"Write your vision in stone and draw your plans in the sand". This was a quote I heard used yesterday in a leadership talk by Arturo De la Mora, from Flamingo Road Church, as he spoke with our staff.
I have been reflecting on that quote throughout the night.
We leaders can have a clear and compelling vision, but if we are not flexible in getting it accomplished, we can bottleneck things with our stone written plan and our vision will be erased in the sand.
I have watched visions and dreams die over and over again with those who are not willing to change. Why? They stop learning and listening for better ways to get the vision accomplished. They get attached to methods and traditions and the main thing dies in their hand. I believe change is a catalyst for growth and is one of the keys in accomplishing our dreams. When a leader gets attached to a process or program the potential that they have in them starts fading fast.
Sometimes the furniture needs to be rearranged or thrown out to get better results. Are you willing to move it for the dream to be accomplished?
Processes and programs are tools and vehicles to get you to where you need to be. Do not start worshiping them. This is basically what Jesus was saying all the time to the Pharisees in His day.
What do you need to change today to accomplish the vision that God has placed in your heart? Look, listen, pray, and step out in faith... It works. Keeping the main thing, the main thing!
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One mantra I live by is that there is always a better way to do something. Sometimes you just have to pick a way so you can get something done, but always be open to the fact that there is ALWAYS a better way to accomplish it. I absolutely hate it when someone tells me they do something inefficiently because that is the way we have always done it.
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