Meet Me at the Barn
In his book Undistracted, Bob Goff shares a story about a time his racehorse got away from him, and rather than try and chase the horse, he simply returned to the barn to wait for it. He makes a wonderful analogy about how sometimes we must stop chasing the horse and return to the barn.
In his story, he relates chasing the horse to how we chase after things in our lives. Things like relationships, careers, acceptance, love, and virtually any kind of validation. He proposes that instead of chasing after these things we will never catch, we stop and go back to the barn or the basics of life. I don’t know about you, but that rings true to me.
“Going back to the barn doesn’t mean you lack ambition or are bailing on things that are important to you. It just means you’re becoming more assured about who God made you to be. Imagine what would be possible if you tapped the brakes in your exhausting life, regrouped, caught your breath, and returned to the basics—because this is where all the good stuff usually already resides in your life.”(Bob Goff, Undistracted, page 154)
That’s what living our more is all about—focusing on the things that are important to us and having the confidence to be who God created us to be and do what God created us to do.
How much more joy could we experience if we stopped chasing all the things and focused on the things that matter? Things like my faith, family, and virtually anything that brings us joy.
Bob’s story helped me realize I’ve been chasing the horse too long, and I’m exhausted. I know there are things I “should” be doing for my business, but many of those things don’t bring me joy.
I love how Bob says in the book, stop chasing the horse and head back to the barn, “where you can lose the distractions, be surrounded by safe people, and find renewed clarity about what really matters.”
For me, the barn is my new Live Your More Community. It’s a space where:
- You will find peace without all the clutter and constant ads
- Other people who either love Jesus or want to learn more about Him hang out
- You can ask questions or share your thoughts without fear of judgment
- You can discuss your doubts about how to handle situations in life
- We celebrate the goodness that we can miss when we focus on the wrong things
- We encourage and support one another
- And best of all, it’s FREE unless you choose to opt-in to the membership area
Listen to the related podcast episode.