I had a meeting this morning where someone was trying to give me advice on how to run our business. I was meeting a vendor and trying to cut back on some expenses. The Spirit took over for me and here's some of what came out... It had my attention as well.
Compromise. It demands increase. If you want an example, just look at Israel. What happens every time they compromise? They lose more ground and gain more trouble. This is why we never cut a deal to increase our page count. It will demand more in the future. There are some doors best left closed. I am a Green Bay Packer fan. For over the last 2 decades I lived or died, (not really-drama for effect) by a gunslinger who wasn't afraid to fail... too much so. He often made mistakes that led to their defeat. He may hold some great all time records but one of them is interceptions! Sometimes to win a game you have to throw the ball away to live to fight another play. When Aaron Rodgers played his first game taking over for Brett, he saw nobody open on a 3rd down and threw the ball out of bounds. I almost cried and turned to the person next to me and said, we finally have a QB that knows how to throw it away!!
Our thoughts are one thing within our control. Thoughts lead to Actions. Actions lead to Habits. Habits lead to Strongholds. Strongholds lead to Character. Character leads to your Destiny. Destiny is where you want to be. Our destiny lies where God placed our face before we were born. It's our challenge while we're here to get our butts where our face is. How you get there is as simple as how you think.
What you are involved in, you are invested in. What you are invested in always brings return. If what you are invested in is not bringing a return, it's not an investment, it's consumption. The absolute best investment of all time is always the Kingdom of God.
Even as I read these outside the context of the conversation, I pause and thank God for wisdom that only comes from Him.
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