The Spectacular

Today is a new day...yesterday was new as well, but what was accomplished? Today is new and it occurred to me to today during a conversation over coffee that there are a lot of small things that can be accomplished each day. Roger Staubach said, "Spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation." It the small things that in and of themselves are really unspectacular and often carry great life lessons. It occurred to me today that all these small things -the small life lessons are what equal the unspectacular preparation for the spectacular achievements to come.

I think that too often we come to the conclusion that spectacular achievements should be huge, incredible events that come with lots of pomp and circumstance...the truth is often the spectacular achievements are not realized to be spectacular because the trumpets don't blare to sound the end of preparation and the beginning of some kind of celebration. What makes something spectacular? What makes is impressive or sensational? Is it the same as beauty? Is the state of being spectacular found in the eye of the beholder? Is it relative?

I ask this because I look around my life today and reflect on all that I have experienced, the good, the bad and the ugly, I wonder what the preparation has been for? When will the spectacular arrive. I see glimpses of it, I know I am called by God to do spectacular things for the Kingdom of God - things that are beyond all reason and beyond my ability...I wonder when will it happen? Again, in the conversation over coffee, I was reminded that the spectacular is happening each day simultaneously with the preparation. The spectacular results are insignificant to most. Most would not care how things unfold in the lives of the 6 people living in this house. Just because others don't care doesn't make the reality less impressive and at the same time - the times of unspectacular preparation more important for even more spectacular events in the future.