MAKE THE MOVE

tHE journey from wilderness to wonderland begins with a step. There is no arrival without departure. It is one thing to dream but it is another to take the necessary steps towards that dream. If we want change we must move for change. We cannot sit still and expect things to change. Nothing moves until you move. Martin Luther King Jr. stated it this way: “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” The only way to arrive at your desired destination is to move from your current location.

Did you know that the number one reason many people are where they are is because they are where they are? God designed mankind for movement. That is why he gave us minds and feet. We were designed to change our locations and situations by freewill movement. We were not designed to sit still and be acted upon. In my beginner science class, I learned that one of the characteristics of living things is movement. All living things survive and thrive by movement. Non-living things don’t survive or thrive; they diminish over time because they simply remain where they are situated until they are moved by someone or something. You and I are living beings made in the image of the almighty God. No matter where we may be, things can begin to change for us the moment we start to make the necessary move.

I learned this truth from scripture. It works for everyone and in every situation. I believe it works because God is the one that make things happen. But He expects us to move first. Before God made Abraham the father of faith, Abraham had to move from his relatives. Before God made a path through the red sea, the Israelites had to go forward. Before God led Israelites to the promised land they had to leave Egypt. Before God ended the recession in Samaria, some beggars had to move from their sitting position at Gate of Samaria

I like one African proverb which says “20 children don't play together for twenty years”. Time sorts them as they move along the road of life.  Some may choose to remain where they were born while others will move on to discover higher horizons. Some will climb to the top of the ladder while some may choose to hang on to bottom the ladder. I am aware that some people blame the disparity of outcomes in life on fate or circumstances outside their control. While some circumstances are obviously outside our control, I know from experience that when you start controlling things you can control, you free yourself from the hold of the things you cannot control. But if you sit still, everything around you will equally become still. Nothing moves until you move.  

You can start moving towards your next destination today by taking the following suggested three simple steps:

1. See the DIFFERENCE. Reflect on your current situation in the light of your desired destination. How do you see the difference? Would you rather be here or be there? Your ability to see the difference between where you are and where you desire to be will give rise to first surge of energy you need to rise up from wherever you may be.

2. Make the DECISION. Decide that you can and will change. Decide where that change destination looks like. Decide which route you will take, the price you will pay and how much sacrifice you will make. Decide whom you will move toward and whom you will move away from. The ticket to your Destination is in your decision. What are your values? What is your passion? What is the alarm ringing in your head every morning and night? Make the decision to respond to that alarm and this wake up call.

3. Respond to your DESIRE. All wishes without work will end up as ashes and all dreams without a drive will end up as dust.  Get up. Start to drive towards your destination. Do what you have to do. Pay that bill. Read that book. Go to school Clean the house. Learn that lesson. Quit that habit. Say no to that pressure. Write that article. Make that phone call. Make that visit. There is time to rest and recharge but there is also time to reflect and refire. Respond to your desire to become a better you. Start Today!