That statement resonated with me. It does not matter what you are doing, that statement applies.
It always amazes me that people continue to do the same old thing and wonder why they are in the same situation. People have been hanging out with the same people for years. People have been living in the same place for years. People have been going through the same routine, at home, for years. People have been saying the same prayer for years. It is time to try something new. I will take it a step further. I believe God expects us to step outside the box and do something different.
People say they want to win but they are not willing to do what it takes to get a winning outcome and sometimes that may mean doing something different. It could be something like changing your prayer partner, changing your way of thinking, listening to someone that may not be as old or as young as you.
A scientist has to try different formulas to find what works - essentially, what gets the win. If you are a doctor, you have to change and keep current with the new medicine to win. I know the patient wants the doctor to win! A coach has to run different plays to surmise what will get the win. Simply because one is saved does not mean they know how to win and are willing to do what it takes to win. We all have to be willing to listen, embrace change and implement something new if we want to win. There are too many Christians satisfied with just being saved and just getting by. God wants us to do more than just get by, he wants us to win and win big.
God is the winner of all winners. Are you willing to initiate something new? If so, start talking like a winner! If someone starts talking negative, in any way, I am convinced they do not want to win and remove myself from the situation. I refuse to associate with losers; Christians or not! You are probably thinking that is not Christian like. You are right, it is not Christian-like to speak negatively. There are far too many defeated Christians trapped in mental prisons. They are only winners during their Wednesday and Sunday field trips to church. We must change the way we think if we are even going to have a chance to win and get all that God has for us.
Let me close with the Word of God! "The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them." We must conduct ourselves in this manner, talk in this manner and believe in this manner at all times if we are going to win big like God intends for His people.
Discipline wins!
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