Striking the balance

There are days like today where I just want to pack everything up and move to Evansville and get on with this church planting thing. Things like the unexpected earthquake and tsunami in Asia, or Reggie White’s sudden death, or even remembering Greg’s passing, smack me in the face and yell to me that life is not as long as I’d like to think. Stop sitting around preparing and go out and do what you believe God is leading you to do. I get so impatient!

But then again, I also sense a tugging, telling me to slow down and let Him prepare me a little more. I’ve rushed into things without being prepared before…it wasn’t pretty.

Where do you draw the line between preparing for works of service and doing works of service?

There’s so little time.

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On a somewhat related note, I’m scheduled to preach at Sonlife for the first time exactly one month from this date (Feb 13). The topic, amazingly enough, is about using your time for God’s glory. That’s similar to the sermon I delivered a year earlier in North Carolina. On February 29, I talked about making the most of an extra day of the year.

Is God trying to tell me something?

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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