I wrote my first book while on campus. I put my best into that book. Little did I know that the book would get to the US in just two weeks of release. My professor on campus bought 50 copies of the book and gave it to his son, who was to travel for his graduate study. That experience taught me to give my best at all times.
Friend, you need to give your best at all times. Opportunities often come unannounced, so you need to be prepared at all times (Ephesians 5:16). Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. If you must write, write well. If you must sing, sing well. If you must preach or teach, do it well. Stop waiting for special moments to give your best. Make every moment special by giving your best at all times (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
If you are trying to be ready when you are supposed to be ready, you are already late (Ecclesiastes 9:10-12). You need to live ready. You need to prepare for your opportunity even when it seems far away. Life is about time and chance. The difference between success and failure is the way we maximise our time and chance in life. Successful people are not necessarily better than failures. They are only more responsive (Proverbs 6:6-11).
How responsive are you? How do you position yourself for opportunities? How do you maximise opportunities (Judges 11:1-11)? Sometimes, God will delay your opportunities in order to get you ready. Therefore, while you are praying for the right opportunity, make sure you prepare for such. Like Joseph, you might just be a contact away from the fulfilment of your agelong dreams and visions (Genesis 41:9-16). But will you be ready?
While you are waiting, hone your skills. While you are waiting, work on your character. While you are waiting, develop capacity. Waiting time must not be a wasted time (Habakkuk 2:3). As far as God is concerned, no season is a waste. Your season of obscurity could be your biggest season if only you can maximise it. When the stage light is not on you, use the opportunity to get ready (Luke 1:80).
If you miss your karios moment or opportune time, you would have to wait another cycle (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Stay sensitive. Write that book. Make that contact. Enrol for that course. Stop procrastinating. Make the right move. Be global, eternal, and generational in your thinking. It is true that your generation is waiting for you (Romans 8:19). But it may not be the current version of you they are waiting for.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria