Aim Small Miss Small

In the movie The Patriot, Mel Gibson plays the role of William Wallace, a war hero from Scotland. There is one part of the movie where he and two of his sons are about to take on an entire group of soldiers, and the last bit of advice he gives to his young son was, "Aim small, Miss small." For them it meant living or dying. As an avid hunter, I know what it means to make a good shot on your target. It can mean the difference between success and a lot of hard work for nothing. And for the record, I have done both...made incredible shots and horrible ones. It is a lot more fun and a lot less work when you make a good one!

At The Crossing, we have decided to narrow our focus to reaching young families. Not that we will never reach the youth, or the middle-aged, or the elderly. All of these certainly have there place in the family of God, but for us to get this church of the ground and rolling we have to maximize our first "shot." If we miss it, we may not have the option of another shot. The median age in Little Elm, TX is 28. That is our bullseye, others are definitely on the target, they are just the outside rings and not the center focus.

Many times, people tend to have a "buckshot" mentality. Just pull the trigger and let it fly! We don't know for sure what we are going to hit! "It may be sporadic but we might hit something." Not a good idea! We end up just doing a lot of hard work for very little return. We should like it to more of a "rifle" mentality. You have one shot, one bullet, make it count. Lives and destiny's are at stake! By narrowing our focus, we increase our effectiveness. In life, you don't always have the option for a re-do. The damage has been done when the trigger is pulled.

Think about it this way, if we all individually hit our bullseye...we conquer the entire target. Just a quick thought! Have a good one!