I heard these three words from the Lord while being forced to be still and know that He is God. As I witnessed a global pandemic erase all ‘my’ plans off the calendar I had on my wall adjacent to my desk: The words are RESET, RESTART and REDEFINE.
Beyond the C’s of Young Life, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to use this non-rushed space to take assessment and evaluation of where things were in my life spiritually, personally, and professionally. As a track sprinter prepares for a race, it’s really important how you correctly position yourself in the blocks. Sometimes a coach will tell the runner to position themselves differently...RESET. How you do this will affect your take off...RESTART. How you start could determine how you finish and your ranking in this event...REDEFINE.
It’s no secret we’re all a work in progress, so thanks be to God that He’s always a motivating coach, wanting the best from and through us.
I put a large dry erase board on my office wall and have three columns vertically and three horizontally. The vertical columns are SPIRITUAL, PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL. The Horizontally ones are RESET, RESTART, REDEFINE. As I’m hearing the Holy Spirit and desiring to be a better ‘ME’ in all these areas, I’m writing it on my board and frequently looking at it as a reminder to stay on course with God’s REBRANDING sanctification process (...hmmm, another R).
See the attached document (Kairos 2020) to start your own journey of self examination. Remember, it’s not a matter of quickly filling in the categories but it's making a decision to be still and listen intently to the one who holds the tomorrow and “knows the plans He has for you, for a good future and hope.”
As I’ve embraced this self assessment, It has resulted in some stronger disciplines in my life. This has helped me in my pursuit to keep the main thing the main thing and to more often be LED than DRIVEN. My hope is to minister out of an overflowing vessel, rather than one with only a sip of water.
“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38
Action Steps
Spend time asking the Lord to shine light on the areas He is calling you to grow and mature.
Set a goal for yourself to commit the first day of the month to review the R’s and evaluate your progress.
Written by: Sam Coleman