Starting is Easy

I don't know about you, but I have enthusiasm for starting new projects and making needed changes, but I don't always finish strong. Have you noticed it's always easy to start something new, but often harder to complete it. For example, it's easy to start the remodeling, it's easy to start the diet, it's easy to make promises, it's easy to eat right the first day, it's easy to say, "I'm gonna change." How many time have we started with good, even great intentions?

Proverbs 12:27 "The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions."

You’ve got to give the lazy guy in this Proverb a little credit. At least he took the initiative and went hunting. He even killed something in the process. But apparently, he stopped short. What good is it to kill an animal if you’re not going to cook it and eat it?

Many of us succeed in obtaining information and knowledge, but we fail in applying and utilizing it. In other words, it's easy to make the kill but we don’t roast our game.

What good is it to attend another class if you’re not going to make any changes based on the wisdom you collect? It's easy to collect information, but difficult to apply it.

What good is it to read the Bible or hear a sermon if you’re just going to let it sit in the same notebook as the last sermon you heard and did nothing about? It's easy to nod your head and perhaps give an appropriate amen, but it's hard to make the application.

What good is it to ask for advice from a trusted friend if you’re not willing to put it into practice unless, of course, she gives you the advice that lines up with the decision you already determined to make anyway? It's easy to agree with those who agree with you, but it's harder to choose your on path.

The real test of character is in becoming a finisher. Is there something you have started over and over and have never completed? What good is making the kill if you’re not willing to roast your game?