All great discoveries have been made by people whose faith ran ahead of their minds. Significant achievements have not been obtained by taking small risks on unimportant issues.
Don’t ever waste time planning, analyzing, and risking on small ideas. It is always wise to spend more time on decisions that are irreversible and less time on those that are reversible.
Learn to stretch, to reach out where God is. Aim high and take risks. The world’s approach is to look to next year based on last year. We Christians need to reach to the potential, not reckon to the past.
Those who make great strides are those who take chances and plan toward the challenges of life.
Don’t become so caught up in small matters that you can’t take advantage of important opportunities. Most people spend their entire lives letting down buckets into empty wells. They continue to waste away their days trying to draw them up again.
Choose today to dream big, strive to reach the full potential of your calling. Choose to major on the important issues of life, not on the unimportant.
H. Stern said, “If you’re hunting rabbits in tiger country, you must keep your eye peeled for tigers, but when your are hunting tigers you can ignore the rabbits.” There are plenty of tigers to go around. Don’t be distracted by or seek after the rabbits of life. Set your sights on “big game.”
Security and opportunity are total strangers. If an undertaking doesn’t include faith, it’s not worthy of being called God’s direction. I don’t believe that God would call any of us to do anything that would not include an element of faith in Him.
There is a famous old saying that goes, “Even a turtle doesn’t get ahead unless he sticks his neck out.” Dream big, because you serve a big God.
Excerpt permission granted by Insight Publishing Group
John Mason is an international bestselling author, minister, publisher, executive author coach, and noted speaker. He’s the founder and president of Insight International and Insight Publishing Group. Both organizations are dedicated to helping people reach their dreams and fulfill their God-given destinies.
He has authored thirty-two books including An Enemy Called Average, You’re Born An Original—Don’t Die A Copy, Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop, and Know Your Limits Then Ignore Them which have sold over 2 million copies and are translated into 40 different languages throughout the world. His books are widely regarded as a source of godly wisdom, scriptural motivation, and practical principles. His writings have been published twice in Reader’s Digest along with numerous other national and international publications. Seven of his books have reached number one on Amazon bestseller lists.
He’s been the president of two Christian publishing companies. He’s also a former Vice President and Publisher for Thomas Nelson Publishers (Harper Collins), the 6th largest book publisher in the world and largest Christian publisher.
He’s an internationally recognized executive author coach, helping numerous prominent authors with their books for more than thirty years. Politicians, NBA, NFL, PGA, MLB, an Olympic gold medalist and other professional athletes, billionaires, businesspeople, pastors, ministers, New York Times bestselling authors, a Fortune 500 CEO, Navy SEALs, Top Gun pilots, and a Texas governor have all benefitted from his knowledge.
Known for his quick wit, powerful thoughts, and insightful ideas, he is a popular speaker across the US and around the world.