Why We Do What We Do?

Questions, Questions, Questions.

I’m a person that questions just about everything. Why is something the way that it is? Why are we doing what we are doing? Could there be a better way? Is this the right decision? Are we going about this in the right way? You get the picture. In fact some of you have been in settings with me when I have asked these questions.

One of my roles as a staff member has been to ask clarifying questions of our organization and team. These questions are to help us make sure we have thought through how and why we were making a certain decision and if it best for the church body.  There were times when the questions were viewed as not being for a particular idea or direction that was proposed by a staff member or ministry division. When in reality I was fully supportive, we needed to think through the ramifications of how our actions and decisions would affect a large amount of people. Other times, I wasn’t for the idea being presented and rather than just say “NO” I wanted the person to come to the conclusion the idea wasn’t the way we needed to proceed.  So many questions to be asked.

Well, the questions are still asked today. It seems that I am now on the receiving end of more and more of these questions.

Why did you leaving your position at LifePoint?

Why did you go to another country at this time in the lives of your children?

Why do you think you can make a difference in another country?

Do you really think that will translate here in this country?

That has never worked before, what makes you think it will work now?

Why is the/your church spending so much money to send people to other countries?

All of these questions need to be answered to make sure we are doing the “right thing the right way.”  I ask myself many questions each day about what I am doing and why I am doing it. The Holy Spirit challenges me each moment with questions of importance, significance and motivation. Each of these questions has to be answered to make sure we are doing the “right things in the right way” with the “right motivation.”