Good, Better, Best

Do you ever feel like you can't add one more thing to your schedule and then some really cool opportunity comes up that you just can't pass on? Or do you ever feel like you're so busy doing a hundred small things that the one big task that needs your focus gets less attention than it deserves? How do you handle those situations?

Following up with some of what I said on Sunday, it's important for us to focus on what God's call is for our lives as individuals and our life as a church. It's easy to get so busy doing small things that the big task gets neglected. In the same way, it's easy to get busy doing good things and missing out on the best things.

I came across this passage today. The apostles had to make a choice - taking care of widows (a good thing) or focusing on prayer and the word of God (the thing they were called to do). In giving up the good thing to others, it did two things. It allowed them to focus on their calling. It also allowed other people's giftedness to be used.

What is distracting you from maximizing your value for the kingdom? What is distracting us as a church from doing the same?

-- Peace, Jamie

PS - If you're in our college ministry, we are planning an international mission trip to Costa Rica next summer. Put July 11-17 on your calendar and make plans to have your world rocked.