Readiness is Overvalued.

Readiness is Overvalued.

Readiness is often overvalued. If you wait until you feel fully prepared, you may never take the first step. Waiting for clear evidence can prevent you from moving forward. We are called to walk in faith, and readiness often comes as we are already in motion. People rarely jump from a standing position and declare, “I’m ready!” Growth happens as you go. The key to your success lies not in your own ability, but in God’s ability to guide you.

Frequently, we have a list of excuses that hold us back. We might think we are too inarticulate, too old, too young, too sinful, it’s too dangerous, too poor, or too hesitant. We tell God why we can’t do what He has called us to do. However, our sufficiency is not of ourselves; it is of God. Even God’s greatest disciples had excuses. Some doubted, yet God still used them. Consider the great men of the Bible and their excuses: Moses – poor in speech; Gideon – from the weakest clan; Abraham – 100 years old; Jeremiah – too young; Isaiah – unclean lips; Esther – hesitant before the king extends the sceptre; the rich young ruler – went away sad; Saul – hiding among the baggage. None were ready.

There is a transformation where our weaknesses are made strong. We start weak and become strong along the way. However, you won’t become strong in the Lord unless you are following Him. You need to be praising and worshipping God, dedicating your time and talents to Him, reading His word and acting on what that word is telling you to do.

Your launch date is set by you, but the outcome is set by God. We must be patient as the Lord equips us to do His will in His way. Some of us may have to wait a few months, others many years, and we need to wait without grumbling or complaining. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years until their complaints against the Lord ceased.

• “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6

• “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9

Learn what you need to know and take those first steps. Make them baby steps, if you feel you can’t go all the way at one time. Trust in the Lord to guide those first small and faltering steps and trust in Him to position you where you need to be.