Every Step Matters! 4-26–26

Welcome to the word for the week. I have said this countless times here and it is something that can never get old to hear. The most difficult thing to deal with is what you do not want to deal with. It is the thing that you know something needs to be done about but you do not want to be bothered with it. It is the thing that you know will not go anywhere unless you do something about it. Yet, you will still rather not deal with it. The reason has nothing to do with the fact that you cannot do something. It is because what needs to be done is something you just do not want to do. It is easy to say this only hurts you but most of reading this have others on the line with you. In other words, your actions in terms of what you do and do not do also affect them. That is when it becomes something that is unnecessary.

Fixing you is something that should not be seen as optional. It is something that requires your immediate attention. Your car may not immediately start one day. So you keep on persevering in trying to start it until it does. Most of the time that works. What do you do when it happens again later the same day? You keep on persevering until it starts. Notice the word persevering here. That is fine with one important exception. The fact that it did the same thing later that day means there is a problem. Yes, you can ignore it but at some point it will not start no matter what you do. This is not something that just happened. The first time it did but every time after that was due to neglect. Your life is the same way. You can only restart with issues so many times. At some point, you are going to have to shut down in order to deal with it.

Nothing just happens. The problem in life is that we ignore the signs that let us know something is not right. Not today is what you say. I do not feel like that is what you say. Well, there are no days off in a war. You fight everyday for survival. You stay alert and you stay alive. You may truly want to move forward in your life but it is amazing how many known things hinder people. It would be one thing if you did not know the reason but when you do there is no excuse for that. What hurts today can help you tomorrow. You will never know that until you do something about today. If a person wants to be a surgeon but they shake from nervousness they need to do one of two things. Either figure out how to get past being nervous or consider something else in the medical field. What they cannot afford to do is the operate on someone and cause unnecessary injury or even death to them. Something has to be done or it will hurt others is my point here.

Every step you take matters on this journey. Each step is a building block in your life. Each steps teaches you something and it makes you stronger. Each step prepares you for the next step. If you were to bypass any of the steps you would not be prepared to finish. God wants you to be complete. You have to want the same thing for yourself. God does not want you to lack any good thing. That is not just about money. That is about your life as a whole. The prodigal son could not wait and left with his entire portion of the inheritance. How much did he come back with? Zero. The reason is because he was not equipped at that time to handle his portion. He had it, lost it, and had nothing left to show for it. Is that how you want to be? Meanwhile, Elisha followed Elijah. When it was his turn to lead what did he lose? Zero. The reason is because he was equipped over time to handle a double portion of Elijah’s anointing. You get the point here. You are either going to deal with your obstacles or they will deal with you. What will your choice be?
 
May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon