A shortcut might be quicker but sometimes steps not taken are fateful miscalculations that result in lost opportunities.

Don’t you just love a shortcut?

We’ll take back roads… go through countless twists and turns… over hills and through the valleys… just to shave a few minutes off our drive time to somewhere we’re trying to go.

We’ll also skip a few steps in the process if we’re trying to do something, just so we can get it done a little faster.

Think about building a bicycle… Let’s pretend for a minute that your shiny new bicycle is in a box. All you’ve got to do is put the thing together and you’ll be ready to go outside and enjoy it.

So here’s the question. Do you like to read eight pages of instructions or do you prefer to just start putting it together?

All of us have at one time or another, just jumped in there and started screwing screws and oftentimes, unscrewing them. The point is, we like to get things done the easy way, or at least, the fastest way.

Today’s Tiny Words. Big Life. quote is not about bicycles. It’s about life. As Christians, we know that God is directing our lives. He orchestrates our entire world. When we rush through things, sometimes the things we don’t particularly enjoy, we’re prone to miss things that God has in store for us.

In our Tiny Words. Big Life. Bible verse, Timothy tells us that hard work is pleasing to God. Although he doesn’t mention shortcuts, but I’m thinking he wouldn’t include those in the text. We need to spend our time working hard and getting things done. That’s what matters.

The Tiny Words. Big Life. approach to shortcuts is to keep your eyes open. I’d never say don’t take ’em because we do love ’em and sometimes, they’re useful. But above all, look for the things that God wants you to see. Pray that your shortcuts will lead you more quickly to the glorious blessings that God wants to give us.

And one final thing… Make sure that bolt is tightened really good on that bicycle seat. If it’s not, that could hurt!


2 Timothy 2:6

It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.