Time Flies...

Funny how time can fly and you don’t realize it until you are well in the air, far from where you started, but closer to your final destination.  During the journey it is easy to think you will get to the things you are determined to do, while allowing the activities and turbulence of life to distract you from what is most important or needs to be accomplished.  Personally, I used to think many of my goals in life were things that I would accomplish when I knew more or when I had achieved a greater maturity in ministry.  I now realize it is best to pursue these things during the journey, allowing oneself to express who you are in the process of discovery and growth. 

Taking the analogy of flight a bit further.  Sometimes our journey has us in motion at high speed.  But in the journey, we often have layovers and breaks when we are waiting for the next leg to begin.  Don’t miss these moments of opportunity to refresh, gather new ideas, and to pursue the goals that God has placed in your heart.  This is where I am.  On route, yet waiting for the next plane to take off; or perhaps it is closer to the truth to say I am in flight, but discovering how to take this jet higher.  Whichever it is, here are a few things I realize I need to do.  I hope these might help someone out there, whether in the air, or on the ground refueling for take-off:

• Review your goals and vision in life, write them down and pray.
• Evaluate where you have been and where you are going.
• Give yourself grace, yet challenge yourself toward break-through.
• See what others are doing and learn.
• Don’t compare your lack to their success rather identify who you are 

              and take the next steps toward greatness.

• Prioritize your goals and begin to take tangible steps toward accomplishing them…                 Prepare, Write, Produce, Pursue, Collaborate, Become     
• Identify the risks you have avoided, pick one and take it.
• Ask not, “What can I accomplish, but how can I give."
• Remember Who your source is.
• Keep moving forward.
• Have Fun!

What I have written here may or may not be profound, but it is necessary.  If not for you, it is for me.  For one of my goals is to write.  To express what I have learned and gathered in life and to equip others to pursue the purposes and greatness to which they have been called by God. 

Wherever you are in the process, keep moving forward.  Don’t let discouragement cloud your ability to see the next steps ahead.  Realize you are not alone; for we all have next steps to take, but we need each other to help get our feet off the ground.  As this helps you take flight, be sure to do something to help someone you know achieve greater heights.

         Adam. 

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