Oops-A-Daisy

Beauty and the Beast lyrics continued.

Too long we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills!
Most days we just lay around the castle
Flabby, fat and lazy
You walked in and oops-a-daisy!

Are you wasting your life? What about your time, are you wasting that? Your talents? Your energy? Are your skills growing rusty as they lie hidden behind heavy unopened doors?

What are you doing right now to sharpen your skills? What are you doing to shine up your character? How are you exercising your mind and getting your talents in shape?

How about taking your homework seriously in a way that develops perseverance, enhances your critical thinking and teaches you self-control? How about learning an instrument, or language or art or sport? What about looking for opportunities to improve your public speaking, your writing, your one-on-one people skills?

If "one day" you want to be a preacher, are you drafting preaches now, getting stuck in the Word, preaching to yourself in the mirror, asking for opportunities to preach at lifegroup, just generally speaking to groups of people without dying of nerves?

If "one day" you want to impact the people of outer Mongolia or Timbuktu, are you teaching yourself another language so as to awaken your brain in that regard? Are you interacting with diverse people and cultures to grow your global acumen?

If "one day" you want to be a powerful business leader, are you leading yourself well right now? Are you taking responsibility for the things and the people and pets in your care? Are you working on your time management and prioritisation and multitasking skills?

And I say "one day" as I do, because you never know when that day will be. It may well be much sooner than you think. And when that opportunity does present itself, I imagine you don't want to be found flabby, fat and lazy and crying "Oops-a-daisy!" Don't be caught napping like the virgins in Matthew 25.

Can I challenge you to think about your "one day"? What do you need to make that day a reality? And what are you doing about that in this moment?

Jesus backs you fully. His divine power has given you everything you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3), but it's up to you to keep it all in working condition. Shake off the dust and the rust. Ask God what it is He has for your right now. Improve your strengths; work on your weaknesses (Hebrews 12:12).

Dream big God dreams and then take all the little day-by-day steps to get you there.