Alright, friends. First things first: I stole this from the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m\u00a0sure Brant Hansen<\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0mind. He\u00a0actually likes\u00a0it when people take ideas from the show and propagate them (see: Shock Jock segment); he just wants people to credit the show.\u00a0So\u00a0here\u2019s\u00a0the credit!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n He had this \u201c<\/em>Brant\u2019s 3 Things\u201d<\/em> segment a few days ago that really resonated with me. I think it will with you, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brant referred to this as: \u201cThree Habits of Highly Impressive People.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. They can celebrate other people.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a big one. This is a hard one. You know why? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, let me be frank: Social Media makes it hard not to be a hater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s true, isn’t it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re going through the drudgery of your mundane day, and at lunch, you log on to Insta only to see your high school nemesis got a job promotion and is celebrating by skydiving in Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n *insert eye roll emoji* <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or maybe it\u2019s a member of your church small group that has taken their family to Disney, and you\u2019ve always wanted to take your kids, but have never had the resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n *insert cry emoji* <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s hard to celebrate when people get what we wish we had. But when we can and are intentional about doing it, it\u2019s impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To take it a step further, being able to celebrate other people can be a deep act of faith and an indicator of our ultimate trust in God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I know He\u2019s good. I know He loves me. I know He is always for me. I lack nothing. Therefore, I can wholeheartedly and without a hint of guile, celebrate others and their accomplishments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s freedom, honestly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. They are kind to people who can\u2019t do anything for them.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n I wrote a blog about kindness<\/a> a while ago.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been thinking about it lately, though. The reason is, I saw someone I like and admire\u00a0treat\u00a0someone unkindly. In fact, I saw a pattern of them treating people unkindly. They had never been that way with me, so it was shocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n I watched intently to see what the common denominator was for the people they excoriated. Then it was clear. These were people he perceived to be beneath him. They had no particular social clout of which to speak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He perceived them as underlings and servants. I don\u2019t know if it was a conscious thought, but who cares? Intent doesn\u2019t retroactively affect the impact of injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I, like it or not, have what people perceive as social clout. I\u2019m on the radio. I have a couple of successful podcasts. I\u2019ve written a couple books. Being kind to me isn\u2019t all that impressive, to be honest. But when someone is kind to people that society says are beneath them, not only is that impressive\u2026it looks a lot like Jesus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. They ask questions.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Honestly, I never noticed this characteristic until Brant brought it up. Now I can\u2019t unnotice it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He told a story about a friend of his who was asking him questions about World War II (something Brant loves). Afterwards, Brant realized his friend wasn\u2019t deeply interested in World War II\u2026He was interested in Brant<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let that sit for a second. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He asked questions not to show what he<\/em> knew\u2026not to redirect the conversation back to himself<\/em>\u2026not to impress others but to open the floor for another person to be impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We live in a culture of talking. Of posting. Of sharing. Of building our own little platforms in every conversation. To be inquisitive and make space for others is so rare right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When I considered these 3 characteristics and why they so resonated with me, I think I finally know why: <\/p>\n\n\n\n They are all characteristics of Jesus.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n All throughout the Gospels, we see Him: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not wanting credit:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then Jesus said to him, \u201cSee that you don\u2019t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.\u201d ~ <\/em>Matthew 8:4<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Being kind to those that could do nothing for him<\/em><\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.\u201d ~ Mark 5:33-34<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n And he was always asking questions:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/em>Who do you say that I am?\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/em>Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/em>Do you want to be made well?\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/em>Which of these was a neighbor?\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/em>Simon, son of John, do you love me?\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n In places where Jesus could have made declarations, He asked questions. In asking, He gave space for people to ponder and reveal their own hearts and then, hopefully, acknowledge their deep need for Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- <\/p>\n\n\n\n So with these three things, Brant, I believe unknowingly, did what he does so well. He pointed us back to Jesus. The most impressive person ever to be on Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, to be more like Jesus\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sherri Lynn<\/a> 3 ways to be highly impressive, and how Jesus modeled them all for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":1627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-13 10:27:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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