I keep journals, Evernote files, and Word Documents filled with lists of ideas. Blog ideas, sermon series concepts, Church projects, and future dreams are all recorded in their proper location for regular reviewing. 

Some of these items have been on my mind for years. Yet, for a variety of reasons, the timing is not right at the moment. About every month, I read through them, pray over them, and search my soul to see if I feel anything coming together. Occasionally, an idea from eight years ago will spark for numerous reasons, and I know it is time to see it come to fruition.

Not every thought is a great one for the current season. But it may be a great idea, and the timing is not correct. Many concepts need a long mental soak before they are ready.

One part of leadership is determining not just what happens but when.