Perhaps you’ve heard of someone who became an overnight success. The reality is that these sudden sensations are usually just an illusion. Someone told me, “It took me thirty years of hard work to become an overnight success.” The truth is, when you see someone who appears to be an overnight success, what you are usually seeing is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. It is true that great opportunities come, but only those who are prepared will be able to take advantage of them. So what can you do to prepare yourself for the opportunity God is going to bring your way?
Maybe God has called you to the nations to preach the gospel, but you don’t have any preaching invitations. If I were you, I would get my passport, buy a suitcase, and start preparing some evangelistic messages so that when the opportunity presents itself for you to move forward, you are prepared. What opportunities do you have right now that are in line with what God is calling you to do? What is in your hand right now? Is there anything you need to do? Think about it. Is God calling you to go to school and get an education that will prepare you to fulfill the vision He has given you?
Go online today and start researching schools. Has He given you a dream of starting a business? Think of people you can talk with who have experience as entrepreneurs. Do you need to get healthy and lose some weight before you can do what God has called you to do? Change your eating habits and start a rigorous programme of exercise right now. Just do something. Do anything. It may seem totally meaningless at the present time, but do it anyway. Even a small seed planted in faith can become the inception of fulfilling what God has called you to do.
