Take action to transform the delay, as faith has so much to lose if it fails to win in our lives. Doubt brews crippling thoughts that awaken an ever-greater evil if we don’t take them. Its sole miserable mission is to poison us with apathy and resigned thoughts to stop our progress. It is named Delay. A burnt orange in appearance and with a thunderous voice that can shock us to our core, Delay’s physical appearance could be described as that of a burnt orange. With its whining song of concern, doubt breeds uncertainty, but delay breeds real terror.
Our chests feel as if something is ramming its head into them. Our every cells are shaken by delay’s thumps and screams. Please wait! There is a boom. Please stop! There is a shout. You shouldn’t! Let’s do this! Don’t go! It will hurt you! This is not the right time for you! The path is uncertain; listen to my brother Doubt! Put an end to it! Don’t do anything. I warn you that you will be hurt! I am saddened! I feel embarrassed! I’m feared! Totally destroyed! Take a seat!
You’re doomed if you don’t wait it out! It’s not the right time! The closer we get to action, the louder the delay’s voice becomes. There is nothing wooing or seducing about delay; it is a dictator of terms: stop or be hurt, wait or be ruined. It is rare for our minds to argue when faced with such dire choices. In the face of internal fears of rejection and ruin, why wouldn’t we stop? Our minds start crafting masterful arguments to justify inaction when moving forward sounds like suicide.
In order to protect ourselves, we become incredibly confident in our negativity, saying things like, “Well, the conditions aren’t right for me to start yet.” It’s not a good idea to rush into things. So, if life doesn’t move forward fast enough for us, delay takes over. There are times when we wait and wait for the right time to strike out on our own, to approach a potential lover, to seek a higher position, to start a new project, and to fight for what we truly desire.
