1 Peter 1:13-16 “Therefore, prepare your minds for
action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on
the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former
lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy
One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your
behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.””
(NASB)
The greats know how to mentally prepare for the moment. No
matter if that is a sporting moment, big sales pitch, job interview, crucial
family conversation, or asking the wife if you can be gone all weekend to watch
football games (6 weeks away….just sayin’).
The moment is not about mechanics – that is what practice is
for. Practice builds the mechanics and helps develop your muscle memory. The
moment is about your mind. Are you ready to persevere when things get tough?
Are you ready to be agile and switch tactics when you see the right opening?
But what is so key about the moment is that you don’t know
when it will truly come. Sure, you have an idea of when things will get a
little tougher – but it may happen before that. Or, will you let your guard
down if that anticipated time comes and goes – only to get blindsided by the
real moment? This is why the mental preparation is so crucial. Your mental
preparation is about more than just the moment or test itself. It starts by
getting into good habits that will naturally help you get through that moment
successfully. It includes the identification of the moment – seeing the signs
that something is coming. It includes being ready to adjust as you stand in
that moment – knowing how to balance the tools and gifts you have been given.
And finally, your mental preparation to evaluate after the moment is over –
which merely starts your mental preparation for the next moment to come.
How is your mental preparation going? Whenever we are not in
the moment, we are to be preparing for it. Let us all follow what Peter
instructs: Have the hope fixed correctly, be remembering of God’s grace to us,
Obey His commands, be different than you were before Jesus took over your life!
Have a blessed day,
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