The
title above came to me in my sleep in the early of the day of this write up.
One of the most important and valued asset of all ages is time. The book of
Ecclesiastics clearly states in chapter 3 that there is time for everything.
God himself doesn’t work without timing. He has a perfect time for you. Taking
a deep insight into that scripture shows that from a baby’s first cry to man’s
final breathe, a season is appointed to all of his life’s endeavor.
Take a
look around you, what time is it for you? The time of life and death is not in
your hands but we have the other times in your hands. That’s privilege! God has
given you the leverage to do what you must now that you can! Don’t go
with the thought, “it’s too late”. Nope it’s not!
During the
GREAT
DEPRESSION in the 1930s (the longest, deepest and most widespread
depression of the 20th century), Harland Sanders aka ‘Colonel
Sanders’, founder of Kentucky
Fried Chicken (KFC), started selling fried chicken from his roadside
restaurant as an entrepreneur. His story is an exact confirmation of the words
of the Preacher in Ecclesiastics who said, “He who observes the wind will not sow, and
he who regards the clouds will not reap.” (11:4). Despite the economy
of the world, Mr. Sanders who had a very poor beginning didn’t consider the
death of his father at age 5 and having to take care of his sibs as the eldest
son to make him think any less of himself or trying to be successful. He had
mixed successes (failure and success on various levels as his business grew), that wasn’t going to stop him either. He went
into various marketing strategies & by 1963 he had 600 KFC restaurants
making it the largest fast food in the USA. In 1964, he sold it the company for
$2 million, with a lifetime salary for him and an agreement that he would be
the company’s quality controller and trademark. By 2013 after going through
different owners, KFC was worth $14 billion! Now that’s what I call ‘REAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP’.
We
always wait for the right time. Beloved I’m sorry to burst your bubble, the
right time doesn’t exist! Every time is the right time! The bible says, “Cast
your bread upon the waters for you will find it after many days. …Sow in the
morning, and the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which
will prosper, either this or that, or whether both alike will be good.”
(Eccl. 11:1, 6)
Even as
the nation is in its own depression, you too can be like Colonel Sanders. Don’t
feel small because you’re beginning small. Big things start small! The
TIME IS NOW!
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