Getting Ahead of Yourself
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.”
Proverbs 21:5
Do you ever “get ahead of yourself?”
The Cambridge Dictionary defines getting ahead of yourself as “to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared.”
Englishlogica.com gives us two examples:
“She’s really getting ahead of herself she has all the furniture bought for the new house but the mortgage hasn’t even been approved yet.”
” We can spend a lot of time arguing about how to market the product but I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s get the design right first.”
We live in a fast-paced, goal-driven world. It’s easy to “put the cart before the horse.”
How do we fix this?
We need to slow down, pray, and think before we rush into things.
Solomon hits the nail on the head with his advice:
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.”
Proverbs 21:5
Jesus said:
“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?”
Luke 14:28-30
We need to commit our plans to God:
“Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.”
Proverbs 16:3
As you slow down, pray and plan… May God give you success!
Remember that you don’t have to get ahead of yourself, because God is already there…
“The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
