Be Attentive

“I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands” Ps. 119:60

This lesson on exploitation is so important. Stop procrastinating and just do it! Have you seen a lady trying to kill a cockroach without any ‘weapon’ in hand? She would step on everything else and everywhere else in that room but on the actual cockroach. I am sure you are wondering why I am using such an illustration. It will come to you. It is not convenient but just do it. Do not miss the opportunity for obedience.

Israel missed a window of opportunity. God said to them go and possess the land but Israel said we are unable to possess the land. Israel missed that window of opportunity and did not get it back until forty years had passed. In fact, a whole generation died, meaning that that generation did not enter the Promised Land. Why? It is because an opportunity missed, can hurt you for a very long, long time.

The second enemy of exploitation capable of keeping us from taking action and exploiting situations to the glory of God and to our own advantage is Caution. Caution is not actually bad but caution can become a problem. And caution is not necessarily fear. Caution is rooted in logic and systems; logic, meaning this makes sense; we should be careful when we get to the edge so that we do not fall. It is logical and so it breeds caution.

The other leg is Systems; this is how we do it here. While systems are good and cultures are good, system and cultures must be broken so that you can make progress. What do you mean that is how we do it here? It may have worked fifty years ago but it is not working now. I am sorry it is not working so break the system and create a new one.

A young man and his father are having an argument about how things are done. The father insists he must do things the way the great grandfather, the grandfather, and his own father did it. But the boy insists on doing things his own way. The father gets so furious and wants to curse the boy. Do not curse him. He is breaking the system and it will birth greatness.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, please help me eliminate procrastination, break through logic and systems and help me make significant progress, in Jesus Name.