Most people are far too quick to write themselves off.

A teenager struggles in school and assumes they’re unintelligent.

A young adult drifts through jobs and assumes they’re destined for mediocrity.

Someone fails repeatedly and assumes failure is part of their identity.

But how can anyone accurately judge a story that is still being written?

You cannot determine the value of an oak tree by looking at an acorn.

You cannot determine the strength of a building by looking at its foundation.

And you cannot determine the potential of a person by examining only one chapter of their life.

The truth is that most people do not yet know who they are.

They know who they have been.

They know what they have done.

They know what has happened to them.

But they do not know what years of focused effort, growth, discipline, and wisdom might produce.

Potential is hidden.

That is why it is called potential.

The future version of you is invisible until enough actions reveal them.

The person you become is not discovered through wishing.

They are discovered through action.

Every workout.

Every page read.

Every difficult conversation.

Every promise kept.

Every day spent becoming rather than consuming.

The tragedy is not that people fail.

The tragedy is that many quit before meeting the person they could have become.

Reflection Question:

What if the person you’re judging today isn’t the person you’re becoming?

~ Praise God

CarMichael | The Voice of Strength