The Will to Win and Working Hard

If you are in business you must have the will to succeed. We are in a competition, not against others but against sin, the flesh and the devil. “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Many people would prefer this verse to end after the words “we wrestle not.” I sometimes tell the story of a believer who wanted to play compassionate, caring tennis. He did not want to make his opponent run or stretch or get tired, so he deliberately lost every game and wound up losing every playing partner too. His partners lost respect for him and no longer wanted to play.

If you are called by god into business, you have been called to compete in the marketplace fairly, with courage and endurance. We must demonstrate our faith through good work and not be like the fearing and mistrustful slave with one talent. It is God’s will that we be like the slave with ten talents who had an abundance. When your customer or your employer makes money with you on the team, they win and you win. Business is like a game and it is competitive by nature. Play fair, but strive for excellence and play to win. When you have won and helped a few others win, tell them about Jesus. They will listen to you because what you have won is their respect.

Working hard and knowing when to rest is an important part of God’s wisdom. There is a special joy that can only be found through the discipline of hard work. As the word says, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”

You’ve got the Power!

Here’s a very unfortunate reality that happens everywhere: the buck gets passed. I’m referring to this negative attitude we frail humans have: Everything is everybody else’s fault, not mine! We just fall prey to the temptation and keep on passing the buck to others.

Let’s go review those times. You know, those times when each of us said:

• It’s not my fault – he did it!
  
• What?! Me? Don’t blame me – if she didn’t do this and that in the first place, then everything would be ok!
  
• It’s not my fault; I was just born with this set of genes!

(Try saying those things again, this time in a really winning voice.)

Now, do you realize how silly those things are? By passing the buck, we are robbing ourselves of this great power we possess. Something even greater.

We all possess the power to change our lives!

We can’t choose the genes we’re born with, or the way we were raised as kids, or the environment we grew up in. But we don’t have to be slaves to our genes, or our environment. Sure, they all affect us, but the last word is still up to us. We can change ourselves. We can expand our boundaries. We can develop ourselves more, without being limited by anything but our determination. That’s what’s great about being human. We are adaptable – and we conquer our environment! We don’t just suffer hardship or misfortunes – we surpass them!

As my life is not so meaningful these past few years I had to change myself for the better. Reading books, magazines and everything got me an idea to do things. I write now a lot. And I’m sure it will help me to become a good writer even not a famous one. I’ve got lots of interesting topics in my mind. I want to share it all with you. You can see my first content there in my blog. I will be planning each of my article there a unique one. I will make sure that everyone who visits Pari's Blog will be contented. Every thing in there will bring up to date. So I do thankful to you all who will visit my blog. You may also freely give your suggestions for any article you wanted and I will do write about it. Thanks again for visiting Pari’s Blog will make you believe in everything.

Believe: Trust in me! I’ve got the power!