Have you ever had to move a heavy and tall dresser across a room, moving it from one wall to the opposite wall, spinning it around as you go? And there's nobody else around to help? As you move it you have many factors to keep in mind: move it at the wrong angle and it might gouge the wall...get in the wrong position and pull it towards you and it might fall on you and crush you...and you'll probably be sore for a few days afterwards.
But there are two other major issues to consider in doing this. 1)You can never move it quickly with one big shove. Rather, even as you put your full weight behind it at just the right angles, the best you can do it give it a hundred little nudges here and there. Sometimes you have to pull it when it's close to the wall; sometimes you have to slide it in a direction to move it around a bed; sometimes you get in a good position and move it a whole six inches at a time. But it's a long, slow, laborious process. Nothing moves quickly.
2)Then, of course, there is the question as to why you are doing this by yourself in the first place? Why not call a friend or a spouse and have them help? Unfortunately, they're not around, and you are arrogant enough to think you can do it all yourself. And besides, you've moved lots of furniture before, and you know what happens when you get more people involved: people say they like things the way they were, or they will complain that it's too much work, or they might even actively work against you to keep you from getting things done. So, sometimes it's easier to just get stuff done yourself.
This, I think, is a pretty good metaphor for working in full-time ministry in a small church.
