Dreams and creating a mess...

Recently, I came across a blog that I've been enjoying lately. It's the blog of a pastor named Jeff and he is the pastor of a church down in North Carolina called lifepoint. He has a lot of interesting things to say about church, and how they are doing church at Lifepoint.

An entry I really loved was Jeff's entry called poop for profit. To read the entry click here. In the entry I was challenged by the question Jeff asks. He asks, "how much mess are you willing to put up with to see your dreams come true?"

Good question. I have dreams in my life. I've had dreams in my life. Some I accomplished. Some I didn't. Why? Because I was too afraid of going through the mess, or doing the hard work to accomplish them.

Right now, there are dreams in my life...
- I would love to compete in and complete a triathlon.
- I want to run a marathon some day.
- I want to go to France someday and watch the Tour de France.
- I want to be the best husband and father I possibly can.
- Empower, invest in, and give leadership to the great volunteers in the teen ministry. For too long I’ve tried to do everything myself, because frankly, that’s a lot easier. I want to work towards mentoring people, trusting people, and allowing them to lead in their own way.
- Consistently demonstrate the love of Jesus to people in a practical, tangible way.
- Work on deepening relationships and friendships with people in my life.
- Work on a crab boat in Alaska. (really not a dream, I’m just fascinated with the show Deadliest Catch.)

Looking at these dreams, the question hits me again. Am I willing to go through the mess to accomplish these dreams? We’ll see.