Don’t get too excited – Go back to basic!

Days before the final exam, a student will spend some time to study his lessons in preparation. Despite of those sleepless nights of spending much time and effort of studying however he flunked the test.  Why? Because he forgot to read the instructions!

This is what happens when you have forgotten to do the basic thing. You may have invested a lot of effort to do a major task but when you forgot to do the basic thing, it may ruin everything.

There was one time I was working on an important video presentation for a friend. It took me a lot of time to do that. Slept at 2am and 3am to finish that project but then I realize I cannot able to save it because I need to buy the premium version to be able to access all the features. I was exhausted and very disappointed because I was not aware that I am just using the trial version.  Grrrrr….

Sometimes we get too excited to do a certain thing that we forget to sit down and ponder the basic things.

In the Bible.. Luke 14:28-32

The verse tells us that when a man builds a tower, he's not compulsive to work on it right away. He sits down, thinks and plans accordingly. He makes sure everything is set before he start to do the job. He calculates how much will be the cost of the project; get a good supplier with a reasonable price that can deliver the project in a span of time. He calculates how the work will be done as per the deadline.

In the same manner, when a king is about to go to war, he will sit down and do the plan; he will make sure how many warriors are needed to go the battlefield. He will do some research to prepare for the Great War.

When a person remembers the basic things, he will eventually reach and succeed in the major things. We should never underestimate humble beginnings. We might start with a scratch, with almost nothing and with hopeless scenarios but eventually, slowly but surely we will reach and achieve our goal.

In Ecclesiastes 3:1 .... There's a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven.

There are some things that we cannot achieve now because we are still in the process of doing the basic things and building the foundations. The more you spend time on the basic things, the more you master it and the more you master it, the more you become an expert and when you become an expert you will not be afraid to go to the next big thing coz you know to yourself that you are prepared enough to face what lies ahead of you. You know that you have a strong background with the basic things and rooted with a strong foundation.

How to have a strong foundation? 

By building it in the word of God!

In Matthew 7:24-27 there are two types of builders; the wise and the foolish builders. The wise builds his house on the rock while the foolish builds his house on the sand.

The Rock is immovable, unshakeable and unchangeable. Meanwhile, sand is inconsistent, changeable; it separates and goes with the wind.  When you build a house in neither one of them, its foundation will be tested when the wind, storm and earthquakes come. If the building falls easily, then it means it doesn’t have strong foundation.

Same thing with our life, you are wise when you hear the word of God and put it into practice. This simply means you are building your life in a strong foundation. Ps. 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 

Plant your life in the word of God for heaven and earth may pass away but God’s word will never pass away.  Temporal things such as wealth, career and relationships can diminish consequently when you build your life on these things when they perish, you will also perish. Whereas, in the Lord you will not be shaken, you will not be moved. For if God is with you, who can be against you?

Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed.

The key to success is to devote yourself to God. He will always be faithful to His word. He will never leave you, He will never forsake you. (Heb. 13:5) Submit your blueprint to God, and then let His will be done.

Plan as if you cannot pray and pray as if you cannot plan.