What part is the most important part? The planning, the execution, or enjoying the acheivement? I am a planner...I like to think a lot about how things are going to go. I like to dream about what each step looks like. I like to imagine the things that will be said and how it will evolve. Execution is not quite as important to me. That is the part that stresses me out. I do enjoy the 'enjoying the acheivement' part, but not as much as step one. That could be just me, but I think I am not alone.
Some of these traits could be from my firstborn status. I am a listmaker (not ensuring that I will perform the tasks on the list, just that I made one), I am bossy and I always assume the waitress wants my drink order no matter how many people are at our table. Another odd thing is how I re-read text message and journal entries 100000 times. Maybe I do enjoy the acheivement step more than I originally thought. I love that reading and re-reading to relive and analyze the moment, but actually I think I am back at step one- planning the next talk, entry, or encounter.
I suppose that God is quite the planner also. When Jesus told us that he was going to prepare a place for us, that indicated to me that there was work to be done. As a child, I imagined work crews building masions in heaven and wondered how long it was going to take. It's been over 2000 years since He made this promise. That is a lot of time for planning. Someday soon, we will enter the execution part of that plan- the going to heaven part. Once we're there, we will enter the final setp- enjoying the acheivement. I am looking forward to the whole journey. If this much planning has gone into it, I cannot wait to get there!!
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