“Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.” Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV)It’s frustrating to feel that you are somehow falling behind, or missing out on all the things you want to accomplish because you just can’t seem to make it happen.

I started to analyze why it was others seemed to get more done than I did. Why did they reap more than me?

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized the crux of my problem was waiting for everything to be perfect before I moved. If I didn’t feel I could do something “right,” a lot of things sat either un-started or unfinished.

I spent a lot of time waiting until I felt fully ready, and all conditions seemed ripe before I would begin. That was a lot of time wasted. In fact, when I reflect on the things I have accomplished in life, I’m not sure I’ve ever felt fully ready for any of them when I started.

The message of Ecclesiastes 11:4 is: Stop procrastinating! Quit waiting on perfection. Staring at the clouds stops you from sowing, which ultimately limits your reaping.

True, the conditions might not be perfect. Your efforts might fail. But they also might succeed in ways you could never imagine!

~ Rachel Olsen of Proverbs 31 Ministries