We started a new series at Bethany last week called “Life: On Target.” It is really a pretty simple idea that is behind this series. No earth-shattering new revelations here! What is the big idea… six months, one year, five years from now – we are all going to be somewhere! But what would it take to see our lives end up where we would like them to be. In our relationship with God. In our marriages. In our friendships. In our finances. With the calling that God has on our lives. It requires taking the time to get God’s vision for each of these areas of our lives and to begin to live with intentionality, with purpose, “on-target” to see that vision come about. It is never going to happen on accident – but with the right vision and the commitment to discipline ourselves, there is really no limit to what God can and will do in our lives. We have got to be willing to deal with the reality of where we are at currently in each of these areas of our lives, gain a vision for where we would like to be, and then make the tough choices to embrace the lifestyle of what it will take to move from here (wherever we might be in these areas of our lives) to there (where we would like to be.)
I’m in a season right now where I want to live with an entirely new level of intentionality with my life and the choices that I make every day. I am tired of making excuses and minimizing the seemingly insignificant choices that I make with my time and my commitments day in and day out. So this is one of those sermon series where I feel like I am preaching to myself – and the people of Bethany just get to come along for the ride. The truth is that there have been many in the church who are also seeking to gain a greater vision for what the Lord would like to do in their lives, in our church, in our city. And are willing to embrace the discipline that it is going to take to see that vision come about.

So… here’s three cheers for getting from “here” to “there!”