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poorest person in the world isn't the one without money, but the one
without a God-given vision. Vision requires faith-and focus. Unless you
understand what's worth fighting for, you risk: 1) Fighting the wrong
battles. 2) Fighting at the wrong time. 3) Fighting when you shouldn't
be involved. 4) Fighting because you need to win in order to feel good
about yourself. 5) Fighting even though the battle is already lost but
your pride won't let you accept it. The most important thing is: stay
focused on the goal God has given you. John Mason says, 'Destiny delayed
is the devil's delight.' If satan can't defeat you outright, he'll try
to distract you with unimportant things, or disqualify you by getting
you to make bad decisions. Either way, he wins and you lose. Just
because something is good doesn't mean it's right for you. When your
plate is full doing what God's already given you to do, learn to say
'no' to everything else. Once you can do that, you free yourself from
other people's expectations and the need for their approval. Bear in
mind also that 'no' doesn't mean 'never'; often it means 'not now'. When
you're spread too thinly, you become mediocre at everything and
effective at nothing. When you try to fight on every front, you wear
yourself out and fail to win where it counts. Fighting a battle without
spoils is like pouring water on a burning shack-unless somebody's life
is in danger it's probably not worth it. So conserve your energy for
when you have something really important at stake. |
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