I'm growth-oriented. "Better and more" are always on my mind:

• How could I connect better with people so they feel more cared for?
• What would improve our courses for greater participant impact?
• How could I eat and exercise differently to feel better?

Better and more can be good things. But working toward them can become wearying hustle, endless striving, and result-preoccupation. (The opposite is also problematic: too little attention to growth or living out your calling's accomplishment dimension.)

In the gospels, Jesus teaches and lives out "better and more" through teaching, healing, and traveling, yet without hustle, striving, or result-obsession. Jesus' approach is "less is more":

• He frequently withdraws from crowds to pray.
• He focuses primarily on the Twelve, sometimes just Peter, James, and John.
• He limits ministry time in places to move elsewhere.

This isn't just balance—equal time for being and doing. It's leveraged activity and leveraged rest. (Lounging in pajamas all day isn't the same as walking and praying an hour each afternoon.)

Jesus shows us that effectiveness isn't about maximizing activity. It's about aligning our work with the Father's. The question isn't "How much can I accomplish?" but "What is mine to do?" That shift put me in a "less is more" mindset.

Grace & Peace,

Keith Webb