All In A Days Grace

  It often begins with a quiet, undeniable nudge. A prompting in your spirit to speak to a neighbor, start a new ministry, give generously, or take a courageous leap of faith. In that initial moment, the directive feels clear, simple, and filled with divine purpose.   But then, human nature takes over. We step out of the realm of faith and into the boardroom of our own minds, immediately calling a meeting to discuss the logistics. How will this work? What is the five-year plan? Do I have the budget? What if people misunderstand me?   Before we know it, we have analyzed the simple prompting of God into a complex, overwhelming project. By getting caught up in the details, we construct our own walls of discouragement, ultimately paralyzing us from moving forward at all.   Other times, our overthinking takes a different turn: we begin to edit God’s instructions. We decide that our way sounds a bit more practical, safer, or more efficient. We mix our own ambitions, ...