When I first moved to the Twin Cities and began ministry, I plunged into as many community activities as possible. I served on neighborhood boards, school committees, park committees, etc., looking for what was going on in my part of the city. What was God doing and how could I join him?

The shotgun approach worked for a time, but I reached a point where I was needing to back away from some things because I was honing in on what I thought God was asking of me. When I had lunch with a board chair on a committee I was resigning, he heard my heart and then gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever heard:

“You can’t boil the ocean.”

So true.

We think we can do everything. But when we try that, we do nothing. 

We have to pick our passions.

This is a place I find myself again, and I am praying this for my church.

I am working on a pro-life ethic, but when it comes to action, I know I can’t boil the ocean. I know my church can’t boil the ocean. We can’t tackle everything, but we can tackle something. 

This is what I am praying about, and I am thankful there are those in my church who are asking the same questions. What will be our “spot?” Where will we choose to get active?

For some it’s abortion and pro-life causes.

For some it’s human trafficking.

For some it’s hunger.

Housing.

Job training.

On and on.

These are the things we have before us. If we will ALL ask about our part, issues can truly be addressed.

Ask is what we shall do. It is the nature of the Kingdom.