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Consider This: Press The Button!

 

Consider This:  Press the Button!

My favourite TV game show is Jeopardy.  I used to like it even more when my kids were younger, because I could easily beat them and look smart.  These days, after they have grown up and gone to university, it is much more difficult.  However, Jeopardy is still the only game show I will watch.

In a book I read, a contestant who did very well on the show shared the secret to his success.  He said (and I am paraphrasing here), “You must press the button before you know the answer.  Everyone on Jeopardy is smart. Everyone knows the answer. The key to winning is to act.  You must jump in and press the button, assuming that your brain will catch up and supply the answer.  If you wait until you are sure, you will be too late!”

Press the button!

Too often, we hesitate, not because we do not know what to do, but because we do not want to do it.  Sometimes, we fail to act because we are not sure how the situation will turn out.  Other times, we simply do not want to get involved.  Jumping in and doing what you know you should do can be messy.

Press the button anyway!

Call the friend you have been thinking about and ask how they are doing.  Offer your assistance to someone in need.  Be generous when you have the opportunity.  Say the words of encouragement someone needs to hear. You already know the good you should do.  The question is, “Will you do it?”

We often believe that making it to the finish line is the hardest part, but that is not true.  Getting to the starting line is the much bigger challenge!

Do you want to see life change for the better?

Press the button!

God will work out the details as you go.

“Prepare your minds for action!” (1 Peter 1:13)  



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