Fly Out Front

8 • You Got to Be a little bit Crazy to Fly Out Front

to call it quits, but not after a healthy dose of trial and failure! God will lead us, so we need not fear failure. Often, to win the fight, all you have to do is to stay in it. As such, this is simply a collection of random ideas I have seen in working to make movements and enterprises come to life. There is no right way to use this book. Start at the beginning, at the end, or in the middle. Stay on a page for a month, write a paper on a principle or two, or argue with the advice offered everywhere. Better yet, start to write down your own insights into the movements you see that are growing, and incorporate those ideas and insights into your life and work. God is calling us to start new things, try different directions, and begin new journeys. You can do it, you simply have to begin the first steps. So, don’t be afraid. Take a deep breath, say a prayer, and mount your wings, like eagles (Isa. 40.28-31). You don’t have to agree with the thoughts here; test them against your experience, your insight, and the truth of Scripture. Start thinking about your idea, your passion, your desire. Begin where you are, take your dreams seriously, and recruit other folk to your burden and challenge. Who knows, God may use you to spawn a movement that goes on to solve some tough problem, free some broken folk, even change the world. Start small. Start today. Begin with this pamphlet. By the way, the lines of advice in this pamphlet do not end with punctuation. I think that only one line actually ends with a period or exclamation point. That exclusion was done deliberately – it emphasizes that more is yet to be written here–add your own endings! How ought you to use this little booklet?