Monday, June 04, 2007

People say taking the first step is the most difficult. But in fact it is the reverse. The first step is the easiest but to maintain that momentum is the real challenge.

Like having the desire to learn singing. It is easy to just sign up for the course at any school that offer singing. But whether we can continue going for the lessons and take every criticise as a learning point is another thing.

Loving someone is also the same. To fall in love with someone is easy, but to be faithful is a challenge. When you are in love with someone, all the romantic words sound so touching. But is it all for real or just to flaunt your vocabulary? If it is for real, why the break up?

Often we just like to do something which we think we want but in fact it is not. It is just a sudden desire which will fade after some time. I think my decision to learn kayaking is the same. Getting my first star this month. Not sure what I am doing it for but since my friends are interested, might as well just go for it. You never know when it will come into use.

The point here is that we always have a lot of desires that we want to fulfill. In economics term, we have a lot of wants but very limited resources. That is why there is scarcity. We need to make decisions to what we really want. If we made a wrong move, there will be wastage. But who to gauge this?

When we choose one thing, we have to forgo another. This is the concept of specialisation. No one can have the total of every thing. Like if we choose God, we will forgo the world and when we choose relationship, we will forgo friendship. The bible says that we can't serve two masters. This is because if we are serving one, we will forgo the other. We can't serve both at an equal basis.

Therefore when we count the cost and made the first step, we must continue with it till the end. All the efforts that we put into it and all the things forgo will not return. Our youth will not come back even if we forgo the fame and fortune we now have.

The first step is easy because we never consider that much when we do things. But this is why we are still young. We can still afford to make some mistakes in life and using it as a learning experience. If we count every single cost there is, we will end up not doing anything. After all, we do not have enough experience in doing the cost and benefit analysis, so why waste the time?

In deciding to follow Christ, the same principle applies. If you really want to obey his will, just take the first step. Don't think about how your family members will react or what you have to do after this first step. Seriously nobody will think that much. Who will think of backsliding before they accept Him? Who when backslided will think of coming back to Christ?

In conclusion, the first step is the easiest step to take. There is less worries to consider. Less things to think about. But it means the most. It will determine whether you will head into the correct direction or not. Whether you will end up being hurt or not. But the key to all this is just one word, DECISION.