Enough Retreat, Time to Advance

Matthew 11:12
12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

Element is promoting a "Men's Advance" for March 13-15. So exciting!

-beautiful use of contrasting the colloquialism of a "retreat"
-retreat means to fall back. the origin of of the Christian "retreat" comes from the idea of getting away from the craziness of life so that your mind can be clear and you can see clearly
-we usually have to retreat from the things in our lives that aren't working before we can advance in the direction that God is calling us to
-when we go to an "ADVANCE" ... we are fleeing the ORDINARY in pursuit of the EXTRAORDINARY. we don't want to pursue less... we want to pursue more!
-that doesn't mean we want to be more busy, more stressed, or more over committed! but it does mean that we won't stop until the 'kingdom of heaven' is established here on earth!
-when we leave the advance, our goal is NOT to feel refreshed and relaxed, but to feel challenged and prepared for battle!