A Little Improvement

I bless you to believe

For one percent improvement.

Mistake me not—

I do bless you to dream big,

For great conquests,

Of vast Promised Lands.

It’s just that,

Well…

Big territories are acquired

Little by little.

“Little by little

I will drive them out from before you,”

Said the Lord to His people

When He promised them Canaan. (Ex. 23:30)

It’s great news because

It’s a whole lot easier to have faith

For one percent

Than for the whole kit and caboodle.

If it’s hard to imagine having the patience of Job,

I bet you can see yourself one percent more longsuffering.

If it’s hard to envision losing 100 pounds

I bet you can find confidence to lose one pound.

One percent today,

One percent tomorrow,

One percent the next day,

And soon,

You’ve conquered all of Canaan!