Where to Start?

Our church staff all "went to the office" for the first time yesterday. We traded our 10-second commutes for 10-minute ones. And we had to put on "respectable" clothes. I don't know that I'm ready for this new reality!

Things are still quite messy at our new church building and we found that it was hard to know where to start. Talk about having "a case of the Mondays." It's like when you move into a new house, and you're surrounded by boxes and random furniture, and you don't know where everything is supposed to go yet. You feel a little stuck. 

It's also frustrating because we all have our regular weekly responsibilities to deal with as well. We'll get there and everything will be great, but there were times yesterday when I thought I'd rather be at Starbucks!

I think the key through times like this is in small accomplishments. Instead of looking at the big pile of things that need to be put away or looking at the long list of things that still need to be done, focus on doing one thing. Then when it's done, give yourself a minute to enjoy an accomplishment then use that momentum to take on the next thing.

Dave Ramsey talks about this technique with his "debt snowball." I think the same thing happens when we start to face the big tasks that challenge us.

I'm betting we will make enormous progress today. And we'll make even more progress tomorrow. And by the end of the week, we'll be ready for our first Sunday in our new building. And it will be awesome!