I think one of the biggest reasons people fail at certain things in life, whether it be business, relationships, even school. It is because we walk blindly! What can you see in front of you if your eyes are closed? If you said the back of your eyelids then give yourself a pat on the back. :-) What are you going to see a far off if your eyes are shut? Absolutely nothing! We need to stop walking around with our eyes wide shut. I speaking not only of a physical state but more so from a spiritual standpoint. When you are on a journey you MUST survey the land. How then else would you know where to go, what streets to cross, what ditches to stay away from, what people to stay away from? Where the danger signs are? How many safe zones are there? How would we know when we need to switch gears if we don't look around us and observe? People, how will we know what our territory is and how large it's going to be if we have never truly opened our eyes and looked at it! In Business you have got to look a the whole picture; survey the plan! Find out where your best market is, what are the downsides, what are the upsides, who is going to be on my team, who is your competition. Survey the land, I tell you! In relationships, Survey the land! Check out the person of interest, are they worthy of being with you, how do they react to these types of situations, how will they react to those types of situations? What is their background, check out their families, friends, teachers old classmates, bosses! Survey the Land! Do we have the same things in common, are we equally yolked? I'm trying to tell somebody it will save a lot of heartache, time, trouble and frustration if you take the time to do what? You got it, say it with me Survey the Land! Even when you are in school you have to survey the land. Know what type of people and environment is there, know who you want to associate with from who you shouldn't. Check out the teachers, staff, administrator seek out the ones who show a genuine interest in seeing you succeed! Check out the courses you are taking and the others that the school offer's so you can be aware. What type of social and extracurricular clubs and activities do they have that could benefit you. Survey the land! In life you have to open your eyes and survey the Land! In Joshua God gave the instructions and Joshua obeyed, and although the full manifestation of the order was not realized until times later but God had specific reasons for saying it. And if He says it I'm doing it! ...
As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, "Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD." Joshua 18:8
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