of even the worst experiences.  Every relationship can be God's instrument to fashion a person's character.  At times, through our most painful experiences, God does His greatest work.  

- Henry and Richard Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership