You
Can’t Succeed if You Don’t Try
How many of you have quit before trying? Perhaps you’d made
a decision to try a new eating plan. I prefer not to use the word diet. Maybe
you were going to start exercising. Or, had you finally decided to change a
behavior, such as getting angry quickly, gossiping, or procrastinating. Then,
before even getting started you stopped. You decided you would wait until a
“better time”, yet that better time doesn’t ever seem to come.
Well how can you succeed if you don’t even try? Everything
that we do begins with a thought in our mind. If you’re anything like me, you
have a thought, then tell yourself that’s a great idea. You begin planning, in
your mind of course. You tell yourself, I’m going to do this, I’m going to do
that. You’re excited. Then what happens? Either you act on what you have
thought about, taking action steps, or you let the thoughts remain in your
mind.
Well, this year I’ve decided to act upon everything I
believe God has placed in my spirit. I’ve told you I’m a believer. I believe
everything God says. I trust Him and I want Him to trust me. I’m seeking Him.
I’m praying for direction and guidance. I’ve asked God for the Wisdom of
Solomon and the favor of Joseph. I am persevering. As I’ve shared with you on a
previous call, quitting is not an option.
I pray after listening to the quitting is not an option
conference call you too have decided quitting is not an option. Let’s face it
life often gets in the way of our movement towards our destiny. What do I mean
by life? I’m referring to the day to day activities that we’d rather not do,
but for one reason or another we must do. In many cases it’s our job. You know
the one. It’s the job that pays the bills even though it may not be our
passion. For some of us it may be things like going to the grocery store,
cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. It could be homework, a second job, and
in extreme cases eating and sleeping. My husband gets so involved with his
music that he practices for hours on end, then realizes the day is almost over
and he hasn’t eaten. Now I definitely don’t condone this behavior, and I have
spoken with him about ensuring he eats.
Sometimes we may become so involved and focused on our
passion, or the desire God has placed in our hearts, that anything that takes
time away from what we love doing feels likes it hindering us or taking up too
much of our time.
That’s where balance comes in. Like it or not there are
things in life other than our passion that require our attention. The key is to
find time to do them all, while not allowing the things we are required to do
to make us anxious, or consider them as a hindrance. Remember, they are part of
our lives, and our journey.
We must remember that God will always sustain us and
provide for us. He will enable us to use the gifts He has placed in us. He has
a plan and will always bring it to fruition. Philippians 1:6 being confident of
this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until
the day of Jesus Christ:
Regardless of what is going on around you God will always
make a way.
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message in its entirety click on the link below and select You Can’t Succeed If
You Don’t Try.
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