Religion: A Pastor Ponders

Follow through

by Pastor William Jenkins

April 28, 2006

On an island in the St. Lawrence River there stands a partially completed replica of a medieval castle. The idea of building this castle was born in the mind of a wealthy American some decades ago. Midway through the project, he called a halt to the work and the castle remains unfinished. Many tangible examples of unfulfilled ambition are to be seen all over the world. Because they are tangible it is often easy to see why they were never finished, the money ran out.

In the Bible Jesus told about a man who started building and failed to finish because he ran out of money. The lesson is to plan well before you invest your resources.

More difficult to understand is where we, as humans, fail to go all the way in achieving our goals. There are many people who have been inspired by a great idea. The idea became a dream and the dream became a goal. It caught and held the attention and energies of their lives long enough for them to begin working towards the realization of it. Somewhere along the way they lost something vital to the quest. They lost momentum and never followed through; they “settled”.

The question is: how many, having failed to follow through, can figure out exactly why and how to get started again. It is never too late to start over again and go after your hearts desire.

Just something to ponder.

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