Yesterday at church, my pastor preached about determination. One profound truth he stated was that Christians have replaced Knowledge with Prayer. We Christians imagine that all I have to do is pray for stuff eg. a job your chasing instead of equipping yourself to be the most suitable person for the job and then thanking God for the fulfillment of your prayer.
The dictionary meaning of determination is: Firmness of Purpose.
What is your purpose? Is it financial prosperity?
An excellent book am reading by George S Clason "The Richest Man in Babylon" gives great insights to financial prosperity.
*Some people are determined to take their children through school despite the loss of income of one partner.
*Others are determined to live longer than the 6 months decreed by their terminal illness
*others are determinated to get their first degree at age 40!
What are you determined to do?
1. Identify it/them.
2. come up with a SMART plan.
3. Pursue relentlessly!!!!
Helen Keller:
Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Paulo Coelho:
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
Stephen Covey:
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
