We live in a world where almost everything is getting faster. But some things still can't be rushed.

Same-day delivery. Instant answers. AI. Thirty-second highlight reels.

Technology keeps eliminating waiting.

Life keeps requiring preparation.

You can't Amazon Prime character. You can't download experience. You can't ask AI to do your push-ups. And you can't cram for a crisis.

Standing inside the Colosseum in Rome reminded me that worthwhile things take time to build.

Kilimanjaro taught me the same lesson.

Everyone sees the summit picture of Amanda and me. They don't see the months of walking, training, testing gear and carrying weighted backpacks that came before it.

The work nobody saw prepared us for the moment everybody sees.

In 1 Corinthians 9:25, Paul writes, “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.”

So if you're waiting for the next job, opportunity, breakthrough or open door, ask yourself:

If God opened that door tomorrow, would I be ready to walk through it?

Episode 174 of Summit After the Storm is about what happens before the opportunity arrives and why the ordinary days, quiet work and preparation nobody applauds may be building exactly what you'll need when your moment comes.

You don't become ready when the moment arrives. The moment reveals how ready you've become.

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