From Disorder to Clarity: Why Order Always Comes First

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Do you ever feel like you’re walking through a thick mental fog? Whether you are trying to discern what God has called you to do, make a difficult decision, or simply get through your day without feeling overwhelmed, a lack of clarity can be paralyzing.

The truth is that clarity is not something you find by accident; it is a byproduct of position and order. Whenever you increase order in your life, you automatically increase your clarity.

Step 1: Walk in the Light

The first step toward clarity is learning to recognize if you are "walking in the light". In the darkness, you are groping around, confused, and stumbling over things because you can't see the path. In the light, everything becomes visible.

• Check Your Fellowship: The biggest symptom of walking in the light is having fellowship with God and others. Broken relationships act as a major blockage to clarity.

• Restore Peace: Use humility, forgiveness, or repentance to mend relationships. You must do your part to restore peace, even if the other person stays in the dark.

• Monitor Your Symptoms: If you feel stressed, confused, or low-energy, you are likely "out of position". Feelings of joy, gratitude, and fullness are signs that you are back in the light.

Step 2: Do What You Know to Do

We often seek high-level clarity for the future while ignoring the things right in front of us. Procrastination creates a mental "blockage" that eats away at your clarity.

• Clear the Blockages: Identify the small things you’ve been putting off—emails, chores, or minor tasks.

• Take Action: When you chip away at the things you know you should be doing, it removes the weight from your mind and opens the door for higher-level insights.

• Start Small: Even a five-minute task or a single physical movement (like one air squat) can break the cycle of stagnation.

Step 3: The Science of Clarity (The Liquid Crystal Method)

Clarity follows a specific scientific principle modeled by liquid crystals, think LCD display on your phone screen. Liquid crystals have the ability to be highly flexible and adaptable(liquid) while also being very structured. We all need this same ability to be adaptable but structured. 

• The Metaphor: When liquid crystals are disordered, they are cloudy and opaque. When they are ordered, they become perfectly transparent.

• Set Boundaries: For liquid crystals to become ordered they must first have boundaries. You must create boundaries around your time and your wake-up routine to protect your mental state.

• Seek Alignment: Once liquid crystals have a boundary then the must be aligned. This can be done in two different ways. One is to rub a cloth in only one direction along the glass. This creates small scratches or grooves that the crystals will use to align. The other method is to shine a polarized light across the glass. The light method is superior, and it is symbolic for us, in that we should be aligning ourselves with the light, with the truth of God's word. 

Defending Your Order

Order is not a one-time event; it must be defended. Because of entropy, everything in life naturally tends toward disorder if left alone. You must play "defense" daily by protecting your priorities.

The Priority Blueprint:

1. God First: Staying connected to the source of light.

2. Yourself: You cannot give out of an empty cup; you must stay healthy spiritually, mentally, and physically.

3. Relationships: Spouse, children, and then others.

4. Work and Ministry: These follow only after the primary relationships are in order.

Are you ready to move from a fog into the light? Clarity is waiting for you on the other side of order.

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