Self Mastery

“Ah, I don’t feel like it today. I think I’ll laze around and do not much of anything. I can’t be bothered. You may call me a slacker but really, I find it takes too much effort. It’s easier just to chill and do your own thing. Maybe I give-in to myself too much.”

Achievements and success rarely fall into your lap. When they do, they’re often undervalued and wasted. Easy come – easy go. Spiritual achievements are no different – they don’t just fall into your lap either. Successful Christians work hard and sweat it out at being a good Christian.

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Can’t Fight this One Yourself

Do you have a major threat looming on the horizon of your experience? Are you filled with fear or despair? Have you ever felt totally inadequate over what was facing you? Are you in a tight corner?

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Feeling the Wind is One Thing

How could you not feel it! The gale is so strong – it seems to be hurricane force. It’s taking every ounce of energy you have to keep on walking. In fact, it seems the sheer velocity of the wind is pushing you backwards as you try to step forward! It is exhausting.

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Ah, what’s the Purpose?

Have you ever slipped into this mode of thinking? "What's the use? Why bother? What's the purpose? What good will it do anyway?"  Most of us have been there at one point or another. It’s not exactly a high time on our journey home to Heaven. You wouldn’t call them great days or bright ones either. Maybe you are there today.

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Spikenard or Spittle?

There were a variety of perfumes and ointments on the shop shelves in elegant jars and flasks. We can only imagine how the purchase was made. Maybe it went something like this: “Sir, what’s the best ointment I can buy,” she asked the perfumer.

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Glad to have a Christian Onboard

The people in the lunch room are annoyed with you because they want to tell a dirty joke and you’re sitting right there. Your presence makes them uncomfortable and awkward. On another occasion something happened to upset them. They wanted to scream out or as a minimum, mutter a string of swear words but you were close by and they tried to hold it in. And then there are times when they keep nothing in and hold nothing back when you are there. Your Christian testimony aggravates them. They poke and jab you with some stinging sarcasm. They may openly laugh at you for not doing this or going there or watching that.

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Anything else for me to do?

When there’s something to be done are you standing in line waiting for the green light to start? Or do you make yourself scarce or unavailable? Do you show up when the bulk of the work is mostly done, hoping that people will assume you did your fair share of the work? Are you the last one to show up and the first one to leave?

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Leaders on Overload

“Honey, I feel downright miserable. Out of breath. I think it’s an anxiety attack. My chest feels heavy and I think I’m losing it.”

“Well, dear, the sooner you learn you can’t do everything yourself the faster you will feel better. You just take on too many things and never let anything go. You think you have to do it all and that no one else can do it as well as you can. I wish you would take that motto down from over your desk.

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