Focus

I spoke at Immanuel High School's Chapel today.  It got me thinking about the message that i deliver on a regular basis and whether or not what I say on stage changes depending on the way I want to be perceived.  When I got to IHS and speak I am at a venue of about 300 people where 99 percent of the students profess a love of Christ.  Awesome, that being said, I want to make sure that I am both challenging and light hearted, which should probably be my goal for every talk, however, when I go to speak at special venues I try to put my best foot forward, there is something about a strange place with hundreds of people that stirs me to try and be better than I am.  

I work harder on my talk I cross reference more, I practice before I deliver it, etc.  

My question is this, why not put forth that effort all the time?

How much better could I represent the gospel by developing the abilities that God has given me and honing them to a place of excellence?  On Sunday Nights am I pouring over scripture to see the entirety of the meaning God has for us?  Am I practicing my delivery before I get on stage? Or am I letting myself be stagnant and settling for mediocre?  

The pursuit of excellence starts with movement in one direction, towards a goal, a fixed point.  We need to start that pursuit.

We have all been there, realizing our potential is sitting with us on the coach watching "The Wizard" and dreaming about owning the Nintendo 'PowerGlove' because, "It is bad!"

Lets move our potential off the coach and start to channel it into the things we want to do, the things God has gifted us with the ability to do.  Let's (Wo)Man up.