Find a Way

“If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.” … Unknown

Our CEO often uses the phrase “All excuses are equal” and I see that too often in our lives. Seth Godin often talks about this in his business blog, the predilection to a lack of action and the use of barriers we ourselves put up, barriers to achievement, effort and success. As a writer I have experienced that … this blog is proof of a very late entry into writing more often for myself, a promise I had been making for years, perhaps decades. I was always just too busy …

Too, this quote from an unknown source relates to what we teach our children every day: Believe it and you can achieve it. That is a hard truth to be sure, but belief is but the first stopping point in success. Action is what’s needed.

So too with our belief in God and in what He asks us to do. It is definitely an important internal need, that belief … but then how do we put it into real action? Do we more often find ways or find excuses? It’s always our choice, we know that … so what small “excuse” am I staring at today, that I can change into a “way” to make a difference for God?