My good friend, Jeff Kapusta, is the lead pastor at Lifepoint Church. He is a part of Perry Noble’s Coaching Network (I will not be jealous, I will not be jealous). This morning, he posted some of his notes from their last coaching day. This is some amazing stuff. So, I am openly plagiarizing Jeff. Enjoy!

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During the coaching network Perry drew this picture on the whiteboard.

The picture breaks down into 3 levels.

The Dream Zone/Ministry:  10-6

  • God calls us to live here.
  • This is where you are hitting on all cylinders.
  • We love what we are doing.
  • We are always asking, “What’s next?”
  • You still have bad days but they don’t ruin your day.

The Drained Zone/Tired:  5-2

  • You are always tired.
  • You are always stressed.
  • You can’t enjoy the big days because you believe it’s just going to drop next week.
  • You are Pessimistic.
  • You goal is to just keep the plates spinning.
  • You tell yourself that things are gonna slow down soon.
  • When in this zone you face 4 dangers:
  • Pride-You think, “I’ve got to do more.  Be first.  Nobody can do it as good as me.”
  • Fear-You think, “Everything’s gonna fall apart.”
  • Insecurity-You think, “Maybe I can’t do this.”
  • Burn Out-This is where you quit or disqualify yourself from ministry.
  • NOTE:  It takes a life altering decisions to get out of the drained zone.

Danger Zone:  2-0

  • At this point a person usually falls Financially or Sexually.
  • When you get here, only repentance will save you.
  • At this stage you think, “I hope nobody catches me.”

Where are you? I believe Gods plan is for all of us to function in the Dream Zone.  However, most of us are living in the Drained Zone.  What life altering decision do you need to make to get out of the Drained Zone and into the Dream Zone?

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Tomorrow Jeff will post Perry’s thoughts about getting out of the Drained Zone. You should go subscribe to Jeff’s blog so you don’t miss it.