In fishing there is a catch and release. In baseball, ideally the sequence of ball in glove, then hand and release is flowing and seamless. The images of recognizing an opportunity, doing one’s part and letting everything go in faith that the right things follow are many. Each time one occurs, I am reminded that there are windows of time in which I am called and demanded to act. In often feel that this is just the beginning. It often is, but it does not always follow that I am be involved.
The questions I find myself considering include the following.
Do I understand my part? Two areas of focus – what I am called to do and what I am not. The latter is where I trust and support others in their calling. Both aspects are challenging, the former is often the great challenge because it demands that we exercise faith and trust.
Am I willing to act when my natural instinct tells me that I will be out and on my own? There are times, more than I am comfortable with, where my role is to act while others prepare for their time.
Am I willing to press on, in the face and reality of my fears? At the start of the day, in the middle of the night, this question is very real! I listen to the words of how others have gone before me with wonder; “I purged God’s city of all who make a business of evil. A prayer of one whose life is falling to pieces, and who lets God know just how bad it is.” (Psalm 101.8) How did s/he do it?
As I work to give life to several new business ideas, I keep hearing the whisper of a mantra; act and release. At times it is loud to the point of overwhelming. On other occasions, it is something that I almost miss. In all cases, there is a point each day where the question comes to a point; what will do I now?
Act and release.
