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f you really want to learn something, try getting your hands
dirty. You can't learn the best and
fastest tomato picking techniques from a book.
You'll never be the world's greatest baker by just watching cooking
shows on TV. And, no purple hearts have
ever been earned by listening to war stories.
The best things in life come only to
those who get involved. Spectators
and critics miss out on the real thrills of living, and even more so the great
successes of ambitious doers. Participators
are the ones who reap the benefits. Is participating costly? Sure! It's not as "safe" as watching, but
it sure is more productive. In Solomon's
words, "Where no oxen are, the crib
is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox'' (Proverbs 14:4). And again, "In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only
to penury (that is, poverty)" (23).
And a third verse, "In the
multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the
destruction of the prince" (28). Truly, a king without subjects might have
fewer problems and headaches, but he also has no real purpose as king. Getting one's hands dirty; having a job to do
and getting involved with it is definitely the way to go if you and I intend to be fruitful.
Notice some of the action verbs used in this chapter. She builds.
He walks. You go. He looks.
He departs. They devise. They deliver.
He honors. Doing is imperative
(James 1:22 & Deut. 30:14, 6:3 & 12:32).
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