When Real Growth Starts

I've always thought my ability to grow my business was a direct reflection of my ability to grow myself.  After hearing a sermon this morning about accepting the hard seasons of life and enjoying the moment, though, my wife and I's post sermon discussion made me realize something.

I realized my ability to grow myself is about so much more than just growing my business.  So many of us have issues in ALL areas of our lives that land in the exact same category (myself included).  I realized our ability to grow ourselves is a direct reflection of our ability to grow ourselves.  No duh.  Right?

I really think there is something to be said about grasping this truth, though.  Really identifying that person in the mirror- objectively looking at their weaknesses, short comings, and hot buttons.  Our lives are a result of the decisions we make.  Those decisions are influenced by our character, and our character is shaped by our habits.

When to Start

The more I confess my desire to write a book, the more peers I come across who say they feel too young to start.

I feel too young to start, too.  My life experience is laughable in the presence of most, but I know there's so much more to becoming a good writer than the number of items you've checked off your bucket list. And I couldn't imagine how whimsically treacherous my life would be if I always only followed my feelings.

I believe like any art, or sport... or thing, you've got to start somewhere.  So why not now?

Anyone who has mastered anything started working towards it long ago.

Many respectable writers I have come across published their first books as young adults, or even as teens.  And they published, and published, and published.  They didn't wait until they felt qualified to release a single swan song at the end of their lives.  They seized the pen, the day, their idea, and they started.

If I had a dollar for every time I waited to do something when I was older, I certainly wouldn't be any richer.

Faith & Argument

"You see, if your faith stands in human argument, someone who is a better arguer can argue you out of it again.  But when the spirit of God reveals truth to your heart and God manifests that truth to your heart, nobody can argue you out of it.  If you know God through Jesus Christ the Lord, nobody can argue you out of it."
-A.W. Tozer