I’m a Marvel fanatic. I was actually watching Iron Man 2 last night when Tony Stark interacted with the little boy who was imitating him. Then, at the end, when he saved Pepper Potts, it triggered something in my brain about being rescued.

But in real life? Nobody is coming to save you.

A good friend of mine, Christopher Smith, made a post yesterday that got me thinking.

What age were you when you realized nobody was coming to save you?

I was probably 18. I dropped out during the second semester of 12th grade. It wasn’t because of my grades. I just had a lot going on in life.

I realized then that I was going to have to figure this thing out.

My mindset was simple: If I get some help along the way, cool. If I don’t, cool. I still have to make some things happen.

Fast-forward to today.

My wife and I had just arrived in Vietnam, and we were tired. We almost got hustled by some cab drivers, but that’s a story for another day.

We finally made it over to the area where we could use Grab to get a car. My wife was having difficulty getting everything set up, she was getting frustrated, and it was raining.

I looked at her and said, “Nobody’s coming to save us. We gotta figure this out.”

She took a breath, realized she hadn’t added a payment method, and once she did, we were on our way.

Life is like that.

Sometimes, we have to slow down, process things, and figure out what we want to do, who we want to become, and how we’re going to get there.

Then we have to put in the work.

Nobody is coming to save you.

There’s something about the realness of that phrase that should wake you up if you’re sleeping or keep you going if you’re already pursuing something.

I’ve learned to PRAY AND MOVE.

I pray because I need God’s grace and direction. Then I move because that’s what faith requires.

I read. I learn. I apply.

I keep adding skill sets to my toolset because, at the end of the day, those are the things that can pay you. Then you rinse and repeat.

God gives us the ability to get wealth. He gives us imagination, creativity, and grace.

But we still have to do our part.