11- 08- 10 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Hebrews 12:1- 3)
"P"- PERSEVERE UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR GOAL ON CHRISTIAN’s ABC’s
1- “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2- Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3- For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”
According to the dictionary; “Persevere” means – “to persist in anything undertaken”; “maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement”; “continue steadfastly.”
Pray earnestly and Plan wisely as you set your goal. We have daily goals, weekly goals, monthly goals and yearly goals, but we must have long ranged goals too.
Entrust your goal/s to God knowing that we can’t do anything without Him. (John 15:5) “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
Re-Set your goal/s if you failed, but don’t quit; you have just started to walk through the aisle of the learning process. You’re not a loser as long as you keep on keeping on! Burn that bridge named “quit and looking back”; those were the failures of the Israelites when they went out of Egypt. “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” (Thomas Edison 1847-1931)
Start working hard to get to your goal. Don’t take things lightly and don’t let laziness gets in the way.
Exercise caution and exert more efforts as you work hard. Jesus said, “…be wise as serpent and harmless as dove.”
Visualize your way to success; when you reach your goal/s and celebrate success.
Entertain good advice and counsels. (Proverbs 11:14; 15:22)
Review your failure/s or success and examine yourself. (Psalm 26:2; II Corinthians 13:5)
Evaluate where you are in all areas of life. Your success in reaching your goal/s in spiritual, financial and physical standing in life will depend on your attitude.
