Laying Down the Hurry: A Personal Journey of Success vs Significance

The Common Cloak

There is a profound difference between a life that is merely busy and a life that is significant. Most of us spend our days in a frantic pursuit of success—building monuments to our own effort, trying to lay down gold carpets of achievement that we think the world expects. But this weekend, I felt a shift. I realized that Our Creator isn’t looking for gold carpets; The Spirit is looking for our common cloaks.

Moving from the Wilderness to the City

Intimacy isn’t just found in the quiet, isolated moments of prayer. True liberation happens when we bring that intimacy into the city of our daily lives. This weekend, during a deliberate Palm Sunday walk through the sanctuary, I was reminded that belief isn't just a thought; it is an altar that alters our behavior. When we truly believe we are loved by Our Friend, we can no longer live as though we are abandoned to our own trying.

What I’m Laying Down

For me, this shift became tangible through my writing. It is a gift I cherish, but for too long, I treated it as a tool for success—a way to prove my worth. I had to stop and ask: Am I building a monument to myself, or a roadway for the Divine? I decided to lay down my writing as a common cloak on the path. This wasn't a loss; it was an investment. By shifting from the hurry sickness of trying to be seen, I found the peace of simply being significant.

A Lesson in Trusting

I’ve seen the fruit of this trust-over-trying architecture in my own home. When my son Adin’s tuition seemed like an impossible bridge to build and human promises crumbled, the hurry to fix it myself began to set in. Yet, in the stillness, there was a whisper: Just trust. As I stopped trying to manufacture the provision and started trusting the Source, the mountain moved. The bills were covered not by my success, but by a Significance far greater than my own.

An Invitation to Stillness

To live intimately now, we must create space for our souls to settle. I invite you to join me in a seven-minute pause tonight.

Set aside the time. Do not pray aloud. Do not plan. Simply be. Ask the Spirit: “What common thing am I holding onto that You want to use as a roadway today?”