Tribes... borrowed

I picked up a copy of Seth Godin's new book "Tribes" last night. (Actually I had my wonderful wife grab me a copy since she was near the bookstore) It is probably a good thing I asked her to purchase it because I don't know if I could have spent $20 on this book. Don't get me wrong, I am sure it will be filled with many wonderful and practical things that God can use to speak truth into my life... but the thing is like 90 pages long. And, these are not even REAL pages... they are like kiddy pages. I read several reviews of the book and figured that I must read it. The one part missing from all of the reviews was the advice to borrow it from a friend because you will be able to read it in one sitting.

Then again I remember another small book that happened to change the way I viewed management back in college. The "One Minute Manager" really altered my view of why things happen and what is really important... and it was a rather small, easy read too. I guess I still fall into the old trap of assigning value based on Style rather than Substance. I think that is one reason God is trying to teach me not to Dismiss any calling as too small or Derail any calling that is too big. Every calling that comes from God is huge, and every calling is possible, regardless of the packaging.

If God calls me to be a Husband and Father, and that is all He calls me to be, then that is an awesome calling that could take all of my energy and focus for as long as I live. If God calls me to reshape the face of the Christian church in America then that is entirely possible in His grand scheme of things. I don't want to miss out on God's work because I am too big for certain things and too small for others. Instead I will just... do what He asks me to do and not worry so much about how it all looks on the outside.

And, now I suppose I should spend some time reading this horribly overpriced little book! :)