Catalyst Track: Divine Direction // Day Two

If you could take a step back and look at your life, you’d see that every decision matters, even the little ones.

 

Many of our daily choices happen invisibly, almost by default, like taking the same route to work every day or hopping onto social media every time we have a spare moment. Every day, we decide what to wear, where to park, when to schedule the next meeting, how to explain some report, what to eat for dinner.

 

If you want to take aim at the story you want to tell, you have to make small, life-changing choices and then act on them daily. The best decision you can make is always the next one.

 

Each decision should move you closer to becoming all that God made you to be, to turn your life in the direction of a story you’ll be happy to share.

 

In this 3-day track, Craig gives leaders the chance to ask themselves:

• What small things do I need to change?
• What new habits will move me closer to God’s story?
• What hindrances do I need to throw off?

 

As leaders, we’re constantly leading people in a direction. But it’s important to make sure our lives are heading in a good direction as well. Take the next three days to give yourself the space to do an honest self-evaluation by reflecting and completing the challenge questions at the end of each day.

 

Are you ready?

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DAY 2 – The Right Direction

 

Stopping to consider whether our choices will take us in the right direction is important. But sometimes we head in a direction we know is the wrong one, moving farther away from the story we want to tell. When this happens, we need to pause not only to consider the consequences but also to choose to stop traveling in the wrong direction.

 

There's a great example of stopping to reconsider a better course of action in the Old Testament. In Exodus 18, Moses knew something had to change, or he was going to fall apart trying to manage all the demands on his life. After successfully leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, Moses became responsible for hearing all of the Israelites' problems and handing down judgments. He kept this up, all day every day until he was spent.

 

Finally, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, came to offer him some tough love: “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.” (Ex. 18:17–19).

 

Apparently, Moses didn’t have to think twice: “Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said” (v. 24). He stopped trying to do everything himself. And that made all the difference. Most of the great stories we have about Moses’ exceptional leadership, the things we remember him for, took place after he made this one simple, practical change.

 

Don’t miss the importance of Moses’ decision. It wasn’t that he did more. He did less. God may call you to abort, abandon, or abolish something, to stop one thing that helps you live the story he wants you to tell. Many times we must let go of what we’ve been holding so we can receive what God wants to give us.

"Many times we must let go of what we’ve been holding so we can receive what God wants to give us." - @craiggroeschel

— Catalyst (@CatalystLeader)

 

1. Take a moment to list (3) choices that are currently in front of you, making sure to include at least one daily choice and one big picture choice. Then ask yourself, are these decisions moving me in the right direction?

 

2. Is there a choice you need to let go of?