Desire Without Discipline

You know what they say: an overnight success generally takes around twenty years. I know, I know. We wish it weren't true, and yet we know that it is! In 1994, a complete nobody by the name of Jeff Bezos began with a small online bookstore in his garage, armed with a dream far bigger than he had any right to dream. While others looked for quick profits, he kept his eyes fixed on the horizon. He reinvested profits when critics demanded dividends; he experimented when others played it safe. Slowly, that garage-born dream stretched its reach across the globe. Amazon has become not just a retailer, but a marketplace, a Cloud pioneer, and a household name—all because one man valued endurance over easy victories. Refusing to let impatience steer his course, Bezos said, "Short-term wins are easy, short-term thinking is dangerous." Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty. Without meaning to shoot down your dreams, let's assume that you're unlikely to found another Amazon … although, I guess, who knows, right? But God created you, uniquely, to do something; to achieve something that will make this world a better place. And whilst hard work doesn't always guarantee the level of success we had in mind, let me tell you, laziness almost certainly guarantees failure. By all means, dream big dreams, as big as you like. But remember, dreams without discipline stay just that, dreams; it's hard work and diligence that turn them into reality. Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.