A few weeks ago I quoted an old blues guitar- playing friend of mine from my pre-Dayspring days. His words about what makes churches healthy fit well as one of my Messages About Purpose and Strategy. Now I'm reaching back to input from an even older friend, this one a surfer from my college days. I asked him about reviving our hearts and he sent me something along these lines: Remember the parable of the guy who found a treasure hidden in a field and who went and sold everything he had and bought that field? God's kingdom is of supreme value. Everything else is details. We should focus on what is ahead of us. He said, "Our forgetfulness of Heaven is like hoping God will make our lives better by helping us make better mud pies in our ghetto while we are ignoring that across town there is a beautiful beach with 4-6 foot waves with an offshore breeze." We need to lift our eyes to what God has for us. It is beyond imagination.