Mary, one of Lazarus' sisters, knew too well from following Jesus, that He could heal the sick, the possessed, the blind etc, so, when her brother fell ill, there was no other person to call on, but, Jesus, their very dear friend. she then, quickly
"Lord, thanks for showing up, but where were You when we needed You most?"
A "sensible" and justifiable question we sometimes ask
Isaiah 58:9 MSG
Then when you pray, God will answer. You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.'
Well, this time Lord, you were not around.
Mary, one of Lazarus' sisters, knew too well from following Jesus, that He could heal the sick, the possessed, the blind etc, so, when her brother fell ill, there was no other person to call on, but, Jesus, their very dear friend. she then, quickly
John 11:3 MSG
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Master, the one you love so very much is sick."
She was fully persuaded He would leave every other thing He was doing and come running,
She sat all day by the window from sunrise to sunset, confident He would show up.
Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and by this time, hope had given way to hopelessness. She was, as it were, "mortally disappointed" how can Jesus do this to us, the ones
She slowly slid into her crib and wept.
Why would Jesus treat us like this?
If He had showed up on day 1 when my brother died, I know he wld have been able to do something, but, this is day four of his death, and by now, he is already
Suddenly, she was jolted out if her thoughts by the commotion at the gate, she heard Jesus just arrived.
Really?, Like seriously? Four days after, I can't believe this just happened.
Martha heard Jesus was coming and went out to meet him. Mary remained in the house.
While Martha ran to meet Jesus, Mary, who by this time was unenthusiastic, sat still.
She believed nothing could be done now. "Lord, it's too late, there is no use..."
John 11:21 MSG
Martha said, "Master, if you'd been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
John 11:22
Even now, I know that whatever you ask God He will give you."
While Jesus was saying in V23
John 11:23 Jesus said, "Your brother will be raised up."
Martha was saying
John 11:24 Martha replied, "I know that he will be raised up in d resurrection at the end of time."
He had to put things in perspective
John 11:25 MSG
"You don't have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live.
The Lord is saying to you now, you don't
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A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody:
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Founders leave VC meetings thinking that every VC will invest, but they rarely do.
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Multiple responses to this question are likely to deliver a positive result.
Why is this the most powerful question you can ask when attempting to reach an agreement with another human being or organization?
A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody:
Next level tactic when closing a sale, candidate, or investment:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) February 27, 2018
Ask: \u201cWhat needs to be true for you to be all in?\u201d
You'll usually get an explicit answer that you might not get otherwise. It also holds them accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
2/ First, “X” could be lots of things. Examples: What would need to be true for you to
- “Feel it's in our best interest for me to be CMO"
- “Feel that we’re in a good place as a company”
- “Feel that we’re on the same page”
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Founders leave VC meetings thinking that every VC will invest, but they rarely do.
Worse over, the founders don’t know what they need to do in order to be fundable.
4/ So why should you ask the magic Q?
To get clarity.
You want to know where you stand, and what it takes to get what you want in a way that also gets them what they want.
It also holds them (mentally) accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
5/ Staying in the context of soliciting investors, the question is “what would need to be true for you to want to invest (or partner with us on this journey, etc)?”
Multiple responses to this question are likely to deliver a positive result.
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