Don't Despise Small Beginnings! Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 25:21

Don’t be discouraged because your beginning seems small but be faithful where you‘re at. Be content and have enough drive to push yourself to reach your goals. Know that in order to be great you have to start somewhere. The world may portray that you wake up and greatness falls into your lap but be wise, you have to put in work to see results. Most microwave success ends in disaster because the people never had a chance to prepare for what was coming, they couldn’t handle what they were given. So be glad to start where you’re at because you don‘t have to stay there. Don’t let your now discourage you from pushing forward. In your beginning stages is where you learn who you are and where you build your foundation. Make sure your foundation is Christ, so when you get where you’re going you’ll remember how you got there. Move and keep your goal in mind because a focused person will always reach their goals. Don’t let the next person success be a distraction to you but let it motivate you to keep moving forward and let it encourage you to tap into the greatness God’s placed in you.

Also, don’t curse what you don’t understand. Your small beginning could be the stepping stone for something greater. Know that as you allow God to lead you, he knows which way is best and knows the exact path you need to take to be prepared for what‘s next. (Psalm 32:8). As the bible says, “5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Let him be the head of whatever you do big or small and watch it prosper. The bible also states, “8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9). So don’t be depressed because you don’t understand why you have to go a certain route to see desired results, keep trusting God.

Go forth with what you have, know that God hasn’t forgotten about you he‘s with you every step of the way. Each step you take by faith in your small beginnings prepares you for bigger doors that will open in the future. Remember, your beginning doesn’t define you, God already did that. As the saying goes, “It’s not how you start but how you finish.” Stay in the race. -Eri @EriHolmes