The Tap Wasn't Faulty

Long time, no writeup. You agree I have been very busy… but yesterday gave me one of those small, almost funny moments that somehow refuses to stay small in my mind.

I was at Transcorp Hilton for an event and stepped into the ladies to wash my hands. At the basin next to mine stood a very well-put-together lady—full makeup, polished appearance, the kind that suggests she had everything under control.

Except she didn’t… at least not at that moment.

She had been standing there for a while, clearly trying to figure out how the tap worked. Midway through my handwashing, I heard her murmur:

“Perhaps I should use yours when you're done… mine seems not to be working.”

When I looked up, she was scanning the faucet like it had hidden instructions somewhere—searching for a knob, a switch, anything to “turn it on.”

Gently, I told her, “Just put your hand underneath. It’s automatic.”

She did and the water flowed instantly.

The shift on her face—the slight shock, then the quiet amusement—was priceless.

Now, let me be clear: she wasn’t unintelligent. Not even close. In fact, everything about her suggested competence. She simply encountered a system she hadn’t been exposed to before.

And that stayed with me.

Because the tap wasn’t faulty. The water wasn’t absent. The system was working perfectly. The only gap was the method required to activate it.

It’s easy to assume something is not working when we don’t know how it works. But often, the issue is not the absence of function—it is the absence of understanding.

Life is full of these “automatic taps.”

We approach relationships, health, finances, opportunities, even spiritual growth, and sometimes we assume something is broken simply because we have not yet learned how to engage the system correctly.

Even the word of God requires you working it to see results!

I’ve come to realize that many of God’s promises are not inactive—they are systemic. They are designed with principles, alignment, timing, posture, and sometimes instruction. When we don’t see results, it may not always mean the promise is false. It may mean we haven’t fully understood the “how” of engagement.

This is where active learning comes in. You sit with God's word and study like your life depends on it. You engage the instructions in utter obedience. Mentorship matters. And spiritual guidance. And even humility—the willingness to learn that there may be a way we have not yet seen.

Because in truth, being in front of a working system without understanding its activation process can feel like failure… when it is actually just unfamiliarity.

So maybe the better question isn’t always, “Why is this not working?”

But, “How is this meant to work?”

And sometimes, the difference between confusion and flow is as simple as placing your hand under the tap.

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