Hebrews 11:7 – [Prompted] by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and PREPARED an ark for the deliverance of his own family… (Amplified)
I was flipping through my notebook and found some old notes from church. I want to share them because I think that they cover a very important topic. The topic is preparation. We all have dreams and goals that we want to achieve. Maybe it’s a certain career you want have. It could be a company or ministry that you want to start. Whatever your dreams are, they require preparation. By “preparation,” I mean the process of making yourself ready beforehand so that you are prepared for the thing that you desire. Below are just a few points from my notes on preparation.
- The quality of your preparation determines the quality of your performance. – I’ve always heard that “practice makes perfect.” That’s not really true. The saying should go “PERFECT practice makes perfect.” If you are practicing on a speech and you mess up the words during preparation, what makes you think that you will not mess up during the real thing? Excellence during preparation will result in excellence during performance.
- Everybody that is great at doing anything invested many hours in preparation. – Natural talent isn’t enough to be great. You have to invest time in what you want to be great at.
- Champions do not become champions in “the ring.” – Do you think that Mike Tyson only boxed on fight night? Or do you think that Jordan only picked up a basketball at game time? Anyone who excels does so as a result of DAILY preparation. If your dream is truly important to you, you should work at it daily.
- Preparation “chapters” in your life are not delays in your future success. – Your dream may require you to go to school or get some other certification. Don’t view this as a delay in your success. This preparation is the road to your success!
- Preparation time is never wasted time. – To often, people want to achieve their dreams over night. But the truth is, if we received our dream but are not prepared for it, we will just mess it up. If your dream is to own a home but you have not prepared financially, you won’t have the house for very long. Don’t see preparation as wasted time.
- Your dreams will be no more successful than your preparation. – Do you plan on being a success? Then prepare for it! Don’t expect God to bless you with something that you are not prepared for.
I trust that these few points will encourage you to go after your dreams and prepare for success!
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Some of the points that this mentioned I have to take to heart and remember. I admit that Im young and a bit reckless, and I need to remember that the time that is spent in college, and doing pratical work such as figuring stuff out within different ministries are all preparing me to be better. Its something that I got to remember since all I really want is to get into the thick of it now, but like your message says ‘a champ doesn’t become a champ in the ring’. I know logically that the experience Im getting right now is so amazingly useful.
Preparation = Power!