From the Desk of The Kiwi Champ – Jill Rapley

However, to all who received him, to those believing in his name, he gave authority (power, right) to become God’s (adult, mature, fully developed) children, John 1:12. *

Just this morning I was reading a message from Dr Mike Murdock about the Lion. The Lion is BY NATURE a the king of the jungle. Yet they are not born with the developed skills to operate as the king of the jungle.

They have to LEARN these skills. They have to WORK at it and it takes them at least 2 years to fully develop as the king of the jungle they were born to be.

When you accepted Christ into your life, you were given the right (authority and power) to become an adult son (or daughter) of God with ALL of the rights. (Look at the verse John 1:12 quoted at the beginning of this article).

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Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God’s will is – what is proper, pleasing, and perfect. Romans 12:2.

What does this verse have to do with self-development? This is the first of a two part article where we will explore the answer to this question.

First: What is the biggest contamination in this world?

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We have been talking a lot about words on this blog. Words that are thought or spoken both have a powerful affect on yours and my life.

Words create your mindset. How? You and I respond to words. You hear words, sort them out with that filter that is sitting in your subconscious mind and then make a decision about what you heard.

This decision is filed away in your subconscious mind to become a part of that filter for future words. This filter is your mindset (or thought framework).

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Who are the happiest people on earth? If you follow and obey Christ and love God with all your heart, all your mind and all your soul YOU belong to this group.

But the question is: Are you enjoying the benefits of belonging to this group?

You may be reading this with an echo in your heart that says – YES this is me! IF so, my response to you is FANTASTIC! Lead on Champion!

But you may also be reading this with an echo in your heart that says – I wish I was really happy! If this is you, read on.

WHY so many Christians are not really happy:

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True champions are action takers. God’s servants are God’s champions. They are action takers.

One of the traps I have noticed happen a lot in the lives of so many christians is the trap of passivity. I call it a trap because it is often unintentional as we earnestly seek to do God’s will. Other times it is a coverup for laziness.

The easiest way to explain this is not to explain it, but rather to illustrate it.

Let’s take a look at:

My Favorite Bible Story:

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