I want to be a force to be reckoned with.

My eyes were opened today in a simple meeting about what I should do next.  I just finished my degree and for a while I have felt like I am not in the right place professionally.  Last week I tried to seize an opportunity to move on and failed based on some of the qualifications.  I am not upset about that and learned a lot from the experience.  Today I had a simple question regarding possible funding for me to continue my education through Trinity Evangelical Divinity School via our extension site here.  From there we began discussing my current position and the commitment level I have shown to date.  A lot of the conversation echoed the one from last week that I noted here, but there was something that just clicked today.

My current position calls me to bring up and develop teams of volunteers that are in turn leading as servants in the production side of our church.  To date, I have been lukewarm at best in my commitment to that call.  If I want to move forward in any area of ministry, I need to jump into my current responsibilities with both feet.  By doing that, I prove myself a force to be reckoned with as my boss put it.  Not only would it be easier to volunteer in the areas where I want to, but If I ever do get to a point of leaving my position for another, there would be nothing holding me back, including recommendations from my current employer.

Starting today I am all in, with both feet, head first, and in full force.  No longer will I sleepwalk through my responsibilities.  No longer will I be focused on the “greener grass” on the other side.  This is where I am at and this is where I need to be at my best.