I knew that I was going to be awestruck from time to time, as I began translating Wycliffe’s Bible into Modern English. And discovering a sailing term where most Bible translations don’t have it… was amazing.
I had just figuratively walked through the door of translating Proverbs… and as an art lover examining an obscure painting in the Louvre in Paris, I stood there, staring at the painting before me.
I couldn’t quite figure out what the man of understanding was grasping tightly in his hands.
Our life of travel and adventure in Christian ministry isn’t as glamorous as it seems. For each breakthrough in ministry to take place, we have to spend at least a thousand days taking at least one step forward toward our dream.
Here is how to be successful accomplishing what God gave you to do with your life: spend an hour a day working on it.
To become the best soccer or basketball player on your team: Each day throughout the year, dribble the ball around the field as fast and as skillfully as you can, 10 laps each day. Time yourself, and try to beat your best score.
To publish your book, write 1,000 words each day until it is complete. Then spend an hour each day cleaning it up.
Accomplishing God’s plans for my life has taken a LOT of obedience, day by day! As a result, I’ve had to be sure that what I was doing is truly a passion from God. Some of the things I started doing fell by the wayside as my focus became clearer and clearer.
Then, once I had my sights on a God-given dream, I was able to persevere to pay the price to hold it in our hands. (more…)
