Yearn For The Vast And Endless Sea

"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Fred Peatross. People tend to be idealistic and are driven by a vision. Maybe some where in those two statements is the key to understanding why so few in the Body do little more than show up from time to time at a worship service. Some of it has to do with an incomplete understanding of what God has done for us. Some of it has to do with motivation. But I think that maybe, just maybe, the real key is that those who lead us have not taught us to "yearn for the vast and endless sea". We have not been led to see the dream of God. We have not been taught the inner joy and motivation of a human heart committed totally to the cause of the one willing to die on a Cross rather than disappoint His Father. We have been taught what we "ought" to do. We have sometimes been challenged. We have been preached to and chided for our lack of devotion and love for the Lord. We have been made to feel guilty and unworthy . We have often been exhorted to gather wood, divide the work and go to work, but seldom have we been taught of yearn for the vast and endless sea. The creator of the Universe is at work in our world and He bids us join Him. Wow! That is so amazing.