The thought that God is going to provide and we just sit with our hands clutched between our laps, needs to be erased from our human minds. Wake up and smell the coffee! Life is no fairy tale. You got to work at it. God doesn't bless the slothful. Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. -Proverbs 10:4; 13:4. He blesses the one who sows and the one who works hard. What you put in, is what you get! (Galatians 6:7). We like the easy way out. but easy doesn't mean success. Easy is lazy, unintelligent.

"The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty." -Proverbs 21:5. 

                              ATTITUDE IS VITAL
At this point in your life, do you have a plan? Do you have a dream? So, what's the next step? 
Each step depends on a choice-your choice. The success of that choice depends on "The Big A"-your attitude. Have you thought about it? You can't build anything without a plan. A life o f success starts with a wise planner, is built by faith and determination; and ends with endurance. Many of our plans fail, not because God has a different plan for your life, but because we have the wrong mindset, a bad attitude. If you can control the attitude of your mind you can radically change your destiny. just saying. Your thoughts is not enough to fulfill a goal. Put them into action! It is then you will have a real experience. 
                                                       Do whatever it takes
You have to set your mind to do whatever it takes to genuinely and constructively attain your dreams or desires. We often think that faith a alone will do the trick. Having faith in God is good but faith without works is pointless. James 2:20-24 (NIV)"You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless... you see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone." So, I think, is your success in life. You have to believe. Arise and take the next step! Don't just sit like a bird without wings and expect to survive. Each of us has a wing of potential. Spread yours and fly. You may not always have a good landing, but hey it's better you try and fail than fail to try. You'll get better at it 'cause it's possible. Sometimes we need to take risk! Do not let fear keep you back from moving forward. Don't procrastinate! FOCUS! BE POSITIVE even when you're unsure. But, the truth is we're never really sure about anything because we can't really see beyond what we see. We can can only believe. Be an Abraham. Abraham was not too sure of the outcome of his actions but he believed that took that next step because he desired to please God no matter what the outcome. Set your eyes on the goal and take that next step.Even if things don't work out, guess what? There's always another step? Be it failure or success, you will face the next step. Is there anything to fear? No, not until you create one. Don't let it hinder you from taking the next step.Your plans may change but that next step depends on you. So what's your plan? Take the next step!                        

        Facing the Times                  
                       Encouraging conquerors and movers, no quitters! 
                     Restoring hope and faith...where souls are despaired.

Have you ever felt so distressed about something...or maybe you feel so discouraged because things are not going as you have planned? What about the times you would try and try but it seems like you never could get it right? Failure in life is almost inevitable because we are not perfect. We are fragile, weak and insufficient beings who constantly seeks to feel fulfilled by sometimes attainable or unattainable goals. Though we strive to succeed, everyone of us at some point in life has or have faced defeat. In the verse mentioned above, Job was most likely overwhelmed by life's troubles. Your plans have been broken and the desires of your heart becomes shambles. Each of us makes mistakes by nature. But sometimes your failure is not because your plan was not good enough but rather you had the wrong perspective

On this note I will like to share with you some very good reasons why failure may occur:
We fail because we don't plan ahead. Many times we think we can sit back, relax and expect miracles to happen. If you realize there are problems, if you have a dream to achieve then you can't just be idle. Get up and get going! Make the necessary preparations. You have to work towards that dream.  Proverbs 27:12  A sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them. The simpleton never looks and suffers the consequences.

 We fail because we are afraid to take risks. Sometimes to succeed, you have to go above and beyond. Don't let fear stifle your ambition because behind every line of impossibilities there is a door way to possibilities."The fear of man [a]brings a snare, But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted." -Proverbs 29:25  My fifth grade teacher always said, "It is better you try and fail than fail to try." Thus, it is when you fail to try is when you fail. 

We fail because we became too settled. When we feel like we have reached our goal we tend to loose our focus, and think we have it altogether, then what happens...you may loose it all. You have to remain diligent and open minded.   Proverbs 16:18  First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. 

We fail because we give up too soon. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."- Galatians 6:9  Don't ever give up! Keep fighting, success will come. If you messed up no matter how many times, you can always try again. 


We fail because we fail to listen and obey. As soon as you start making your perspective the priority over God, then you bound to fail. How often do we make a decisions and ask ourselves, "Now, what's God's perspective on that?" Isaiah 55:8-9(NIV)“For my thoughts are not your thought neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord.“As the heavens are higher than the earth  so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.". 
God is our real source of success. If we don't listen to Him we will fail miserably. Seek His guidance. One can have a car and could afford to run it but without proper care or constant check ups, the vehicle may fail. God is that caretaker, mechanic (whatever words you want to use) , in our lives. We can have our plans but we got to be in check with God who knows all, does all things well and who has promised to bless you and not harm you.