It’s Time To Take Action
– Part 3

They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Psalms 84:7

The three essential steps to success are: 1) Do something; 2) Do something today; 3) Do something every day. One personal growth expert says, ‘We read about people who sail around the world in a thirty-foot sailboat or overcome handicaps to win a gold medal at the Olympics, and we later find their stories are all about persistence.’ If you want to know your future, look at your daily routine. You don’t determine your future, you determine your habits and your habits determine your future. The secret to success lies in doing the right things day after day. If you do that, you will eventually succeed. But a word of caution: important priorities have a way of slipping out of place while you’re focused on less important things. Some sacrifices are simply not worth it: 1) In your attempt to build a reputation, don’t lose your character. Reputation is what people think you are; character is what God and those closest to you know you are. 2) Don’t sacrifice your family for your career. If you do you’ll end up winning the admiration of those who don’t matter, while losing the love of those who do. 3) Don’t sacrifice your relationship with God for material things. God told His people, ‘You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth…If you ever forget the Lord…you will surely be destroyed’ (Deuteronomy 8:17-18).

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to heed the warnings above so that I keep the most important things the most important things. In Jesus’ Name, Amen