At church the other day the pastor talked about how some people come to church every Sunday, sit in the pews and take in everything the preacher says. They are very excited to come and very excited to learn and hear the message. However, once they leave the church they do nothing with the words and feelings they experienced.
They come back the next Sunday and do the same thing.
then...
They come back the next Sunday and do the same thing.
then...
They come back the next Sunday and do the same thing.
Our pastor had a phrase for this...
"Sit and Soak"
They "sit and soak" in all the information, all the words, all the messages, all the prayers and then they go home and wait to come back the next Sunday.
"Sit and Soak"
It made me think of how this phrase could be applied in other settings and I thought of people who have a dream...let's say they want to be a motivational speaker.
They buy all the books about speaking...reading works from Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy and more. They watch videos by these same speakers. They listen to cds, podcasts and audiobooks. They read articles...they search the internet. They collect all sorts of information.
And then do nothing with it.
"Sit and Soak"
They soak up all this information, preparing themselves for when they step out and become a speaker. And yet they never step out. They feel as if they are not ready...they need to learn a little bit more.
"Sit and Soak"
They want to soak up more and more information...and still sit there.
How many dreams are never realized because of sitting and soaking?
You cannot make things happen by just learning the information. You must do something with it. Even if you do not think you know enough. Because...guess what?
You learn more by doing!
Sit...Soak...and Do
A good lesson for all of us in every aspect of our life and every day of our lives...and not just on Sundays.
