TORTOISE

You remember the story of the 'Tortoise and the Hare,' right? They're racing and the hare took off like a rocket, knowing he could easily win, and in the process he got distracted from the goal and the tortoise ended up winning, even though he was slow by comparison.

MORAL? Slow and steady always wins.

How do you eat an elephant?
How do you climb a mountain?

If you want to make a million dollars, do you involve yourself in get-rich-quick schemes, or do you develop a 30-year plan of investment to make it possible?

How long ago did Jesus give the command to 'go preach the Gospel to the whole world?' Has He completed that process or is He still working the plan? Does He feel compromised because He hasn't yet reached it?

Brad Bright says, 'Sometimes we confuse compromise with patience. Is it compromise to climb a mountain one step at a time? How else do you get to the top? Is it compromise to take 30 years to make a million dollars? Or is it wisdom?

The process of involving yourself in changing culture is also incremental. We don't compromise; we just take it one step at a time. This is not a sprint. It's an endurance race. It requires patience and consistency. We dare not get distracted like the hare.'

And be blessed.