It is a paradox, but it is true. Great success is frequently
preceded by (or interrupted by) great failure. Consider the American
professional baseball Hall of Famer, Hank Aaron. During Hammerin’ Hank’s
23-year career, he hit a record-setting 715 home runs, but he struck out 1,383
times while doing so. Lesson Learned: Don’t ever be fearful of an
apparent near miss or abject failure; it may merely be the prelude or portal to
phenomenal victory.
When you are tempted to feel discouraged, remember THE LAW OF THE SEED. That
is, the more you SOW of
your TIME, TALENT and TREASURE, the more opportunity you
create for success. Is there natural evidence for this spiritual
principle? Yes! The average apple tree contains five hundred
apples, with an average of seven seeds per apple. Significance? Many
seeds sown could somehow result in failure. Therefore, multiple seeds are
necessary to guarantee productive and positive results.
Perhaps you have not tried hard enough, long enough, or been
consistent enough. Prayerfully consider and evaluate.
Job seekers may have to work their way through twenty (or more)
interviews before landing the right position. Employers might have to
interview forty (or more) candidates before finding the right employee. Sales
reps might have to identify fifty (or more) prospects before setting five
appointments and closing one deal. You and I might have to wade through scores
of acquaintances before finding that one special friend.
Understanding THE LAW
OF THE SEED minimizes frustration and disappointment. It is
helpful to read the biographies of successful individuals. Whenever their
authors are candid and complete, we invariably discover times of trouble and
testing in which persons-now-at-the-top have experienced unsettling setbacks
that literally shook their foundations and brought them to their knees.
Perhaps, the ‘knee-position’ is the greatest place and posture any human can
occupy.
My friend, don’t waste time and energy bemoaning failure.
Simply plant more seeds. While doing so, TRUST GOD. After all, HE
is Lord of the harvest.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all
else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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