Vision and Focus

About 6 weeks back, while away on retreat, it became clear that I was falling back into that rut of divying up my energies into many 'good' things. That's okay if you have no desire to excel at anything...but that's not the case for me. I love to sink my teeth into those things that give me energy and stick with it to its completion. The thing is...when you have your hand in so many different pots, nothing really gets done. God told me that the great was being robbed by the good...again. So I pulled out my priorities and realized again that things had to go - I had to learn to say no to some 'good' things. Funny thing is, when I did, I had more time for the 'best' and about double the energy. Something else I have noticed...I go to bed satisfied and wake up ready to grip hold of another day! I like that. What I have noticed though is that from time to time I run into people who aren't that crazy about me saying no...especially when it comes to their needs. And so with patience and love and grace...I am being tenacious with what God has called me to...and it's life-giving.

I think about our church and I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that if we could apply the same principles - saying no to the good and yes to the best. Then watch out Cambridge!!! We would see a dynamic force unleashed. Wouldn't that be nice?