{"id":12593,"date":"2018-03-12T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ben-sternke-live.prev17.rmkr.net\/?p=12593"},"modified":"2025-03-07T18:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:54:58","slug":"mission-will-never-fit-into-your-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/mission-will-never-fit-into-your-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Will Never Fit Into Your Schedule. Try It Anyway."},"content":{"rendered":"

As we talk with and coach leaders in missional living, one of the main hindrances is busyness<\/strong>. How can I live on mission when I’m already so busy? Can I really fit it into my schedule? Maybe it will be easier when things are less busy.<\/p>\n

But the truth is mission will never fit into your schedule. The key is learning to live your whole life\u00a0as<\/em> mission, and seeing where that takes you, and how it shapes your schedule.<\/p>\n

\"Busy\"<\/p>\n

When a friend went missing<\/h2>\n

For weeks I had been hearing, \u201cMom, Yosselin was sick today. She wasn\u2019t at school again. Do you think something\u2019s wrong with her?\u201d<\/p>\n

Yosselin Randall was the little girl my then six-year-old sat next to in first grade. The truth is while I was concerned about her classmate, I didn\u2019t know Yosselin, I wasn\u2019t sure if something was wrong and to be honest, I didn\u2019t have time to figure it out.<\/p>\n

The next morning as Ella again shared concern for her friend, the Holy Spirit stopped me dead in my tracks.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m speaking to your daughter. Her concern is from me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A devastating diagnosis<\/h2>\n

A week later we sat around Yosselin\u2019s kitchen table as her grandparents told us she had stage four osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. The diagnosis was quick and the treatment and surgeries would be even quicker. This beautiful little girl, now faced a year of chemotherapy, radiation and multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n

The Randall family had been hit hard. In addition to the cancer diagnosis, recent flood damage had ripped apart the foundation of their small home. They were living in less than ideal quarters, working on renovations to fix the holes in the floor and ceiling from all the damage when the cancer diagnosis was delivered.<\/p>\n

Responding to an invitation<\/h2>\n

After listening to their story and praying over their future, we left brokenhearted, feeling heavier than we had ever felt. That night I tossed and turned trying to get the day\u2019s events out of my mind. Then\u00a0God spoke to me very clearly: somehow I knew He wanted us to build this family a new house.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I tried to ignore it and do my best to return to life as normal. But I just couldn\u2019t shake it. I had no idea know how to build a house, but I knew God didn\u2019t want them to fight this battle in a broken home.<\/p>\n

For the next ten months, we put all we had into the invitation we sensed God was giving us. My girls made bracelets to sell, raffled off tickets at football games, went to countless meetings with us, and played on the floor while we poured over details.<\/p>\n

People showed up out of nowhere, everyone pitching in and playing a part. Our family and friends did so much and in our effort, God met us and did more than we could imagine. In the end, we were able to hand the Randall family a key to a brand new, completely furnished, fully paid for, handicap accessible home.<\/p>\n

Already busy enough<\/h2>\n

At the time this happened, my life was over-scheduled. I was too busy doing \u201creally good things\u201d to take time to notice the God things already happening around me.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember all I gave up by stepping aside and pausing. It pales in comparison to all we\u2019ve gained.<\/p>\n

Mission will do that to you. It will draw you in so you can contribute, but it sends you out having been contributed to.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus said it himself, \u201cIt is more blessed to give than to receive\u201d (Acts 20:35).<\/p>\n

3 steps towards change<\/h2>\n

Everyone\u2019s life is busy these days. It seems like it’s just part of living in our culture nowadays. Here are a few things I\u2019ve learned from our experience that have helped me continue to live on mission in the midst of a busy life:<\/p>\n

1. Be a noticer<\/h3>\n

One of the core axioms we talk about in our coaching<\/a> is that God is always present and at work<\/a>, which means we always have an open invitation to join him.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to get so wrapped up in the busyness of our schedules we forget to even notice what’s going on around us. Many times, the Bible says that Jesus paused and noticed someone or something. Some of His best work was done on His busiest days.<\/p>\n

Noticing God at work is a muscle we develop as we use it. Before you walk into a store, a meeting, or a restaurant – pause and ask God to help you notice where He\u2019s working.<\/p>\n

2. Turn aside<\/h3>\n

When God called to Moses from the burning bush it says Moses turned aside<\/strong> <\/em>(Exodus 3:3). It was in turning aside to observe what he noticed that God then gave Moses his new assignment.<\/p>\n

There are times I notice something and still don\u2019t do anything with it. Sometimes it\u2019s because of the many details in my head, other times I\u2019m distracted by my kids arguing and, to be really honest, it is frequently the intimidation of not knowing what He might ask me to do.<\/p>\n

But Moses was scared, too. In fact, He tried to talk God out of using Him, but I doubt at the end he looked back on his journey and wished he hadn\u2019t turned aside to listen.<\/p>\n

3. Join in<\/h3>\n

God is always inviting us to say \u201cyes.\u201d Our willingness paves the way to bigger things. Obedience is the key to opening the Kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n

The more we do say yes the more we become comfortable doing it. Find a small way to join in and say yes today. Notice what God might be doing and respond to Him. Join in and then see what happens!<\/p>\n

Popping the bubble of busy<\/h2>\n

I don\u2019t regret that our family invested ten months of our lives to partner with God on mission for Yosselin\u2019s family. I\u2019m not sad we put some things on hold as we witnessed miracle after miracle. I\u2019m not sad my girls got to experience a move of God that will forever change the way they believe.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sad my husband and I came together and popped the bubble of busy so we could be free to respond in a life-changing way. We paused our overbooked, ministry filled life and God gave us a taste of His under-utilized, but always overflowing power.<\/p>\n

Mission will never fit into your schedule. It just won\u2019t. But I\u2019m telling you, do it anyway because it will change your life. Do it because there are families like Yosselin\u2019s who have every reason to give up hope and who need to see a move of God.<\/p>\n

And do it because there are families like yours who need to encounter the miraculous side of Him. Do it when the steps feel big and especially do it when the steps feel small because it\u2019s often one step at a time that God builds a story.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, and about Yosselin\u2026 this year she is five years cancer free!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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