July 2, 23: DON'T BE DISTRACTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS OR FAILURE…

Affirmation: I am at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This affirmation reminds me that I have to make the responsible decision to do the right thing. I can seek wisdom and make adjustments, learning from every experience and moving forward to be the person God made me to be. No matter what is going on in my life…I am at the right place to move forward doing the right thing. It’s my choice
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Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff

                       July 2

DON'T BE DISTRACTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS OR FAILURE. BE SOLD-OUT TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL AMBITIONS. 

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? 
LUKE 10:36 

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright became the first people in history to successfully fly an airplane. At 10:35 a.m., they saw their dream lift off the ground for the first time. But I always wonder: What were they thinking at 10:34? None of us live at 10:35. We don't know if what we attempt will work or not. 


The plane had been their idea from beginning to end. They invented it, built it, and got it off the ground. But surely they must have known the odds were against them at 10:34. No one had been able to create a machine that could launch people into the air and bring them back to the ground safely. They must have felt the weight of the risk. They were probably concerned for their physical safety. Even more, they knew if they failed, it would be a big, public face-plant. But at 10:34, Orville and Wilbur chose to focus on their beautiful ambitions rather than all the reasons not to try. 


It's always exciting to start a new project, but it's hard to see it through. Distraction shows up in lots of different ways: we're enticed by the promise of easier success elsewhere or scared by the possibility of failure. I've heard a couple of people call this resistance, and they talked about it like it was a con­stant force of the universe. I agree. 


Don't give into the resistance pushing against your vision. Be wholly sold­out and captivated with purpose instead. Like the Wright brothers did at 10:34, keep your eyes fixed on the prize. Will it work? I'll tell you in a minute. 


What dream do you need to wholly sell out to? 

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