I saw a good quote the other
day.
It was from the conservative pundit Bill Bennett.
He said:
"You are on offense or you are on defense. And if you are not on offense, you are on defense."
Now before you go, "duh," think about it a minute...
Much of our
life is spent on defense.
... Responding and reacting to needs and crises around us.
And as a result... we don't get accomplished what we'd like.
That's because the only way to advance anything is to be on offense.
... By having an agenda... a strategy... and working toward a
goal.
This is true of everything in life...
Sports.
Business.
Politics.
AND...
Even the kingdom of God.
God's
kingdom does not move forward when we live in a reactive mode.
It's when we respond to God's call... and seek to execute that call as wisely and consistently as we can.
It's by taking deliberate, purposeful -- even forceful -- action (Mt.11:11-13).