Sunday was a big day at The Journey – and you know how I love Big Days!

We’ve been gearing up for this Big Day with Kerry Shook for over a month and it really paid off. We had a huge number of first-time guests and everyone was very receptive to Kerry’s message (almost 1200 in attendance and 102 first time guests!).

If you haven’t read Kerry and Chris Shook’s book, “One Month To Live,” I encourage you to pick it up. It’s an incredible lesson in perspective. The main question the book poses is “How would your life change if you found out you only had thirty days to live?”

I find myself considering this question not only on a personal level, but also on a ministry level. Just think about it:

If you found out that you only had one month left on this earth, how would that change things in your church? Would you be tempted to walk away? Or would you use the last thirty days to reach as many people for Christ as you possibly could – to make sure that they would be in heaven with you one day?

As church leaders, we operate (we should operate, anyway) with a different mindset than the majority of job-oriented individuals. Most people, upon finding out that their lives were about to end, would walk away from their daily routines and never look back.

But our daily routines reach far past our own interests. We are not in this for a paycheck. If we are on fire for the people in our communities who don’t know Christ, the perspective of only being on this earth for thirty more days should spur us into action.

Collectively, we need to make an effort to resist the “Someday Syndrome” in ministry. You know, “Someday I’ll do a Big Day.” “Someday I’ll be better about reaching out to the community.” “Someday I’ll address the changes that need to be made in my church.”

Instead, let’s keep the “One Month” perspective fresh in our hearts and minds. Time is elusive. It passes too quickly and takes with it so many of the opportunities for outreach that we put off. Every day is a gift from God – an opportunity to draw closer to Him, spend precious time with our families, grow to our full potential, and reach a world who needs to hear the truth.

Someday never comes. Make the most of this day.

- Nelson

P.S. If you aren’t familiar with the Big Day concept, check out my resource “The Big Day by clicking here.