Thought for the Day 6/21/2007
A man won a prize at the county fair for a full-grown pumpkin shaped like a small jar. How did he accomplish this? When the pumpkin stated to bloom he simply put the bloom into the glass jar and the pumpkin as it grew, filled up the jar. He then broke the jar, and the pumpkin had duplicated the size and shape of the jar.
Many times we do the same to ourselves. We place ourselves in containers that limit our growth. The container will be just as large or small as we believe it to be. It is a matter of choice. We can choose to continue to grow or we can choose to become ripe and rot.
Many times the achievement of our potential is just a matter of a very slight edge, but we don’t realize it. For example, in baseball a player who has a 350 average earns at least 3-5 million dollars a year. But a 250 hitter may only earn $750,000 a year. Yet the difference is only one hit every 10 times at bat - a very slight edge.
How many Super Bowls are won or lost because the team missed a first down by one-inch, a pass caught or missed by one inch, a field goal or extra point missed by one inch? Let's apply this idea to our daily lives.
It is through perseverance that we achieve our goals, our dreams, and our ambitions. We need to make a commitment to do our best every time.
Positive People Power e-newsletter Jan 2005
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Many times we do the same to ourselves. We place ourselves in containers that limit our growth. The container will be just as large or small as we believe it to be. It is a matter of choice. We can choose to continue to grow or we can choose to become ripe and rot.
Many times the achievement of our potential is just a matter of a very slight edge, but we don’t realize it. For example, in baseball a player who has a 350 average earns at least 3-5 million dollars a year. But a 250 hitter may only earn $750,000 a year. Yet the difference is only one hit every 10 times at bat - a very slight edge.
How many Super Bowls are won or lost because the team missed a first down by one-inch, a pass caught or missed by one inch, a field goal or extra point missed by one inch? Let's apply this idea to our daily lives.
It is through perseverance that we achieve our goals, our dreams, and our ambitions. We need to make a commitment to do our best every time.
Positive People Power e-newsletter Jan 2005
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
Hebrews 12:1-2
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