Tenacity
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012It takes tenacity to get to your goal. When you get tired, don’t quit.
Read: Judges 8:4
4 Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
It takes tenacity to get to your goal. When you get tired, don’t quit.
Read: Judges 8:4
4 Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
If you want to be the winner, you’ve got to push yourself a little harder.
Read: I Corinthians 9:24
24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!
How and why we do things mean more than the things we do.
Read: 2 Corinthians 9:7
7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”[a]
Never ever give up on yourself.
Read: Philippians 1:6
6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you,
will continue his work until it is finally finished on the
day when Christ Jesus returns.
No one can take your place, so relax and enjoy being you!
Read: Psalm 37:4
4 Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
When you become aware that a friend or associate is going in a wrong direction, don’t let them fall in a ditch, say something.
Read: Proverbs 19:25
25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
When you really want to get it right, get your advice from the Lord.
Read: Psalm 32:8
8 The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Do you know where you are going? Stop and be sure your path leads you to Heaven.
Read: Joshua 1:8, and Psalm 86:11
Joshua 1:8:
8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
Psalm 86:11:
11 Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.
Wake up, forget your troubles. What you see now and are dealing with will soon be gone. What you can’t see will last forever.
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:18
18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather,
we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things
we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
It is easy to learn where a person is coming from. Just listen to what they say and watch what they do.
Read: Luke 6:44-45
44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered
from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.
45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a
good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the
treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is
in your heart.