Musing – “Inspirational Dissatisfaction” is good

Hebraic Musing – “Inspirational Dissatisfaction” is good

I used the expression “Inspirational Dissatisfaction” in a leadership talk recently and caught some by surprise.  It refers to the state of being so dissatisfied with a situation that one is motivated or inspired to take action to fix it. Actually, the seminar was about Leadership, which in turn deals with Mission Statements and Visions.  But what precedes meaningful Vision?  A - “Inspirational Dissatisfaction”

Here are a few of my favorite examples of “Inspirational Dissatisfaction” – situations that triggered a willingness to fix a problem at any cost:

1. Popeye and Olive Oil and Brutus   -- When Popeye finally had seen enough harm done to his girlfriend Olive by Brutus, he would say - “I can’t stand no more!” He eats the can of spinach, muscles grow and he takes action against Brutus.  You have to be over 60 to remember that!

2. Moses   “After Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were …. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.  Glancing around and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian….”  Moses could not stand seeing his people mistreated.  He took action which cost him his elevated position.  Moses had to leave; but he returned with a mission, a Personal Core Purpose.  “LET MY PEOPLE GO!”

3. David as a shepherd boy heard Goliath trash talking God.   “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"   You know the rest of the story.

4. Nehemiah  -  Came back from exile and found the walls of Jerusalem broken down.  As if that wasn’t bad enough, the neighbors were laughing!  He had to do whatever it took to restore the Glory.

5. Church Leaders get ‘holy discontent’ with: Bad music, lost kids, God being misrepresented, corrupt politics, Holy Spirit not being recognized, Poverty, etc.

Essentially, they all had Holy discontent and said something like “I had no choice, I had to…”  They all took action because they had “Inspirational Dissatisfaction.”

Points to ponder

What happens when people complain about a situation,
but they are not inspired to fix it?

What’s bugging you?  And what are you going to do about it?

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                                            August 12, 2014                          

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