I need to transition...

... from a "thinker" to a "doer".

"Thinker": My brain runs at "full capacity" about 12 hours a day, constantly coming up with new ideas on how to do things, ideas for get-togethers, ideas for CE at church, ideas for this, that, and the other thing. Most of the time, I can't keep up with all the ideas that are swimming around in my head. My brain jumps from one idea to the next without giving me enough time to process each of the ideas that I come up with. And, most of the time I don't have pen and paper (or a computer) in my hand to jot down all the ideas I come up with - and when I do have them, I jot the ideas done and then never do anything with them.

"Doer": I have a lot of good ideas that never see the light of day, because I don't "do" them. I need to start putting some of my ideas to work - start planning and participating and doing whatever it takes to see some of these ideas take shape in life. I was talking with a new friend the other night and we were discussing how a lot of people have a lot of ideas ("thinkers"), but not as many people are "doers". I found myself in the first category. As I'm writing this post, I find the verse from James running through my head "be doers of the Word and not hearers only".

I think so often, myself especially, we can come up with the ideas, but we sit back and wait for somebody else to carry out the ideas. I'm going to transition. I like my "role" as a "thinker", but I'm ready to "multitask" and become a "doer", too. What does that mean for me? It means not only coming up with great ideas (I'm slightly biased), but taking those ideas and running with them. It means stepping out in faith to get involved in church, in the community, in relationships, etc. It means getting off my butt and doing something!! I've already started to put some of my ideas to work - I've stepped out in faith and made some contacts to get some things rolling (i.e. hanging out with a new friend on Monday night, searching for a mentoring relationship with a lady at church, planning to make dinner for a friend having surgery). With God's help, I want to continue to squash my laziness and make a difference where I am!

What transitions are you experiencing in your life? Are you a "thinker", a "doer", or do you "multitask"? What steps of faith have you taken lately?