Why You Shouldn't Wait...NOW Is Your Time!

"He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest]." - Ecclesiastes 11:4 AMP

"Behold, now is the acceptable time, behold, now is the day of salvation..." - 2 Corinthians 6:2 AMP

WAIT: to pause for another to catch up; to remain stationery in readiness or expectation; to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized

PROCRASTINATION: the habit of being slow or late about doing something that should be done: the delay in doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, you are lazy, etc.

Do you remember Goldilocks and the Three Bears? I heard the story in my childhood, and chances are you did, too.

A little girl, Goldilocks, wanders through the woods, stumbles upon the bears' cottage. She eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, sleeps in their beds. She chooses the ones that she likes best, and is found by the bears in the baby's bed sound asleep, because to her it feels "just right."

It's an entertaining tale that delights the young and the young at heart.  But it's just a fairy tale. Nothing more.  You'll see why I mention this is a moment...

Have you ever read "Letter From Birmingham Jail"..? Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote it in 1963 as he sat in a jail cell after being arrested for demonstrating against segregation in that southern city. Birmingham's clergy questioned his motives for visiting their area. They feared King's efforts would backfire, and his presence would tear apart their community. 

They argued that the time for such change in Birmingham wasn't right yet, and while they agreed with King that segregation was wrong, they believed the battle to end it should take place in the courts, not the streets. Rev. King's letter directly addressed their concerns.

His letter explained why he knew the time for waiting had long passed. He wrote about the sting of discouragement felt by people told to "wait," over and over again. He knew what "wait" really meant: we don't want it to happen, and we hope you'll wait long enough to give up. 

After 100 years of waiting to experience rights promised in the Emancipation Proclamation many people had yet to enjoy, Rev. King quoted Justice Earl Warren to voice his position: 

"Justice too long delayed is justice denied...We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you ever get a chance, go online to read the full letter. You'll be glad you did.  I found this link very helpful:

http://www.uscrossier.org/pullias/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/king.pdf

Now you may be wondering at this point...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears has absolutely nothing to do with Letter From a Birmingham Jail! One is a child's story, the other represents a turning point in American history. Surely they don't have a single thing in common...

RIGHT..???

Well, at first glance you might be correct, but if you look a bit closer you'll see an important lesson, a common thread that winds the two together. You can use this common thread to find success in 2016.

And I'll reveal that thread to you...

Next time... 

Here's a hint to get your wheels turning...

That's all for now, gotta run.  

Until next time, remember...

Keep it siimple...  See ya!