Head or Tail

Used to play this little game when young. Flip a coin in the air. When it lands, head I win, tail I lose. This game of chance reminds us of the fact that time and chance happen to all (Ecc.9:11). That's why when we pray, we ask for divine intervention. If God grants us our request, then it's divine. If not, we have to take the chance in life but knowing fair well that God's got our backs.

A lot of us are content to be the tail, not the head as long as we still belong. It's like someone saying: “I don't care about rewards in heaven just as long as I get in”. Have you thought about migrating to another country with nothing but just the shirt on your back? I mean, no resource, no account, no house? Nothing. I know. Heaven is different. God's there and He has prepared a place for us. Perhaps you should read the book of Revelation at least once a year. There are rewards awaiting us in heaven based on what we do here on earth. There must be a use for it when we get there. Else why the rewards? I think I'd be much more assured IF I had all the basics in the other country that I want to migrate to. Just a thought.

Alright, back to where I am taking us this morning. Tail always follows the head. Tail don't decide where to go, what to do. The head does that. It's called leadership. It's job is to get you from here to there. Are you disgrunted in life today? Not happy where you are or what your portion has been thus far? You shouldn't be if you'd rather be the tail and not the head. Trust me. It's more fun being the head than the tail. More responsibility no doubt and more challenging but that's God's desire for His people. It's so easy to walk the path that someone else had walked on. But to create a path where there is none, that makes a whole lot of difference. Again, more responsibility is on the head, and more challenging is the work but to be able to walk with God and create a path others can walk on is not only meaningful but exhilarating. That's why we were created to work. Work is not just about sustenance. It's about creativity, about going “boldly to where no man has gone before”. Work provides you the opportunity to be the head. When a task need to be performed, there's more than one way to get it done. As the “head” thinks, new inventions are discovered. The possibilities are endless and it brings out the good and the potential you never thought you had. So yes. Work, but don't just work hard. Work smart. Promotion comes from the Lord (Psalm 75:6-7). How do you think the Jews become so smart? How do you think Einstein is so brilliant? How do you think mankind can be so smart? I see it as God's inspired wisdom.

If you are happy where you are then so be it. It's ok. The world still needs accountants, doctors, engineers, waiters, actors, dancers, grab drivers, etc. I fear to imagine a world without garbage disposers. As long as it is honest work, it's dignified. As long as it brings fulfillment into your life, it's ok. After all we are not immortal. Everything we made for ourselves, everything we achieve or accumulate, it will all be gone one day. We will come to an end. But praise God, there's still the universe God made that's yet to be uncovered. Life goes on after death. Jesus promised He is preparing a place for us. He said in His Father's house (universe) are many mansions (solar systems) [John 14:2]. And where He is there He will bring us. I am looking forward to life after death! But while we are still here, alive and kicking, why not strive to have a taste of what it's like to be the head? Why not turn your work, your passion, into a career? If you are a chef, be a great one. People who like your foods will follow you. But instead of just working for someone your whole life, why not turn your passion, your work into a career, a business? Better yet, turn it into a ministry!

When God told Abram to leave his city (human's first civilization) and head into the unknown, there were no sign boards to tell him which way to go. There were no paths to follow. He was to be the path-maker, the trail-blazer. He followed his heart and he followed His God. Abraham became the father of many nations. And God's name today is still the God of Abraham. God challenged His people in Deuteronomy 28 to be the head and not the tail. I believe we are serving the same God still. So, go ahead. Be the head not the tail. Live that blessed life that God has in store for you. But read first Deuteronomy 28. Blessings.