Ever feel as if everything we do is on a microwave schedule? It's the pace of the world. Fast. Racing fast with no time to breathe. In the business world, you are bombarded with the same messages.
Stay ahead of the game.
Be a trailblazer.
Maintain one step in front of your competition.
Learn to make decisions on the spot.
Society seems to frown on the idea of taking time to do anything. Rest? Forget it. Take a minute to think.....about anything? Forget that, too. Yet, waiting on the appropriate answer, action and word for the task at hand is the exact strategy that a seasoned leader employs.
An interesting fact I learned while studying for Kids Church was the way in which we measure time and the way our Biblical patriarchs measured it. We have time scaled down to seconds-even a fraction of a second when talking about how fast you blink your eye. Thousands of years ago, time was measured by day and night. Simple, isn't it? Wouldn't you love to dictate your schedule by day and night and not in 15 minute increments like a physician's appointment book?
Although we could never live like that, we can still respect the process of patience and waiting. The wisest leader in history, King Solomon, wrote a beautiful passage in reference to time in Ecclesiastes chapter three. It reminds us that it's OK to slow down, examine the problem and find the best solution. It's time to stop flying by the seat of our pants, making a decision on a whim, hoping it turns out alright. No, we can do better than that.
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