Bill Hybels has done it again! He’s written, in clear and concise language, a book that gets to the heart of why we do what we do… Holy Discontent.

He has a paragraph in which he sums up what it feels like to be “called” by something bigger than life… to be arrested by a cause that is greater than self…

“The normal state [of life] is so self-seeking that you can spin your wheels for a lifetime and never once impact the world around you. In the fundamental state (i.e. the “state of mind” driven by passion for a cause), however, people care so much about getting results that they begin to move and breathe in a totally different realm.”

“They operate with intentionality. They act with massive doses of enthusiasm and persistence. They surrender their ego because the cause simply can’t afford their pride. They open themselves to any and all new ideas and forms of input – regardless of where those suggestions come from.“

“People who operate in a fundamental state of mind concentrate at higher levels and focus more intensely because the goal they’re pursuing demands it. They take risks they wouldn’t normally take… because they have to – there’s to much at stake not to! Their creativity kicks up a notch. Their energy soars. Their passion swells.”

Ahhhhh… this is how it feels to be a church planter!