Lessons in faith from an RV show

We went to an RV Show today in Springfield, Mass. Wow. Row upon row of RV's trailers and campers. From the "barely sleeps four" fold-outs to the Leather and Mahogony Class-A $180,000 models and everything in between.

We walked in 20 degree overcast weather - Which is below zero celsius and still colder than my South African blood understand :), with ice crunching beneath our cold feet into heated halls, believing that summer will come again. We have faith that the weather will once again become conducive to camping and enjoying the outdoors although we have no sign of summer at this time. We have faith that if we prepare our camping equipment then we will enjoy the coming summer. We prepare for the summer while we trudge through snow and ice.

It is the same with our presentations. We must prepare our slides and speeches in advance of our presentations, with faith that thorough preparation will result in a successful performance. We cannot 'wing it" or underestimate the amount of time that we will need to prepare for our speech.

Are you setting enough time aside and preparing your speeches in faith that you will deliver knockout performances and your diligence in the "winter" will come through clearly in the "summer" months?