I am really starting to figure some things out. I am doing a lot of good things, but nothing is as great as it could be if I was focused on a few things. Doing good things is good and can be a lot of fun while helping people at the same time. But deep inside of me, I have this burning desire to do something greater.
So is it better to sacrifice a few good things in order to do few great things instead of doing a lot of good things?
I worry that if I try to do a lot of good things, I will get very spread out to a point where my good becomes not so good. It also can become very time consuming and suddenly good things are competing with each other for my time. I don’t want to disappoint.
But if I pick 1 or 2 good things and focus on them so that they can become great things, will the end result actually accomplish more?
I could cut the grass for all of people who live on my street and that would be a good thing. But if I bought my next door neighbor a lawnmower and taught him how to cut the grass in order for him to help me cut all of the yards, it would cut my work time in half in the long run. I could spend all of my time introducing people to Jesus and that would be a good thing. But if I introduce people to Jesus and take more time to teach them how to introduce other people to Jesus, it could have a greater impact.
Initially, I would have a smaller impact, but eventually the multiplication factor would far outpace the former method.
I am going to start trying to say no to some good things so that I can say yes to and do great things. What about you? What about now?
Who is my neighbor? you might be asking yourself…I think I qualify….and maybe instead of a lawnmower, you buy me a soft serve ice cream machine and a year's supply of rice-a-roni?
that would be great…way better than good…
That would be great wouldn't it? But you know what would be better? A magic bacon making machine. I think that I feel my cholesterol rising. What does that feel like?