SURFING WITH JESUS
Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
LOOK
AHEAD
The prudent understand where they are going, but fools
deceive themselves.
Proverbs 14:8.
A head coach is thought to be eccentric because of how
extensively he plans and plays in advance of each game. Most coaches would wait
to see how the game unfolded, then respond with plays that seemed appropriate.
But a good Coach wants always a game to respond to him.
Looking ahead is the process of creating the future
before it happens. People who learn to do it “understand where they are going.”
It involves deciding your actions in advance so that your life will respond to
you. What are the benefits of such a proactive pursuit?
Looking ahead gives direction. It’s like using a
highlighter on a roadmap to indicate where you are, where you are going, and
how you are going to get there. The highlighted roadmap not only provides
information for where you are going; it also suggests where you are not going.
Looking ahead helps us to create rather than react. With
each step along our journey, we are faced with a choice either to create or to
react. Many people spend their entire days reacting. Like goalies in hockey,
with pucks flying at us all day, we react. We react to news, cars in traffic,
people, events, challenges, and obstacles. A better way involves making choices
and following plans.
Looking ahead saves time. “One hour of planning saves
three hours of execution.” Planning yields a savings return. We only have
twenty-four hours in a day and 365 days in a year. If we don’t use them wisely
by looking ahead, we will forever forfeit those gifts.
Looking ahead reduces crisis. Our daily lives have two
controlling influences: plans and pressures. When we look ahead and choose to
plan, we take charge and control of our days. If we fail to look ahead, we will
spend our days in crisis mode. We will fall into a trap of panic
planning—planning on the fly with no time to effectively map out a strategy.
Looking ahead maximizes energy. Failing to look ahead, we
dissipate our energy on less important matters, improper agendas, and lost
crusades. We waste our time on the trivial many. But preparation often
energizes us! Be wise. Look ahead. It’s eccentric but well worth the effort.
Good advice, take time to acknowledge God and lean not to
your own understanding. All is well when we trust Him with all our thoughts and
plans. Don’t be a fool.
REMEMBER
“If
we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9. Join Surfing with Jesus
mailing list: genedash@yahoo.com. Send prayer request to: genedash@yahoo.com
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