I read from ‘The Word for You Today’ each AM; it’s a booklet that is free for the taking from our church and is published quarterly with a short reading for each day. I meant to share this with the family back in December but forgot to. (Their website is wordforyou.com . They publish over 16M copies in 15 languages each yr; they promote the sharing of it with everyone)
Stop Waiting for Perfect Conditions
Too many of us stand on the dock waiting. We want the ship in place, the gangplank perfectly positioned, the weather right, and an engraved invitation before we’re willing to launch out. It will never happen. Dreams don’t move toward us, we have to move toward them. One author writes: “It’s time to quit waiting for perfection, inspiration, permission, reassurance, someone to change, the right person to come along, the kids to leave home, the new administration to take over, an absence of risk, someone to discover you, a clear set of instructions, more self-confidence, or the pain to go away.
Instead of saying, ‘We’ve never done it before,’ say, ‘We have the opportunity to be first.’
Instead of saying, ‘We don’t have the resources.’ say, ‘Necessity fuels invention.’
Instead of saying, ‘There’s not enough time,’ say, ‘We’ll change how we work.’
Instead of saying, ‘We’ve already tried that,’ say, ‘We learned from experience.’
Instead of saying, ‘We don’t have the expertise,’ say, ‘Let’s network with those who do.’
Instead of saying, ‘Our vendors and customers won’t go for it,’ say, ‘Let’s show them the opportunities.’
Instead of saying, ‘We don’t have enough money,’ say, ‘Maybe’s there’s something we can cut.’
Instead of saying, ‘We’re understaffed,’ say, ‘We’re a lean, hungry team.’
Instead of saying, ‘It’ll never get any better,’ say, ‘We’ll try one more time.’
Instead of saying, ‘Let somebody else deal with it,’ say, ‘I’m ready to learn something new.’
Instead of saying, ‘It’s not my job,’ say, ‘I’ll be glad to take the responsibility.’
Instead of saying, ‘I can’t,’ say, ‘By God’s grace, I can!’