"Double Your Impact" is a phrase that has been recently flying around our church. These three words are the challenge, they are the focus, they are the future. If you wanted, you could plaster those words on the bumper of your car (no...I'm not recommending that).

So what does this mean? (Thanks for askin.)

It can really be wrapped up into one personalized question - What would it look like for you to double your impact?

Prior to answering that question, we need to answer another question - What kind of impact am I currently having? That question is answered with a series of more questions: What are you currently involved in? Is your life comfortable or stretching? Are you making a difference? If you walked away from the things you're involved with right now, would anyone notice? Would people's lives be at stake? Would certain things lose leadership and intentional involvement?

A quick impact inventory excercise - take one sheet of paper and write as many "things" on it as you can based on the things that you're involved with. From the big rocks to the little rocks. For example, a few of my big rocks are: Disciple, Husband, Father, Provider, Pastor, Friend, Journey Group leader, Pre-marital counselor, etc. Some of my little rocks are (looking at the last few days): golfed 9 holes, need to finish my landscaping project around our house, aerate the lawn, likes baseball events, etc.

As I look at my sheet of paper, there are a lot of "things" that are just "things." They don't necessarily matter in the kingdom impact category. The question becomes, "Are any of these things stealing from my impact - my difference in this world?" Based on how I answer that I probably should slice and dice a few "things" off of my "things list."

So, how about you? How about your impact? Lets ask God to help us double it so that He might leverege His kingdom here on earth through us, for his fame and glory. And always remember, the impact that you will have is a drop in the bucket compared to the everlasting impact that Jesus can have in you and around you. But that doesn't get humanity off the hook. He wants to use his church and describe Himself through the Gospel message to the nations.

On the double,
Dusty