Focus: Do More Than Talk!

Text: Prov.14:23

"In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury."

You have heard it said that talk is cheap, and indeed it is. The real deal is more than talk; it is walking the talk. Henry Ford said no one is going to congratulate you for what you are going to do, but for what you have done. Dream amounts to nothing until the dreamer wakes up from his dream and takes action.

Solomon tells us that words unbacked by deeds result in penury. But labour yields profit. Industry is rewarding. Pharaoh said to Joseph, "If thou knowest any MEN OF ACTIVITY among them, then make them RULERS over my cattle" (Gen.47:6). Pharaoh looked for men of activity, not men of laxity or laziness. 

The Word says, "And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was INDUSTRIOUS, he made him RULER over all the charge of the house of Joseph" (1Kgs.11:28). Paul adds, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat" (2Thes.3:10). Someone says that "the road to success is paved with confidence, hard work, and the ability to stay motivated…" 

Rise above your excuses and laziness! Don't just dream; also dare! Take action! Do something with your life! Set goals and go for them! You need the spirit of a goal-setter and a go-getter! Don't just plan; also act on it! Do more than talk; walk the talk! Follow Paul's counsel and let your profiting appear to all men (1Tim.4:15). Colin Powell said, "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." See a reason to live and live to fulfill it! Life is better enjoyed by work than by talk.

by Bishop Moses E. Peter