Yet!

The more I think about one of the things that Andy Stanley shared at the Drive Conference, the more I see it's application to more than just ministry, but to life. See how this applies to you:

There is great freedom, focus and maturity in knowing who you are, what you do and where you are headed (the vision). There is also great freedom in knowing where you are NOT YET AT along that road. So, statements like this can lift a lot of pressure and insecurity off of a leader:

• We do not offer that...
• We do not have that...
• We have not launched that...
• We are not doing that...
• We have not started that...

YET!!!!!

We are making a beeline toward the vision and and in order to move directly toward excellence in our main purpose, we may have to pass up some good things along the way. The more we drill down on excellence, and the more we prosper, the more we will see the resources come in for some of the good things that we chose to pass up earlier.

We do not offer that....YET!

Perhaps some of you need to get comfortable saying that.

(And please notice that the above statements were NOT accompanied by an apology.)