Preparation is key

Have you ever shown up for something you were a part of and weren’t prepared at all? 

Have you ever been in a situation that came up where you know if you would’ve prepared better things would’ve gone smoother?

For me. I answer yes to both of those questions. I can think about one time in college, I wasn’t unprepared for a group presentation. I had completely forgot about it and I was so embarrassed. I also think about a few of the games that we lost when I played in college. There were a handful of games that we should’ve won, but sometimes we would have a poor week of practice leading up to those game. I know if we would’ve had a great week of preparation, the outcomes would’ve turned out differently. 

See - preparation is key to everything that we do. It’s pretty hard to get through life being completely unprepared for all situations that we ever face. 

Paul writes: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season. (2 Timothy 4:2)

In this context, Paul is instructing Timothy to be ready to preach at all times. Because there is going to be a time when nobody follows the sound doctrine anymore. 

I believe that message directly correlates to believers today. We have to be prepared at all times to share our faith and the work of Christ. We just can’t be ready to share our faith only on Sundays. We have to be ready every day of the week and from hear on out. 

My encouragement to you is to constantly prepare yourself. Read your bibles, pray, have quite time, etc. We can never be over prepared when it comes to our relationship with Christ. I believe that when we prepare ourselves when it come to our relationship with Christ we will start to become more prepared in all other areas of our lives as well.