"GET PASS WHAT'S IN THE WAY"

Scripture: Proverbs 26:13b     

In John Mason's book, Imitation is Limitation, he tells the story of a man who meets a guru on the road and asks, "which way is success". The bearded sage doesn't speak but instead points to a place off in a distance. The man thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success rushes off in the appropriate direction. Splat! He limps back, bruised and stunned, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his question to the guru, who again points silently in the same direction. He obediently walks off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when he crawls back, he is bloody, broken, and irate. "I asked you which way is success!" he screams at the guru. "I followed the direction you indicated! And all I got was splattered! No more of this pointing! Talk!" Only then does the guru speak: "Success is that way. Just a little after the splat."

Proverbs 26:13b reads "there is a lion in the way." In reality, there is always something in the way. Whether it's a splat or a lion, there is always something that could turn you around and push you back from the thing you are trying to accomplish. The road to destiny is crowded with splats and lions and it's only those who overcome them who experience success. Whether it's opposition, criticism, lack of cooperation from those you depend on, or cost, now is your chance for victory. Get pass what's in the way.