“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” ~~Napoleon Hill

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Faith, God's Plan, Mind, Napoleon Hill, Success

What does Jesus think?

• God has a plan. What I can conceive is puny compared to God. Jesus challenges me to “think God”.
• Jesus wants me to believe that nothing is impossible with God. Jesus knows it. Faith compels me believe it.
• God’s word will come true, regardless of what I believe. God is God. I am not. I need to understand that and be clear on it.

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” ~~Napoleon Hill

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“It’s not possible for a person to succeed—I’m talking about eternal success—without heaven’s help.” ~John the Baptizer

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Jesus, John 3, John the Baptist, Messiah, Repent, Sin, Success

I like to think I can do it all myself and that I don’t need any help.

I need to change my mind (repent) because that has me missing God’s goal for my life (sin).

I can’t succeed without the help of Jesus, the Messiah. That is reality and I need to get on board with that. It is all about Jesus and nothing about me. 

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." ~~Winston Churchhill

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Boldness, Courage, Failure, Jesus, Success, Winston Churchill

Jesus challenges me to have courage and to not be afraid. That is God’s goal for me, every day.

I must wake up thankful and anticipating what Jesus will do. Jesus has plans for me that I don’t even understand.

Boldness is his way. Jesus sees what God is doing and does only that. That is what Jesus wants for me as well.

May I be bolder today.

May I see only what Jesus wants and have the courage to do what he commands me to do.

Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”

~Winston Churchhill

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~~Thomas A. Edison

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Jesus, Success, Thomas A. Edison

How close am I? God knows but I don’t. God is God. I am not.

Jesus challenges me to have faith and move on. The goal is one I will achieve, in God’s time. It could be very close.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ~~Thomas A. Edison

Is my focus success or being faithful to God?

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Faithful, Success

Faithfulness

There are a lot of things all of us can focus on.  We have a choice to make. I have a choice to make.

Is my focus success or being faithful to God? 

Jesus, the Messiah, wants to know.

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill

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Enthusiasm, Failure, Success, Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill knew a little about this. He did succeed in the end. His country, and the free world, is forever grateful.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill

F O C U S: (F)ollow (O)ne (C)ourse (U)ntil (S)uccessful

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Focus, God's Will, Success

Jesus challenges us to not think of success like others do. He knows it is about focus. “You can’t serve God and money” he says. He knows what he is talking about.

Jesus challenges us to focus on the central question: “What does God want me to do right now?” The one course to focus on is God.

To Succeed we must >> F O C U S (F)ollow (O)ne (C)ourse (U)ntil (S)uccessful 

"I will not allow yesterday’s success to lull me into today’s complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure." ~~Og Mandino

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Failure, Og Mandino, Success

Today’s success is the enemy of our future. The failure to recognize God’s hand in our life is missing God’s goal for us. Humility is the way of wisdom.

God confidence, not self confidence is what is needed.

I will not allow yesterday’s success to lull me into today’s complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure. ~~Og Mandino

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose." ~~Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, Humility, Success

Bill Gates

Humility is a great thing. We can either be humble or we will be humbled.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. ~~Bill Gates

"We need a lot more failures. Failures that don’t kill us make us bolder." ~~Seth Godin

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Bold, Failure, Fear, Seth Godin, Success

Failure

It is not all about being successful. Focusing on success holds us back.

We do need to be bolder. Getting up to bat, swinging at the ball and not worrying about the home run is important.

We learn by failing.

We grow by not being afraid.

May we learn to be bolder.

We need a lot more failures. Failures that don’t kill us make us bolder. ~~Seth Godin

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." ~~Henry Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau, Success

Looking for success in all the wrong places? You know you are.

Looking for success? Is that really the issue?

Why are you here? What is your purpose in God’s world?

Those are the questions to answer. If you are busy with what God wants you to be, success will take care of itself.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. ~~Henry Thoreau

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work." ~~Thomas Alva Edison

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Failure, Success, Thomas Edison

It is not about failing.

We know this but at our core, many times we don’t believe it.

It is true.

It is not about failing. It is not about succeeding. It is about being true to God.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~~Thomas Alva Edison

“I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.” ~~Mother Teresa.

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Faithfulness, Mother Teresa, Success

Mother Teresa

Success is not the goal God has in mind for us.

Our focus needs to be on being faithful to our loving God and Father.

That is it.

“I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.” ~~Mother Teresa.

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” ~~Tony Robbins

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Habit, Success, Tony Robbins

Some times we just keep going on. Persisting despite no results.

I think that can be a good thing.

But what if it is year after year with poor results or even bad results.

 If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.

~~Tony Robbins

“Success isn’t permanent and failure isn’t fatal.” ~~Mike Ditka

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Culture, Failure, Mike Ditka, Success

Mike Ditka

There is way too much emphasis on success. It isn’t permanent.

And … there is way too much emphasis on failure. It isn’t fatal.

Of course, you don’t get any of this understanding in our media and culture.

Life is about relationships. Relationships with God and relationships with our friends and family.

 

“Success isn’t permanent and failure isn’t fatal.” ~~Mike Ditka

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” ~~Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs, Success

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” ~Steve Jobs

What a joy it is to work when you love what you do. It allows us to excel. Some advise that if you don’t love what you do, you should find something else to do. Seems like good advice.

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” ~~Steve Jobs

“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.” ~Benjamin Franklin

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Ben Franklin, Quote, Success

Ben Franklin

Interesting perspective on getting an early start.

Many mornings Jesus was off and praying. Of course, many nights he was as well.

Jesus was a on a mission. Time was of essence to get the good news out to all who needed to hear it. There were many to be healed. There was only so much time before he would suffer death on our behalf to free us from missing God’s goal (aka sin)

 

You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.”

~Benjamin Franklin

“Well done is better than well said” ~~Benjamin Franklin

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Ben Franklin, Success

 

“Well done is better than well said” ~~Benjamin Franklin

Are we content, in God, with who we are?

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Accomplishment, Success

We live in a world where almost everyone is trying to make us something else. They have great things in mind for us. Dress like this and we will be successful. Change this in your life and you will be happy. Follow these 7 steps and you will improve your life. There isn’t anything particularly “wrong” with that. Having goals in life is important.

Think about the other side of it though. We are barraged all day long with list after list of things we must change and we will succeed. It is all hokum because it is all based on what someone besides God thinks is important. It isn’t true but we are being seduced into believing it. Jesus has made and will make us everything we need to be in Him. It is His doing and not ours. Who are we depending on, ourselves to make us better or GOD who has already made us perfect?

This isn’t about being complacent. It is about recognizing that God is in control and not us.

Jesus challenges us to focus on being who God wants us to be. That is all that matters.

Being content with who we are in God is the only accomplishment that matters.

Here are the key ideas:

• Be content in being a child of God
• Success is not what others (in this world) says it is
• God’s goals for us are all that matter