Isaiah 49:6
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
to restore the tribes of Jacob
and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”

God really affected my perspective with this verse over my Christmas break.
Of course, the context here is Isaiah’s prophecy about the Messiah, who would extend the offer of the Gospel to the entire world.

I personalized the application of it a little bit and shared it with our staff.
I’m convinced that although we’ve seen some major scale blessings at Elevation so far, we’re still thinking too small.

When we ask God to give us 10,000 people by the year 2010, that’s too small.
It’s definitely a worthy goal, and a required step in the right direction…but it’s only an introductory frame in the movie.  We’ve got to think much bigger.
Much much bigger.

I’ve given my staff permission this year to interrupt me at any time, in any meeting, within any discussion, and challenge me:
That’s too small.
(We even have a secret sign language way to say it so no one knows what we’re doing.)

Give the people close to you permission to call you out this year when you’re thinking too small.
The unlimited God lives in you.
You owe it to Him to dream bigger.