Are You Answering The Right Questions?

The world is full of amazing people doing amazing things. You would be one of them if you only knew what your amazing thing is. A month ago, when I jumped to my new challenge of becoming a stay at home dad to my two boys, I created a plan full of action for every night after the kids go to bed: specific goals such as writing 2 blog posts every week or finishing my first e-book in January. I was sticking to the plan rather well, until I realized that I was mostly just repeating what I had been doing for the past three years: doing things for the sake of keeping myself moving. Nothing wrong with doing, and I still believe creating is a key building block for a great life. But this line from Twelve by Twelve stopped me on my tracks. I was missing the middle step:

See. Be. Do.

By all this doing, I was avoiding my three big questions:

1. What do I believe in? I am Christian, I think. However, what that means is not so clear to me. I have a haunting feeling that if I decide I really want to follow Jesus, it will lead me to waters I am not sure I want to go to. But half-assed Christianity just for the sake of redemption doesn't cut it for me.
2. What really is the state of this world? And what can I do about it? The world is an amazing place full of opportunity, yet at the same time it's a place where injustice keeps growing and the divide between the haves and the have-nots widens every day. I can take advantage of the opportunities, or create opportunities for others. Can I do both? Who can I help today?
3. What do I want to use my life for? I believe it's up to each of us to define the meaning for our own lives. What is my answer?

All these questions are closely linked to each other and it will be scary to answer them, but I will take more time out of my schedule and attack them now that I have the chance -- resisting the urge to move straight to doing. I'm eager to see what comes out of it. I believe I am not the only one in this situation, so I dare ask you to think about the questions to which your actions are answers. Are they the questions that sneak in to your mind when you shut the distractions? Or are you busy answering the wrong questions? Get to know yourself today: Don't do. Just listen. See. Then, let the questions sink in. Think about them. Be. And only after the two first steps, answer those burning questions. Do.