“Extraordinary success is sequential, not simultaneous.”
―Gary Keller, Jay Papasan, The One Thing
One of the hardest things to do is sit on your hands when you want something to happen. But “sitting on your hands” is often the best thing to do.
Mark Batterson puts it this way:
“If you think of a… problem as being like a medieval walled city, then a lot of people will attack it head on, like a battering ram. They will storm the gates and try to smash through the defenses with sheer intellectual power and brilliance….
I just camp outside the city. I wait. And I think. Until one day—maybe after I’ve turned to a completely different problem—the drawbridge comes down and the defenders say, “We surrender.”
The answer to the problem comes all at once.” — Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity by Mark Batterson
What causes us to “stir the pot” | to try to make things happen when it would be best to let things unfold in their own good time?
Answer: FOMO (Fear of mission out) & FOP (Fear of pain)
What to do?
- #1: Barring a direct attack against your character, “play dumb”
- #2: Stick to your knitting | Routine is your friend
- #3: Trust God to order your steps
The ONE THING for today: When FOMO & FOP come knocking, often the best thing to do is to sit on your hands.
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