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:
The dictionary tells us that a birthright is: “a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth”.
Your birth certificate shows you have a special right and a privilege in this life. You are also free to choose. You can exercise this right, or you can ignore it and live a life of second best.
What is this right?
You have the right and the privilege to live your life as a champion.
How does your birth certificate give you this right?
It is proof that you have already won the first race of your life, and against millions. You were born a champion!
So your birthright is your championship!
You are entitled to live your life on this earth as a champion.
Now …
Are you set up for success in 2010?
What plans do you have for this year?
(Notice I did not ask, “what is your New Year resolution”. Resolutions usually do not last. Written goals and plans do.)
Champions have goals and plans, not resolutions.
Champions are always declaring (speaking) their goals.
You can tell a champion by the way he or she speaks.
In this season of Christmas the focus is usually on the celebration of one miracle, the birth of Christ.
Of course this miracle in itself is more than enough reason for all the world to celebrate.
But inside the story of this wondrous event there is a second miracle which is like a hidden treasure.
Let’s see if we can uncover this treasure!
One of the interesting studies I like to do from the Bible is to follow the records of God’s call to many of the personalities who appear in this library of books (known as the Holy Bible).
One of these significant records is that of the Call of Jeremiah. Here is an outline of the call of Jeremiah. I am sure you can identify with some of these stages that Jeremiah went through.
God knows that you and I are all capable of doing so much more than we are doing. After all He created us. God will always cause you to move outside of our comfort zone into a new height in your life.
Are you ready for an adventure?
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