I’ve always been someone who likes the details. Growing up, I’d spend hours on my drawings zooming way in and trying to get the detail of the stitching on a shirt, or logo on a basketball. I got a lot of fulfillment out of attempting these details and impressing people with how observant I was.

Sometimes I wonder if this natural inclination that I have to pay more attention to details has made it more difficult for me to see the overarching pictures as an adult. When I think of problems to solve or organizational decisions I need to make, my brain has a tendency to narrow in on the most minute of details and chase those rabbit trails. I guess it’s kind of a ‘one track mind.’

I see this manifesting itself in my life when I get overwhelmed by simple things that shouldn’t be overwhelming. I see a task or goal I’d like to reach, and my mind sees every minute detain in the course of action needed to accomplish it, avoiding the obvious simple steps, and I panic. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has this same struggle.

For those of you who relate to this, we have trained our minds to look so closely at the details, that the overarching picture or purpose can be almost impossible to see. But just remember, change is a process. And that process is messy and full of a need for grace and patience. Over time persistence wins out.

Transformation is not always an ‘All or Nothing’ process. ‘All’ may not be possible every time. There may be times when we don’t have the time or energy available for the ‘all’. Thus, ‘SOME’ given with consistency over time is more valuable than ‘ALL’ given once.