My "Don't Want" List.

So many of us have a "Want List". I want ___ for my birthday. I want ___ for Christmas. I want to be ___ when grow up. I want one of those (cars, houses, shirts, etc and etc)." Now don't get me wrong, I'm not condemning a want list; in fact, I have one of my own (though many material items are not as important to me as they used to be). The list I want to share is a list of don't wants, a list of things and ideas that will benefit me as a person and benefit others as well, a list not just focused on me and things I think will make me happy.

Here's the list, if you have some of your own please tell me and add them as comments. If you have questions, please ask. I encourage each of you to think about this and then create a list of your own don't wants and strive to live that way. Post your list as a comment or email it to me when you finish - joshua.hershberger@gmail.com.

• I don’t want to become so consumed with growing a church that I forget to minister to those God puts in my life.
• I don’t want my personal spiritual walk to be so stagnant that I don’t experience daily spiritual attacks.
• I don’t want to be "so in tune with God" that I can’t hear Him speaking through others.
• I don’t want "achievements" in life (i.e. my college degree) to limit my opportunities and goals in life.
• I don’t want to spend so much time ministering and planning that I don’t take time to pray.
• I don’t want to read so much “essential Christian literature” that I don’t have time to read the Bible.
• I don't want to just live life one day at a time, I want to learn life one day at a time.
• I don’t want (and can't) win the world for Jesus until I am first won over for Jesus.

I'll add to this as I think to, or as you create lists and I notice goals I want to incorporate into my life.