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Seeing Tomorrow Today
A diagnostic tool to help leaders turn a principle into practice| posted 11/02/2007
Looking to the horizon for what lies ahead is tricky work—but that doesn't make it any less important. In their book, Experiencing God, Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King point out that "understanding what God is about to do where you are is more important than telling God what you want to do for Him."
As leaders and managers, we have to strain to keep our eyes wide open for where God is working and is about to work if we are to remain relevant and effective. Sometimes, in response to the sheer speed and complexity of change, we develop managerial myopia. By focusing more on the present, we gain a sense of stability. It's a bit like spinning in circles, all the while staring at your feet believing that you'll be less dizzy. But when you lift your eyes you suddenly realize that staring at your feet made little impact. You're still dizzy. It's the same in ministry today. Focusing only on the present—looking at our feet—will do us little good. We must lift our eyes to the ...
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