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Post by rapha777 on Mar 17, 2005 6:02:36 GMT -5
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Post by rapha777 on Mar 17, 2005 6:06:31 GMT -5
Doing your best! 24 Mar 2005 'TO WIN...YOU MUST DENY YOURSELVES...THINGS THAT...KEEP YOU FROM DOING YOUR BEST...' 1 CORINTHIANS 9:25 An agency once created an advert for a Rolls Royce that said: 'At 60 mph the loudest noise in the new Rolls-Royce is the electric clock.' When they ran the ad by a company executive he smiled and said, 'I guess we've got to do something about that clock!' Never stop trying to do it better! The moment you start believing you're successful enough or smart enough to rest on your laurels you're in trouble. You've set a ceiling on your potential! The Bible says: 'Do you know a hard-working man? He shall be successful and stand before kings! [get the boss's attention]' (Proverbs 22:29 TLB). Success belongs to the one who'll show up early, stay late, go the extra mile and keep asking, 'Is there a better way?' A young man once asked Henry Ford, 'How can I make a name for myself and be successful?' Ford replied, 'Decide what you want then stick with it. Never deviate from your course no matter how long it takes or how rough the road, until you've accomplished your purpose.' Everybody wants what successful people have, they just don't want to do what successful people do to get it! Successful people don't quit! No matter how many times they fall, they get back up and start over. Paul J Meyer says, 'Ninety-nine percent of those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.' So, refuse to quit. Oh, and one more thing: 'Commit your work to the Lord... and then your plans will succeed' (Proverbs 16:3 NLT). From Word for Today www.ucb.co.uk/index.cfm?itemid=88
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Post by rapha777 on Mar 17, 2005 6:31:47 GMT -5
Some time ago I believe the Lord said he would help me. To justify that statement it is worthwhile to see what the Word says. Some verses are as follows:- Heb 13:6 - So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Isa 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isa 50:7 - For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. Isa 50:9 - Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. Other references can be found at:- bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=help§ion=0&version=kjv&new=1&showtools=1&oq=help |
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