Seeing the forest through the trees

Sometimes it is so hard to see the forest through the trees that we forget why we were looking for the forest in the first place. I now know I not only couldn't see the forest but I had completely lost the reason for looking.

By not looking I found what I was looking for - the why. The why I first became involved in Student Ministries. The reason I have stayed so long. So much of my time and energy went into trying to figure out why I was involved in Student Ministries and where I fit that it became just another thing I did.

Don't get me wrong I still put 110 percent into everything I did. It just became routine. A sense of obligation, a duty. I intellectually understood the urgent need for such a ministry but I no longer had that passion in my heart and soul for or belief in why I was serving in Student Ministries.

I found the forest by walking away from the trees. By taking the time to stop looking for the answers I began to feel that passion again. That why.

I now have a clear view of the forest. I am excited about the future, energized and ready to dig in. Stay tuned for what that forest looks like. I can't wait to share it.

If you are having trouble seeing the forest through the trees - take some time - stop looking for the forest and somehow it will find you.