The Little Frog

Are you doing what you always wanted to do?

There's something that Miles Monroe once said that struck me. He said the richest place on earth is - not the diamond mines of South Africa, not the Federal Reserve but - the cemetery. Now at first I was disturbed but he went on to explain. A cemetery is a place where people are laid to rest. People who had great dreams and potential but never got around to fulfilling it: Books that were never written, songs that were never sang, discoveries that were never made.

So the question is: Why don't people live their dreams?

I recall a famous story about little frogs that goes something like this...

There was once a group of little frogs that held a big race.

The goal was to reach the top of a very tall tower.

A huge crowd gathered round to SPECTATE and cheer .

And the race began...

Honestly, no one in the crowd believed that any of the contestants would reach the top.

So as the frogs were running, they heard voices from the crowd.

It's too high. They can never reach the top. It's too difficult. It has never been done.

The tiny frogs began to collapse.

Some in a fresh drive began climbing higher and higher.

But the higher they went the louder the voices became. It's too hard! They won't make it!

The frogs grew tired and dropped out of the race...

Except for this one frog who went higher and higher.

This one wouldn't give up.

And he pushed on till he reached the top of the tower.

Naturally, all the frogs wanted to know his secret.

Turns out, the winner was DEAF.

Now in life we all have dreams.
And where there are dreams, there are haters.
Voices looking to discourage you from the calling God placed in your heart. It will never work. It has never been done. You don't have enough money. You don't have the support. You're not of the right gender. You're not of the right race. Why can't you just be like everyone else?

We can choose to hear the voices and drop out of the race. Or we can choose to stay true to the dream God placed in our hearts.

And by the way... when you give up on your dream, lots of people suffer. Many could have benefited from it... but you will never know.

Obstacles will definitely show up. Potholes will appear. Doors will be shut. Phones will go unanswered. People will try to convince you how it's impossible.

But those who will be deaf to the negativity... they are the ones who will succeed. Those who will be blind to the prospect of failure... they will get to live their dreams.

This is your chance... show us what you've got.