2.19.25 ~ Next Steps ...
Good morning!
North America is experiencing some chilly Willy weather! Do you know the number one reason why the hearts of men grow cold? It's creating spiritual anemia because it's anomia...don't let this happen to you! Has it happened to you? Your answer is found in Matthew 24:12.
In this week's Torah portion, mishpatim/judgments or right rulings (Ex. 21-24) we learn. how to overcome the cold heart syndrome and move past the preparatory boundaries initiated at the base of Mt. Sinai (Ex. 19:10-13) to the opportunity to ascend the mountain, see God and eat in His presence (Ex. 24:3-11)...details are given in Monday night's zoom call: "The three reasons why people never attain true intimacy in their relationship with God" or "How do I keep the fiery-hot sizzle in my marriage"
Have you ever heard or said something like...After this product launches, after we complete this big project, after we get this big client account, after these things...life will get easier? After the season is over, after the holidays, after the wedding, after the funeral, after the bar mitzvah, or birthday party, then things will get easier! After we hit the goal, after we get seven figures in our bank, after we move into that new neighborhood. After the finals are done, after graduation, after you get the job, then things will get easier! After the kids are out of the house, after we are retired, after our parents are in a home, then things will get easier. Here’s the big tip: things will never get easier, so what do you do about this question?
Don’t waste any time in life waiting for things to get easier. It will never get easier. Instead, don’t wish for things to get easier, strive to make yourself better. Go about the business of becoming better.
Do you want to know the three action steps that help overcomers handle 'hard' better? Number three is difficult, but essential!
The 'hard' is when we are faced with hard circumstances, those moments in time when we feel overwhelmed or feel like giving up. Bill Belicheck's, former coach of the New England Patriots and five time Super Bowl champion, was asked, "how do you keep focused after winning five Super Bowls"? He said simply, "Let's go out and have a good practice today."
First, whether it's hard or easy times, but especially in hard times, just win what’s next. Win the next drill, not the season. Win the next task, not the project. Win the next conversation, not the day...remember: when things get hard, when you get lost, disillusioned, anxious, just focus on winning.
Second, surround yourself with good people. Without positive support, hard becomes harder, but it’s up to you to ally yourself with good people. Positive input is so important and the ultimate source of positive input is found in the non-negotiable habit of spending time in God's Word every morning (Ex. 16)!
Start your day focused on what is positive and possible, make it a routine first thing in the morning at the same time, same place, with a fresh mind ready to win what's next... get your cup of wake up juice, and engage your mind with the book that has influenced billions of people over the centuries. Find a successful buddy, a partner you could be accountable to , someone who is going to get in the boat with you and row, not use the oar to beat you over the head.
Finally, your third action is to embrace failure. Failure is a gift from God. It’s your friend. It's the pathway to success. It's walking on the stepping stones of failure that takes you further in life. You don’t go through failure, you go 'through' failure. Failure doesn’t defeat you or define you, it enlightens you. Failure is simply feedback, vital information for improving and becoming a better you (Rom. 8:28, 29). It is why in hard times, adversity becomes your advantage. The journey through adversity builds muscles and develops awareness; Those that others have gone through allows you to achieve your goals that others don’t have the strength to achieve.
As you head into the second half of the week, which tip do you need to reinforce and handle the hard better? Focus on winning? Surround yourself with great support and/or embracing failure? Let me know so I can support and pray for you.
Isn't it time to win the next moment and achieve your Higher Calling (Deut. 6:23-25; Rev. 19:7,8)? Did I hear you say, YES? Then, do as the Apostle Paul did, leave the past behind and press on to the Higher Calling in Christ Jesus (Phil. 3:12-14) and accomplish that by doing what the Apostle James, who initiated the Home Depot theme of 'How doers get more done' and prevented the cold heart syndrome, by being a doer of the Word, not just a hearer (Jm. 1:22-27).
Shalom!
North America is experiencing some chilly Willy weather! Do you know the number one reason why the hearts of men grow cold? It's creating spiritual anemia because it's anomia...don't let this happen to you! Has it happened to you? Your answer is found in Matthew 24:12.
In this week's Torah portion, mishpatim/judgments or right rulings (Ex. 21-24) we learn. how to overcome the cold heart syndrome and move past the preparatory boundaries initiated at the base of Mt. Sinai (Ex. 19:10-13) to the opportunity to ascend the mountain, see God and eat in His presence (Ex. 24:3-11)...details are given in Monday night's zoom call: "The three reasons why people never attain true intimacy in their relationship with God" or "How do I keep the fiery-hot sizzle in my marriage"
Have you ever heard or said something like...After this product launches, after we complete this big project, after we get this big client account, after these things...life will get easier? After the season is over, after the holidays, after the wedding, after the funeral, after the bar mitzvah, or birthday party, then things will get easier! After we hit the goal, after we get seven figures in our bank, after we move into that new neighborhood. After the finals are done, after graduation, after you get the job, then things will get easier! After the kids are out of the house, after we are retired, after our parents are in a home, then things will get easier. Here’s the big tip: things will never get easier, so what do you do about this question?
Don’t waste any time in life waiting for things to get easier. It will never get easier. Instead, don’t wish for things to get easier, strive to make yourself better. Go about the business of becoming better.
Do you want to know the three action steps that help overcomers handle 'hard' better? Number three is difficult, but essential!
The 'hard' is when we are faced with hard circumstances, those moments in time when we feel overwhelmed or feel like giving up. Bill Belicheck's, former coach of the New England Patriots and five time Super Bowl champion, was asked, "how do you keep focused after winning five Super Bowls"? He said simply, "Let's go out and have a good practice today."
First, whether it's hard or easy times, but especially in hard times, just win what’s next. Win the next drill, not the season. Win the next task, not the project. Win the next conversation, not the day...remember: when things get hard, when you get lost, disillusioned, anxious, just focus on winning.
Second, surround yourself with good people. Without positive support, hard becomes harder, but it’s up to you to ally yourself with good people. Positive input is so important and the ultimate source of positive input is found in the non-negotiable habit of spending time in God's Word every morning (Ex. 16)!
Start your day focused on what is positive and possible, make it a routine first thing in the morning at the same time, same place, with a fresh mind ready to win what's next... get your cup of wake up juice, and engage your mind with the book that has influenced billions of people over the centuries. Find a successful buddy, a partner you could be accountable to , someone who is going to get in the boat with you and row, not use the oar to beat you over the head.
Finally, your third action is to embrace failure. Failure is a gift from God. It’s your friend. It's the pathway to success. It's walking on the stepping stones of failure that takes you further in life. You don’t go through failure, you go 'through' failure. Failure doesn’t defeat you or define you, it enlightens you. Failure is simply feedback, vital information for improving and becoming a better you (Rom. 8:28, 29). It is why in hard times, adversity becomes your advantage. The journey through adversity builds muscles and develops awareness; Those that others have gone through allows you to achieve your goals that others don’t have the strength to achieve.
As you head into the second half of the week, which tip do you need to reinforce and handle the hard better? Focus on winning? Surround yourself with great support and/or embracing failure? Let me know so I can support and pray for you.
Isn't it time to win the next moment and achieve your Higher Calling (Deut. 6:23-25; Rev. 19:7,8)? Did I hear you say, YES? Then, do as the Apostle Paul did, leave the past behind and press on to the Higher Calling in Christ Jesus (Phil. 3:12-14) and accomplish that by doing what the Apostle James, who initiated the Home Depot theme of 'How doers get more done' and prevented the cold heart syndrome, by being a doer of the Word, not just a hearer (Jm. 1:22-27).
Shalom!
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