May 18, 2013
Most times in our lives, we tend to spend so much a time trying to
figure out where to start a project from, how to start it and all. Sometimes a
project as simple as writing a one pager to a friend might take some people
like 5 days to compose.
There is a song that is common among western believers in Nigeria. The
song says “Holy Spirit, where do I start praising you from?” Whenever I hear
people sing this song, I jokingly say, start somewhere.
The trip from Lagos to Abuja by road starts with the driver starting
the engine and driving. There is no progress without movement. Even the fastest
man on earth knows that to win a race, he needs to take the first step. The first step towards achieving anything in
life is to take a step of faith. Peter knew this when in Matthew 14, he saw
Jesus walking on the sea, he made us know that to go forward, you must take a
step.
That wise man in the book of Proverbs advised twice in Prov 6:10 and
24:33 that “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands
to sleep will lead to penury. The distance between here and there is a step.
Many of us waste so much time trying to figure out all the pros and cons. Don’t
get me wrong, I am not saying that planning or weighing options is bad, but
spending too much time on this is only an invitation to frustration and
depression.
The best lesson I have come to learn in this few years of mine on
earth is to start the engine now. Why delay? Start now. You will be surprised
how much you can do when you start. Peter would never have believed that he
could walk on waters until he took the first step.
Take that first step. Start that business; write that application;
fill that form; approach that client; talk to that sister; make that move and
you will be so dazed at how much you have been losing by not starting all these
while. Every step of faith you take henceforth will take you to the top in
Jesus Name. Amen!
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