Faith in Action 2017 10.12.17 | Page 4

4 FAITH IN ACTION

THE POWER OF DOING SOMETHING EVERY DAY

The new year is at our doorstep . Plans , dreams , and wishes abound this time of year , exactly like a year ago , and the year before that , and maybe even the one before that one , too . Did you reach your goals for 2017 ? Stop and think for a moment . If you continue doing what you have always done , you will only continue to have the same results !

Great plans and goals are very important . If you don ’ t know where you want to be , you ’ ll never realise whether you got there , and so , anywhere you are will seem good enough . We have to have a goal .

“ Start my own business , so I don ’ t have to work for anyone .”
“ Buy a new house in a better part of town , where we ’ ll be more comfortable and secure .”
“ Lose 20 pounds , be healthier , and not live a sedentary lifestyle .”
“ Be at peace with God and myself through an active spiritual life .”
Whatever your goal may be , one thing is certain : you have to do more than taking a step to reach it . It won ’ t happen today , all at once , in the snap of a finger . That ’ s where a lot of people stumble ; they get discouraged because their dreams appear to be too far away .
There is , however , a trick to beat this : it ’ s the power of doing something every day .
If you want to make your dream come true , you have to do something about it every day because , no matter how small the step may be , that ’ s how you ’ re going to get there . One step at a time , the tortoise beat the hare . It ’ s no different in real life .
Without losing sight of your dream in the distance , do something about it today , and the next day , do it again . It could be just ten minutes that you take out of your day , half an hour or an hour . It ’ s not important how much time you ’ re going to spend daily , but the fact that you do something every day . That ’ s where the power lies - in the habitual regularity , in the sum of the parts .
Do you want to have your own business in a year ? What can you do about it today ? Research further into the desired industry ? Speak to someone who has been in the business for a long time ? Open up an account to start saving and accumulate capital ?
Do you want to be 20 pounds lighter and healthier in six months ? What can you do about it today ? Skip dessert ? Go up the stairs instead of taking the elevator ? Make an appointment with a nutritionist ?
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray , Jesus taught them the Lord ’ s Prayer . Embedded in this prayer is a secret that few know : “ Give us this day our daily bread .”
Our daily bread – This we need .
Daily – We have to seek what we need daily ; no use looking just today for what we need for the entire week .
Give us this day – Indicates that this prayer needs to be made at the beginning of the day , when “ today ” is still ahead of us .
That ’ s the power of doing something every day . Wasn ’ t the Lord ’ s Prayer given to us so that we can repeat it every day ? It serves as a guide to how we should make our daily prayers . I am a living testimony to this power . Ever since I started doing this , my spiritual life has reached another level .
You can decide right here , right now , what you ’ re going to do every day so that you can get closer to your objectives .
Think and clearly define where you want to go .
Decide to do something daily in favour of your goal .
Do it . No excuses . No exceptions . No exceptions .
PS . Here ’ s a tip to those who are really determined to reach their dream : keep a diary , calendar or any other way of reminding you to do what you need to do and what you did that day . The pleasure of reaching the end of each day and writing what you did is like no other . Try it .
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