Does Your Goal Need Jesus?

"Do we have a work we couldn't imagine doing for 30 minutes without prayer? If not, we either need another work, or need to do an old work with a new focus." - Gary Haugen

I had a great post typed up this morning, and hit "publish" about the same time the power went off at the church office. So, the post went into oblivion. That's probably an okay thing: since I'm in a hurry, I'll just post an abbreviated version.

I think one of the greatest sins of the 21st century is idolatrous individualism. As kids, Big Bird told us we could do anything we wanted to do. The Little Engine That Could could because he believed he could. Walt Disney told us if we could believe it, we could do it. And that's true...

... as long as what we're aiming to do is eternally insignificant.

Jesus is pretty clear (John 15:5) that we can't do anything apart from Him. Paul is pretty clear that through Him, we can do everything (Philippians 4:13).

Our problem is, we've got small goals, big selves, and a small God. Instead, we should serve a Big God with humility, trusting Him to accomplish His eternal (big) purposes through us.

What are you doing this week that you can't pull off if God doesn't show up?