“DOES ANYONE DARE DESPISE THIS DAY OF SMALL BEGINNINGS?”
ZECHARIAH 4:10 TM
Big goals - small steps!
Do you feel like there’s a huge gap between your present job and your ultimate career destination? You say, “Yes, I’d like to be a teacher, but that means I’d have to go back to school and finish my degree. That would take years!” “Sure, I’d love to switch careers, but this job has security; I don’t think I could take the risk.” “It would be fun to try and market my own product, but I don’t know how to get started.” The excuses pile up like dirty dishes in a sink; it feels like it would take too long, cost too much, require too many sacrifices to get from point A to point B. Whether it’s going back to school, starting your own business or entering the ministry, the temptation is to always put it off until another time. Maybe when my wife gets a job, maybe when the kids are grown, maybe when I retire. Maybe, maybe, maybe!
How do you overcome the fear of starting? You reach big goals by taking small steps! While it’s tempting to think that the amount of time required is too long, those days and years will pass — whether you’re pursuing your goal or not! God wants you to heed His call, to show up for duty and leave the provisions — including the time, money, open doors, favorable relationships and material resources — to Him. If you do your part, He’ll do His. The Psalmist writes: “No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Ps 84:11). Just trust God and take the first small step!
