WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 2021
It takes diligence, dutifulness and paying attention to details to arrive at excellence.
SCRIPTURE: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It takes diligence, dutifulness and paying attention to details to arrive at excellence.
Previously, we saw that the right decision is one key to a life of excellence and distinction.
Today, I will give you another key to excellence and distinction, and that is diligence.
Diligence implies doing things carefully, thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Now, one department of diligence is paying attention to details. A diligent person pays attention to details. It is not possible for anybody to arrive at excellence without diligence. If you are diligent in business, you are not permitted to stand before ordinary people (Prov. 22:29). To do things anyhow is to end nowhere. It takes diligence, dutifulness and paying atten
TOPIC: AVOIDING OVER-CONFIDENCE IN LIFE
09 January 2021
Please, do not be over-confident. Never think that the fact that you are on fire means nobody or nothing can pull you down.
SCRIPTURE: Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To end in eternity with God, you must avoid being over-confident in life.
Many years ago, a young lady preached to a former male friend of hers after giving her own life to Christ. Then the man said to her, “Your message is very interesting. Please come and tell me more in the hotel where I lodge”. Foolishly, the lady followed him to his hotel, and at the end, they both ended up in immorality. In this case, it was the former boyfriend who “preached” to her at the end. This is over-confidence, and it kills.