Jonathots Daily Blog
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- “I did my best.”
- “It must not have been in God’s plan.”
- “It wasn’t fair.”
You have just read the three excuses that keep mankind pursuing a mediocrity that teeters us precariously between animal and God.
These excuses are so universally accepted as “facts of life” that to question them is to be declared either cantankerous or un-American. Yet, may I address them?
First of all, I don’t know what my best is.
It is both arrogant and surrendering to make the statement. Arrogant because I am presenting that my best should be good enough, and surrendering because I portray that life should not be about the pursuit of improvement.
I have the responsibility to hone my talent. “Hone” is an unusal word. We don’t hear it much because it requires the combination of critique and passion. Actually, if I follow the Good Book, I am told to multiply my talent–which in reality, is the only way to hone it. If I am not looking for subtle ways to create differences and increase my potentials, I will gradually slide back into mediocrity.
I critique myself, and then pursue with passion additional avenues with great joy due to the possibility of getting better.
Secondly, God’s plan, put bluntly, is to give people the freewill choice to not perish.
As a matter of fact, it says that: “It is not God’s will that any should perish.” Then it adds this caveat: even though it is not His will that any should perish, He wants us to pursue repentance.
Repentance is changing your life in the direction of success.
If you actually believe that God planned for you to suffer, you might want to start checking out those Greek gods from Mt. Olympus.
And finally, “it wasn’t fair” is comical because life was never meant to be fair–but rather, balanced.
And the balance in life is found by combining events with my reaction.
In other words, if a blessing comes my way and I gloat, I set myself up for future failure by ignoring the need for reflection. If a trial comes my way and I become depressed, I am a duck sitting in the middle of a pond in front of twenty-five hunters.
It is my job to hone my abilities in order to own the privilege of determining my destiny.
Don’t cripple yourself with self-confidence. Also, don’t limit your prospects with self-pity.
- You haven’t found your best yet.
- God’s plan is for you to succeed and not perish by adding the miraculous ingredient of change.
- And searching for fairness is futile when the only balance in life is giving a great reaction to whatever comes our way.
In conclusion:
Answer the question
Question the answer.
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