A
thought by Steven Furtick, (2016-03-01) from his book, (UN)Qualified: How God Uses Broken People to Do Big Things (p.
109). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book
to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Here is the
context in which Steven says it. He says, “When you read the biographies of
world-changing men and women— whether it’s Nelson Mandela or Steve Jobs— you find
there’s almost always an ‘exile’ season. In other words, they experienced an
apparent failure that ultimately enabled them to fulfill their purpose. The
periods that seem the most unproductive often become most important. What’s
happening in us prepares us for what can and will happen to us and through us.”
He then
says, “I’ve been told that when you’re learning golf, they tell you that if you
want to hit the ball farther when you are teeing off, you have to slow down
your swing. That sounds counterproductive, and that kind of advice is exactly
why you will never see me on a golf course. But it can be good advice for our
plans and goals. Slow your swing. Don’t always try to crush every opportunity
so fast and so far and so hard. And although I don’t play golf, I can hear my
dad’s voice in my head from when he coached me in my Little League baseball
days. I would swing the bat so hard I’d lose sight of the ball, and he’d
scream, ‘Stop trying to kill the ball! Just make contact!’ Instead of raging
against our limits, we should learn to listen to them. To appreciate them. To
let them guide our growth and inform our decisions. To keep our eye on the
ball. And just make contact.”
That are
what these unproductive times can do for us.
They seem to slow us down and show us what is really important.
Could that
be what you are going through right now?
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