“Follow your heart but
take your brain with you.”
– Zig Ziglar
(1926-2012)
Author / Speaker
“Give me
understanding, that I may observe Your law and keep it with all my heart.”
– Solomon
Book of
Proverbs 119:34 / NASV
I believe in
following your dreams. That you have to
make a decision to go for it with full gusto and do whatever it takes to
achieve your goals. However, here is
where some people get things confused.
It is the "whatever it takes" statement. They use this as an excuse to do what is not
honest, what is not truthful and what they know to be against God's guidelines. That is never acceptable.
Success-minded people know that
there is never, I say NEVER a reason to cheat, lie or steal to achieve your
goals. Only the person of true character
can achieve real success. Bending the
rules a bit may seem like they are moving you forward, but your sin will always
find you out. If you have to lie to
cover a lie, do something dishonest to keep from being caught for doing
something dishonest, you will in the end fail.
As a coach, we are to help
clients see that the guidelines the Lord has give us in His word are not just
guidelines, they are lifelines. They are
there to help us succeed and to keep us from hurting ourselves and others. You will not find a time when God "bent
the rules" in order to achieve a goal.
To be a person of character is always the first and number one goal of
every success-minded person. Lose that
and you have lost it all.
To do whatever it takes means
that we are willing to do the work of success.
Success does not come easy, not even to the believer. It will always come through hard work, sacrifice
and determination. It is that way because
the Lords has designed it so character can be build in us. If we had everything just given to us we
would not be true children of God. Look
what happens to our own children when we just give them anything they
want. They do not end up the kind of
people you would want them to be. God
loves us all too much to make us spoiled brats.
Have your dream. Encourage your clients to have theirs; and
make those dreams big. God gives us the
dream and He will give us all that is needed to achieve it. The thing to remember is that He will never
lead you to be dishonest. He will never
wink at sin or turn His eye away from wrong doing. He has called us to be His representative to
this world. How important is that to
you? Are you willing to do "all
that it takes" to be an obedient follower of Jesus? The reward, as in all things worthwhile, is
greater than the effort.
You matter to the world. You are here to make a difference and that
difference is good. Remember the
qualities of a real success-minded person: Be your best. Love God.
Have good manners. Discover the unknown.
Change the world.
John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker,
and Life Coach. To read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books,
training and book him to speak to your church, business or group, visit our
website at http://www.growthcenter.net or www.johnpatrickhickey.com.
© 2014 John
Patrick Hickey
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