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A Formula for Crisis
October 15, 2009
My life as an emergency physician required action. That action was critical to success in crisis situations. When training emergency medicine residents I instructed them that there were necessary steps that preceded action.
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Stop and think (assess the problem) |
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Make sure the personnel and equipment necessary for the crisis were available |
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Move quickly to action |
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training (CPR) teaches similar principles:
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Stop and assess |
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Call for help |
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Then begin CPR |
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In my spiritual life, I would do well to follow a similar plan. Nehemiah, while exiled in Babylon, was informed of the crisis in the crumbling city of Jerusalem. In his despair, he acted using similar principles. Nehemiah
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Stopped and went to God |
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Inquired of God which then led to a plan |
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Was ready for action when the king of Babylon allowed him safe passage to Jerusalem and gave him many of the supplies needed to rebuild the city. (Neh. 1:1-2:10) |
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Better results are possible when I don’t rush too quickly into action. Join me this week in enacting Nehemiah’s plan to stop and listen to God, prayerfully plan and only then go into action.
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Sharing the journey
with you,
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