Personal Development God's Way

Gail Devers, Olympic Champion and Gold Medalist in athletics says “Keep your dream alive” Gail achieved her success against many odds as she battled a strong physical condition.

This is Part One of a series of 6 articles:
Gail made a statement that is now being recorded under the heading “famous quotes” where she reveals 6 keys that she attributes to her success as an Olympic Champion. It is always good to learn from those who have already achieved the success that we are pursuing in our lives.

Gail Devers achieved much despite her battle with a serious thyroid condition that hindered her performance. She clearly has a strong faith in God.

After being taken off of the track in agonizing pain, she was still able to make the following comment from the medical room where she had been taken:

The lesson I learned is you have to be tough, you set a goal and you keep that dream alive. (Reported by New York Times journalist Liz Robbins, Summer 2004).

Here Gail reveals the the first key to her the success she achieved against all so many odds.

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Over the years I have so often noticed a confusion in the lives of many people as to what faith really is. Some seem to think that if you actually speak out a problem you lack faith. Yes I have been around people like that!

The idea behind this is you “cannot even mention anything negative because you attract it”. No, no.

Real faith is bold enough and has the courage to face facts square on and still be able to say “but God”. In other words, real faith can say “I don’t care how big the problem, God is bigger!”

Remember David? Did he for a moment minimize the strength, power and size of Goliath? Not at all! He knew that he David was no match for Goliath.

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Do you know that every word that you think and say affects your life and the life of those around you?

Does this mean that every single word you speak or think actually affects your life? YES.

Your words affect your faith and consequently they affect your present mood and emotional state. Consequently they set the direction for your future.

Your words are powerful! They are seeds. Remember that Jesus one of the Parables that Jesus taught was the Parable of the Sower.

In the interpretation of this parable Jesus likened the seed to the Word. Yes it was the Word of God He was referring to, but we also need to remember:

• We are created in His likeness.
• God used His Words to create this world.

God uses words to create and He entrusted us with this same power. This is a part of being created in His image.

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How much fear do you think that David might have felt when he first heard about Goliath’s threats and the army of Israel’s terrorized reactions?

David was just a young lad when he was faced with this challenge, yet he was able to do what the entire army of Israel put together could not.

In order to REALLY appreciate his secret, lets reconsider exactly what David was facing. David was sent by his father to take some lunch to his brothers. His brothers were out fighting the Philistines along with the rest of the army of Israel.

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If you have ever wondered whether Christians can have a negative mindset, the truth is that you can have anything you want.

When you surrendered your life to Christ you did not cease to have a free will. God created you to become His child, not a puppet.

Throughout the Bible you will find God referring to His people as “His children”. Remember the Gospel of John 1:12 …

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

When you have a free will it means you are free to choose:

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