BURN THE OX

I woke up today after turning down a 15 million dollar opportunity I THOUGHT was what I wanted.

And I felt... scared.

Like, Braven, did you really just do that!?

I don't know if it's this way for everyone but for me, I wake up every day and all of the stress, all of the anxiety, fears, and doubts seem to be louder than ever. It is why grounding with God has become so CRUCIAL to me in the morning...

I have to quiet that voice that reminds me of everything I have to fear and realign with the voice of God.

ESPECIALLY after a big decision or declaration.

Every time we set out on a new journey, declare a new goal... without question the world, our friends, the universe, satan, our own minds, whatever it may be... WILL TEST US. To see if we are actually committed.

So this morning I'm in my Bible and I land on this story about a successful farmer named Elisha. He had land, at least 12 men working his fields. 24 oxen. A real operation. Status and stability.

Then Elijah walks by and throws his cloak on him.

That was God saying... it's time.

Elisha didn't ask for 6 months to try it out. He took his own pair of oxen... the ones he was personally working... killed them on the spot, and burned his farming equipment to cook the meat.

Fed the people around him and walked away.

He burned the oxen so there wasn't an easy path back.

He was never going back.

The decision is made. The path behind me is gone. And the only thing left is to keep my eyes locked on the end of this row and plow.

Every farmer knows this...

You pick a point at the far end of the field and you do not take your eyes off it.

Not for anything.

Because the second you look back... the row gets crooked.

That voice asking me if I made a mistake?

It's just trying to get me to look back.

I'm not looking back.

Stay in the fire and never stop progressing.

— Braven Grant