Hello Everyone,
There’s
one more characteristic of a Courageous winner…
Winners
Are Self-Controlled
v. 27 No, I
beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I
myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
Some may say; “you
are talking about winning”. I’m just trying to survive. I haven’t
won in so long that I’m ashamed to admit it. Winning for me
has become impossible.”
Believe me when I
say, I know. I’ve been there. But I’ve
also been to Matthew’s Gospel which tells me,
Matthew 19:26
With men this is impossible; but with God
all things are possible.
Vince Lombardi once
said, “Winning is a habit and so is losing.”
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,”
declares the Lord, “plans
to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. [win]
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings...
Winners say: I have
a plan.
Losers say: I have
an excuse.
Winners say: Let me
do it for you.
Losers say: It’s
not my job.
Winners: See a
solution for every problem.
Losers: See a
problem for every solution.
Winners: See a green
close to every sand trap.
Losers: See 2 or 3
sand traps around every green.
Winners: See a
difficult situation, but the possibility.
Losers: See a
possible situation, but the difficulty.
Losers say: Oh God,
look how big my problem is.
Winners say: Hey
Problem, look how big my God is.
Winning does not make
the attitude - the attitude makes you a winner.
Winners have a
positive attitude.
Winners learn from
their mistakes:
Winners will always
pay the price:
The value of
your dream is determined by how much you are willing to pay for it.
Michelangelo was not
the best painter of his time. He had a bad back and a sinus condition. No one
else was willing to do whatever it took to succeed. He laid on his back
painting a ceiling for nearly 2 years and completed the Sistine Chapel. All the
other “great”
painters of his day are forgotten in obscurity.
The principle: Pay
now or pay later. If you pay now, you can play later.
Losers play now and
end up paying later.
Winners pay now,
so they can play later.
You must determine
what you value and the price you are willing to pay.
To get
something you want you must give up something else.
Everyone wants authority
without responsibility.
The world is filled
with people who want the benefits, the titles, the perks,
but who don’t want responsibility. In God’s
economy, there is no authority without responsibility.
Our sin nature
always wants to blame others. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!
If your marriage
is failing, take responsibility and get help.
If your business
is failing, take responsibility and get help.
If your ministry
is failing, take responsibility and get help.
You have a choice.
You’re not a victim.
Winners make hard
decisions no one wants to make:
Be faithful in the
little. Some of God’s
greatest gifts came in small packages and changed the world forever.
Evaluate your life
in terms of giving. Don’t ever base your life on what you accumulate.
We run this race for
the true prize, the gold, which we lay at Jesus' feet in Heaven, for He
is worthy!
Greater Things Are
Still To Come!
Pastor Phil
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