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How to find the root causes? (Root Event)
Effects have causes. The causes may be supernatural (evil-made), natural (man-made), obvious or hidden. Those causes that lead immediately to the effect are often called direct causes. The direct causes often result from another set of causes, which could be called intermediate causes. When a chain of cause and effect is followed from a known end-state, back to an origin or starting point, root causes are found. The process used to find root causes is called root cause analysis.
The usual purpose of attempting to find root causes is to solve a problem that has actually occurred, or to prevent a less serious problem from escalating to an unacceptable level. The basic concept is that solving a problem by addressing root causes is ultimately more effective than merely addressing symptoms or direct causes. Consider the following example, where root cause leads to effect, with a few intervening steps.
Assume each of these factors is as described below:
E - car will not start
D - battery is dead
C - alternator does not function
B - alternator is well beyond its designed service life
A - car is not being maintained
The effect, (E), could be prevented by addressing any of the other factors. For example, attaching jumper cables from another car addressing factor (D) will probably allow the problem-car to be started. However, this solution is not likely to provide long-lasting relief from the undesired effect, as factor (C) will ensure that the car shuts down again in a very short period of time. Addressing factor (C) by repairing the alternator may solve the problem for a longer period, but factor (B) will eventually result in another age-related breakdown in the alternator. The alternator could be replaced with a new unit, addressing factor (B), thus allowing the car to be driven for an extended period of time. However, factor (A) will eventually ensure that the car breaks down again for some other reason. Clearly, a better solution to the problem (and many other potential problems) is to maintain the car properly, which addresses factor (A), the root cause.
One of the difficulties encountered in root cause analysis is, knowing when you have found a bona fide (genuine) root cause. A checklist of the characteristics of a root cause can help the analyst separate pseudo root causes from real ones.
Posted on October 14th, 2011
Presently we are rightly working to replace the bad roots for the good ones. The work of sowing seeds belongs to us, while the seeds come from God. “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, …” (Matthew 12:33)The fruits that make the difference are not related to the outside only, but they start on the inside: Mind and soul (heart). Let’s meditate on one of the most powerful biblical statements regarding this matter.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is:
1. Love – Not the feeling but the power to give up anything for the good of others.
2. Joy – Not the emotion but the result of a total assurance that God is in us.
3. Peace – Not the absence of troubles or wars, but the knowledge of what to do, when to do and how to do, in times of adversity.
4. Patience – Not lack of boldness to act, but the acknowledgment that after doing all we could have done, God will certainly do His part. He NEVER fails!
5. Kindness – Not only related to doing charity, but understanding the circle of life. Do good to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:31)
6. Goodness – Not related to being “good” (No one is good, except God), but being able to display virtues (Honesty, balance, truthfulness, etc).
7. Faithfulness – Not only related to fulfilling duties and responsibilities, but showing total commitment to God. In this sense God can count on us!
8. Gentleness – Not related to education or politeness, but truly being mild in temperament or behavior. In other words: A Peacemaker!
9. Self-control – Not only related to the power to quit addictions or to be able to discipline oneself. But when an individual is in a competitive, yet non-judgmental and non-prejudicial environment, the individual may want to be like those around them. An individual may become motivated and inspired and gain self-control to become as excellent as the others or even better.
Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23
Abiding in Jesus is the key to bearing excellent fruits. You must be connected to Him, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, like a branch to its vine.
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4
Posted on October 4th, 2011
“Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.””
Jeremiah 1:9-10
Without any doubt, God has empowered us to uproot and totally destroy the bad tree, as well as, to plant and root a new life. In the above text, we see Jeremiah receiving this power to work together with God, in order to execute His plans.
God does not uproot the bad tree alone, instead, He chooses to do it through people who accept and practice His empowerment. Jeremiah took the most out of that power and satisfactorily accomplished his mission. You need some qualities to be successful in exercising the same authority given to Jeremiah, which are:
1. Knowledge of God’s will – Only by knowing God’s will for your life, you may fight for it and reject whatever is against it (Bad roots, trees and fruits).
2. Courage to confront the bad root – Is it easy to uproot a long-time rooted bad tree? Not at all! It’s big enough to demand more than digging around and let it fall to any side. One needs to have a plan to take successful steps.
3. Emotionlessness to burn it until it’s totally consumed – One has to make sure that the bad tree is gone and will be remembered only in the testimony. NO MERCY!
4. Wisdom to work the soil and prepare it for the new seeds – The soil here is the mind and heart of the person. The best way to treat it well is to bring into it the Living Water (Holy Spirit).
5. Sowing the new seeds – The seed we refer to is the Word of God that once it falls into a heart and mind, which are generous, worry-free, kind and filled up with love and FAITH, will produce 30, 60 or 100 times what is sown on them. (Mark 4:20)
Now that you know, you should start taking actions to remove the bad trees and planting the good ones. That’s how you can change your life!
Posted on August 24th, 2011
Posted on August 19th, 2011
Life presents situations that are apparent to the eye. Problems we sometimes wonder if it's worth fighting for because, "that's just life". You've tried and tried but it just wasn't for you. Your relationship, health, financial life, family never seem to flourish. Success seems out of reach.
If you've wondered why the same problem keeps recurring or why your life is so fruitless, then the Root Event is for you. This Event is a series of seven meetings that will help you uncover the root of your problem and root them out permanently.
Consider the words of Jesus: "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit." Matthew 12:33
How do you know what the root of your problem is? How do you cut it off? What do you need to do?
The Root Event will provide the answer to these questions.
The Root Event will start on Sunday, September 11th at 10am and will happen simultaneously at all of our churches: Long Beach, Eagle Rock & Fresno!
For more info, click on the banner on top in the Home Page.
If you've wondered why the same problem keeps recurring or why your life is so fruitless, then the Root Event is for you. This Event is a series of seven meetings that will help you uncover the root of your problem and root them out permanently.
Consider the words of Jesus: "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit." Matthew 12:33
How do you know what the root of your problem is? How do you cut it off? What do you need to do?
The Root Event will provide the answer to these questions.
The Root Event will start on Sunday, September 11th at 10am and will happen simultaneously at all of our churches: Long Beach, Eagle Rock & Fresno!
For more info, click on the banner on top in the Home Page.
Posted on August 13th, 2011
A trip to heartland!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do." Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
This week I will ask you to do something different. But my request is not that you do it for me - rather, I ask you to do it for yourself. I'd like you to invest about an hour in yourself this week. It can be done one hour straight, in one go, or it can be split in half an hour over two days or twenty minutes over three days. I'm sure you can do that for yourself, can't you?
Then you will take this message, your Bible and a marker pen with you to a quiet place. You must be free from interruptions. Switch off your cell phone. Put the children to sleep or have someone watch them for you, and of course, no sound of radio or TV. All your concentration must be focused on what you will read in your Bible.
Make a short prayer to ask the Holy Spirit to inspire your reading. Following the list below, open your Bible in the Scriptures referred and read them carefully. Highlight each verse with your marker. And most importantly, meditate, think, consider, ponder, and digest what you read. If you do this, you will know the characteristics of the human heart; you will understand a lot more about your behavior and actions; and you will appreciate why God says we must have a new heart.
Do this and then read the rest of the message after this list.
The human heart is:
You can probably identify with many of the characteristics described above in your own heart. Hopefully now you have a much greater understanding of why you behave, feel and act in certain ways.
Your heart affects everything you do. It is the fountain of your life. But with a fountain so polluted, how can your life taste good? Without a mind to discipline and lead our heart, a mind firmly rooted in God's Word, our hearts will lead us straight to hell.
No wonder God wants to perform heart surgery to remove the old, stony heart and put in a new heart shaped by His own character.
Let your human heart guide your feelings, actions and decisions - at your own risk.
Bishop Renato Cardoso
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do." Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
This week I will ask you to do something different. But my request is not that you do it for me - rather, I ask you to do it for yourself. I'd like you to invest about an hour in yourself this week. It can be done one hour straight, in one go, or it can be split in half an hour over two days or twenty minutes over three days. I'm sure you can do that for yourself, can't you?
Then you will take this message, your Bible and a marker pen with you to a quiet place. You must be free from interruptions. Switch off your cell phone. Put the children to sleep or have someone watch them for you, and of course, no sound of radio or TV. All your concentration must be focused on what you will read in your Bible.
Make a short prayer to ask the Holy Spirit to inspire your reading. Following the list below, open your Bible in the Scriptures referred and read them carefully. Highlight each verse with your marker. And most importantly, meditate, think, consider, ponder, and digest what you read. If you do this, you will know the characteristics of the human heart; you will understand a lot more about your behavior and actions; and you will appreciate why God says we must have a new heart.
Do this and then read the rest of the message after this list.
The human heart is:
- Hateful to God Pr 6:16,18 11:20
- Full of evil Ecc. 9:3
- Full of evil imaginations Gen. 6:5 8:21 Pr. 6:18
- Full of vain thoughts Jer. 4:14
- Fully set to do evil Ecc. 8:11
- Desperately wicked Jer. 17:9
- Far from God Isa. 29:13 Mt. 15:8
- Not perfect with God 1Ki. 15:3 Acts 8:21 Pr. 6:18
- Not prepared to seek God 2Chr. 12:14
- A treasury of evil Mt. 12:35 Mr. 7:21
- Darkened Ro. 1:21
- Prone to error Ps. 95:10
- Prone to depart from God De 29:18 Jer. 17:5
- Unrepentant Ro. 2:5
- Unbelieving Heb. 3:12
- Blind Eph. 4:18
- Uncircumcised Le. 26:41 Acts 7:51
- Of little worth Pr. 10:20
- Deceitful Jer. 17:9
- Deceived Isa. 44:20 Jas. 1:26
- Divided Ho. 10:2
- Double 1Chr. 12:33 Ps. 12:2
- Hard Eze. 3:7 Mr. 10:5 Ro. 2:5
- Haughty Pr. 18:12 Jer. 48:29
- Influenced by the devil John 13:2
- Carnal Ro. 8:7
- Covetous Jer. 22:17 2Pe. 2:14
- Spiteful Eze. 25:15
- Ensnaring Ecc. 7:26
- Foolish Pr. 12:23, 22:15
- Depraved Ps. 101:4 Pr. 6:14 17:20
- Fretful against the Lord Pr 19:3
- Idolatrous Eze. 14:3,4
- Mad Ecc. 9:3
- Mischievous Ps. 28:3 140:2
- Proud Ps. 101:5 Jer. 49:16
- Rebellious Jer. 5:23
- Perverse Pr. 12:8
- Stiff Eze. 2:4
- Stony Eze. 11:19 36:26
- Stout Isa. 10:12 46:12
- Elated by sensual indulgence Ho, 13:3
- Elated by prosperity 2Chr. 26:16 Dan. 5:20
- Studies destruction Pr. 24:2
- Often judicially stupefied Isa. 6:10 Ac 28:26,27
- Often judicially hardened Ex. 4:21 Jos. 11:20
You can probably identify with many of the characteristics described above in your own heart. Hopefully now you have a much greater understanding of why you behave, feel and act in certain ways.
Your heart affects everything you do. It is the fountain of your life. But with a fountain so polluted, how can your life taste good? Without a mind to discipline and lead our heart, a mind firmly rooted in God's Word, our hearts will lead us straight to hell.
No wonder God wants to perform heart surgery to remove the old, stony heart and put in a new heart shaped by His own character.
Let your human heart guide your feelings, actions and decisions - at your own risk.
Bishop Renato Cardoso
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