God is calling you to do less, in order to do more of what you are really called to do. That applies to you. That applies to your family. That applies to your church or organization.
Onstage I often portray impossibly efficient yet always “together” mid-century housewives, but in real life, we need to do less. Waaaaaay less.
Real people don’t save a cultural institution by staging an entire bake sale while tending to the emotional needs of everyone in the house and then cool their perfect bake sale pie by doing a tap dance in matching outfits with their husband (played here by Eddie Mekka) and you don’t need to, either. (Wheh!)
While we may have cut down on a few bake sales during the pandemic, we all still have a few obligations that we think we must slog through in order to fully and completely meet the needs of everyone at all times no exceptions thank you Amen.
How could we cut down on a few things in order to really serve in the ways that we are most called?
I’m all about team spirit and following through on responsibilities, but I’m also about rethinking the way some of those things get done so that it frees you to do things you were born to do.
And the answer to that is going to be different for everyone. As our friend Martin Luther may have said, “The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays.”
Maybe you’ve heard, but I’ll remind you that doing fewer things but the right things makes room to actually live your calling, and when you’re living your calling you are serving more people at a higher level. You do MORE good by doing LESS.
If you or your family or your organization has ever felt over-committed, trapped by obligations, or lazy because you don’t think you’re doing enough, check out my totally free webcast, “God is calling you to do less: Have a greater impact by doing less of what you didn’t really want to do anyway.”
Stop settling. Start living your story.
