The Overwhelming Pressure of Doing a Thing
Welcome to the Spring Creek Baptist Church blog! Our hope to use the blog to inspire, inform, challenge, or maybe even entertain as we walk together in the way of Jesus. But first, a confession.
I’ve been trying to figure out what to write to get the blog started. I’ve been at it for a few weeks. Seriously. I mean, a strong opening is absolutely critical. If the first blog post is a mess, why would you or anybody come back for more? You don’t get a second chance at a first impression, you know. I’ve got to get this right.
One of the best ways to never make a mistake is to never do anything. If you never do anything, you can never fail. Or succeed.
Can you see my dilemma? Doing things is stressful. And the last few weeks have been stressful as I’ve sat in front of my computer staring at the big empty white space on the screen.
But today I made my fingers move, one letter at a time, one word and then another; doing a thing. And here it is. Blog post number one.
The best way to get out from under the pressure to do something is to do something. To begin. To make your fingers move across the keyboard, to pull out the cookbook and the mixing bowl, to pick up the phone and make the call that’s been on your list for who knows how long, to say, “Honey, let’s talk.”
The pressure is multiplied when we think the thing we are to do is a big thing. Big things are scary. Jumping off a high dive, applying for your first mortgage, saying, “Will you marry me?” or saying, “Yes, I’ll marry you.” I’ve decided that there are no big things, just a lot of little things that add up. Lifting your foot to the first rung of the ladder up to the high dive is a little thing. So is Googling local banks to check mortgage rates or going on a first date.
Putting your fingers on the keyboard and typing something. Not thinking about the finished product, but just the next word. That’s doable.
Jesus told a story about a business tycoon who gave part of his bitcoin portfolio to three middle managers to manage while he went on a Caribbean cruse. When he got back he learned that two of the managers put the bitcoins to work and earned a few more. The tycoon said, ‘Well done, good and faithful middle managers! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your favorite tycoon’s happiness!” But the third middle manager didn’t manage very well. Paralyzed by fear, he sat on the bitcoins. He didn’t lose anything, but he didn’t gain anything either. The tycoon fired him on the spot.
“Well done, good and faithful middle manager! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”
Mother Theresa said, “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”
Small things add up, don’t they?
What small thing will you do with great love today?
I’ve been trying to figure out what to write to get the blog started. I’ve been at it for a few weeks. Seriously. I mean, a strong opening is absolutely critical. If the first blog post is a mess, why would you or anybody come back for more? You don’t get a second chance at a first impression, you know. I’ve got to get this right.
One of the best ways to never make a mistake is to never do anything. If you never do anything, you can never fail. Or succeed.
Can you see my dilemma? Doing things is stressful. And the last few weeks have been stressful as I’ve sat in front of my computer staring at the big empty white space on the screen.
But today I made my fingers move, one letter at a time, one word and then another; doing a thing. And here it is. Blog post number one.
The best way to get out from under the pressure to do something is to do something. To begin. To make your fingers move across the keyboard, to pull out the cookbook and the mixing bowl, to pick up the phone and make the call that’s been on your list for who knows how long, to say, “Honey, let’s talk.”
The pressure is multiplied when we think the thing we are to do is a big thing. Big things are scary. Jumping off a high dive, applying for your first mortgage, saying, “Will you marry me?” or saying, “Yes, I’ll marry you.” I’ve decided that there are no big things, just a lot of little things that add up. Lifting your foot to the first rung of the ladder up to the high dive is a little thing. So is Googling local banks to check mortgage rates or going on a first date.
Putting your fingers on the keyboard and typing something. Not thinking about the finished product, but just the next word. That’s doable.
Jesus told a story about a business tycoon who gave part of his bitcoin portfolio to three middle managers to manage while he went on a Caribbean cruse. When he got back he learned that two of the managers put the bitcoins to work and earned a few more. The tycoon said, ‘Well done, good and faithful middle managers! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your favorite tycoon’s happiness!” But the third middle manager didn’t manage very well. Paralyzed by fear, he sat on the bitcoins. He didn’t lose anything, but he didn’t gain anything either. The tycoon fired him on the spot.
“Well done, good and faithful middle manager! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”
Mother Theresa said, “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”
Small things add up, don’t they?
What small thing will you do with great love today?
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