Dan Miller’s latest newsletter sounds heretical, but he makes a great point that sometimes “waiting on the Lord” is simply an excuse for doing nothing.
Miller asserts that “waiting on the Lord” as Isaiah describes is more akin to being a waiter–a servant (and thus, one who is active in serving)–than to someone who is inactive while expecting something to happen. Thus, prayer is a good thing, but if all we ever do is pray and never act, we have problems.
He finishes the newsletter with some great quotes on taking action; my favorite is the first, by Thomas Robert Gaines:
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.”
However, the most convicting for me is Dale Carnegie’s statement that
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
It’s one thing to say to yourself, “I’ll get around to that eventually.” It’s another thing entirely to say, “I’m settling for mediocrity.”
Charis means grace, and that’s what this blog is about: grace, in all its—sometimes messy, always magnificent—manifestations. I’m Dan Butcher, and I invite you to join me in learning to lead a Christ-centered, grace-filled life. 
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