Have you ever known one of those people that just can’t say no?–are you that person? The one that says yes to everyone, and everything…simply because they’re a people-pleaser, or genuinely want to help with what they can. I’ll be honest, I”M THAT PERSON. I can hear my mom’s voice saying it now: “Lindsey, you need to learn to say No, or else you’ll learn it the hard way!” In Craig Groeschel’s book “It,” it goes on to talk about churches that focus on far too many ministries and outreaches. They have sometimes hundreds of different ministries they are trying to do with excellence, just to please every last person’s desires. The trouble is, when you try to put all your energy into doing a hundred different things to their full potential, the opposite happens, and none of them reach full potential. The church needs to pick a select few ministries that God is calling them to be excellent in, and say yes to ONLY those. This advice for the church pertains to our everyday lives as well. We need to be in tune with the voice of God, so that we can be aware of the select few things we are called to do with excellence. (and yes, you are ALL called to be excellent in one thing or another!)
“To be great at a few things and experience it, you’ll have to say no to many things”–Craig Groeschel
Until we learn to say no to the five million other opportunities/burdens/focuses that are presented to us daily, we can never truly excel in the few select things that God has called us to do. Business takes away from vision, and business is no entry way to finding what you’re called to excel in. If you truly want to be effective in anything, stop saying yes to everything, stop pleasing everyone, and learn to say no. When your options are decreased, surprisingly, you’re focus will increase, and when your focus is on one single thing, great things will happen.
