Re: Purpose and Goals

Rick
Thank you so much. Wade and I are very blessed to have you as a friend. Iron sharpens Iron. I really appreciate you always being there.
God Bless

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"There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." -- Napoleon Hill

-Define your Purpose or Goal

-Know what you Want

-A BURNING DESIRE to Get It

"Michael Jordan Shot 1000 jumpers a day, so I Shot 2000. He Perfected 1 New Move every off season, so I Perfected 2. No one will out work me." Kobe Bryant

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ⁠          

This is the Attitude the Great ones have.

It is all in our Attitude.

-Work Hard and a little bit more

-Have a burning desire and a little bit more.

-Have a Great Attitude and a little bit more.

- Do your Best and a little bit more.

-a little bit more, a little bit more.......

When we have God with us helping us achieve our Goals WATCH OUT! Nothing can Stop us!

"If God is For us who can be Against us."
Romans 8:31

Rick

Fw: Purpose and Goals

"There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." -- Napoleon Hill

-Define your Purpose or Goal

-Know what you Want

-A BURNING DESIRE to Get It

"Michael Jordan Shot 1000 jumpers a day, so I Shot 2000. He Perfected 1 New Move every off season, so I Perfected 2. No one will out work me." Kobe Bryant

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ⁠          

This is the Attitude the Great ones have.

It is all in our Attitude.

-Work Hard and a little bit more

-Have a burning desire and a little bit more.

-Have a Great Attitude and a little bit more.

- Do your Best and a little bit more.

-a little bit more, a little bit more.......

When we have God with us helping us achieve our Goals WATCH OUT! Nothing can Stop us!

"If God is For us who can be Against us."
Romans 8:31

Rick

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Fw: Wilderness to Greatness!

Team:

Today's Coach is Pastor Chuck Swindoll. Coach Chuck talks about Humility here. He shows how Moses went from the next in line to be the Pharaoh of Egypt to a lonely secluded Sheppard Boy. Exodus 3:1

Sometimes God has to get us alone and away from our Dreams and Goals to Communicate His Real Game Plan. He did this with another Great Leader in the New Testament Paul.

Both Moses and Paul went on to be Great Leaders after their Wilderness Experience.

This may be you and me. Remember Friends this is where God gives us Strength. This is where He Prepares us to be Prepared for a Big Victory!

God will take you from Wilderness to Greatness.

"Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ⁠    ⁠   

Remember:

"ALL GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED TWICE. FIRST IN YOUR MIND THEN IN REALITY!"
Doug Clark ev3 Western Area VP

Be Prepared to be Prepared!

Just Go! Keep It Simple

Make it Count!

Do the Right Thing!

Rick
Phil 4:13
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May 5, 2011 
A Major in Obscurityby Charles R. Swindoll
Read Exodus 3:1
The desert is a place of obscurity. Moses had to cope with being a nobody. All his adolescent and adult life, he had been a big-time somebody. The spotlight followed his every move, much as the contemporary spotlight follows Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry. Every time Moses stood, people looked up expectantly. Every time he addressed them, people stopped talking and listened. Every time he strolled through the streets, heads turned.
Sheep don't do that. You can say whatever you want, you can turn backflips while reciting poetry, and the flock won't be impressed at all. They'll go right on feeding their faces. As much as you and I may appreciate wool sweaters and wool socks, sheep are basically unintelligent and unresponsive animals. And Moses had the pleasure of their company for four long decades of his life.
Perhaps you identify with this situation. As you read, you're nodding your head. You are taking some course work in obscurity yourself; you find yourself struggling every day with the limitations you've had to endure. You have been forced by the very nature of the desert to give up many of the privileges, perks, and activities you once enjoyed and held most dear. Now you're "just getting by," subsisting on the absolute basics of life. That is God's plan, my friend. And if you would graduate from His school of the desert, you must take classes in obscurity; it is the first required course of the school.
Amy Carmichael, one of my favorite poets, wrote these words:
Before the winds that blow do cease, Teach me to dwell within Thy calm: Before the pain has passed in peace, Give me, my God, to sing a psalm. Let me not lose the chance to prove The fullness of enabling love. Oh, love of God, do this for me: Maintain a constant victory.¹
Here is the unvarnished truth: If you don't learn to live peacefully with obscurity, you will repeat that course until you do. You cannot skip this one and still graduate.
 
1. Amy Carmichael, from Rose from Brier (Fort Washington, Penn.: CLC Publications, 1973), 12. Used by permission.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Great Days with the Great Lives (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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Fw: FCA Impact Play: “Chosen”

Team:

Great message here: Coach Leo Sayles is the head women's volleyball coach at Bryan College and a longtime FCA volunteer.

Here Coach Sayles shows that God Drafted us to be on His Team because He Believes in Us and has a Plan and Purpose for Us on His Team. Jer 29:11

"ALL GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED TWICE. FIRST IN YOUR MIND THEN IN REALITY!"

Be Prepared to be Prepared!

Just Go! Keep It Simple

Make it Count!

Do the Right Thing!

Rick
Phil 4:13
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Chosen Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

READY:  "But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

SET:  As I read commentary on last week's NFL Draft, I was reminded of that special feeling we get when we are chosen for a team. Whether it is being picked for the sandlot team, making the cut for the varsity, being recruited to a college, or being drafted to a professional organization, there is always a wonderful sense of acceptance and gratitude when we "make the team."

I remember my own experience of walking up to the coach's door after tryouts to see if my name was on his list. I remember grinning happily when I saw my name and high-fiving friends who also had made the team. I remember feeling called, chosen, set apart for a unique purpose.

I was part of the team.

In his second letter to the Thessalonian church, Paul wrote, "…from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation." And it doesn't stop there with a one-time salvation experience. Peter carries it farther in 1 Peter 2:9-10 and says we are a chosen generation—God's own special people who will proclaim Him.

Just as each rookie was drafted to fill a purpose and a role in the organization, we have been chosen by God to be a part of His plan to build His Kingdom.

We each have a unique role to play based on the gifts, desires and talents He's given us. And just as a rookie's job is to learn his role and meet the requirements necessary to fulfill it, each of us must take time to understand God's plan for us and what we need to fulfill our roles in the church and community.

When Jesus spoke to the disciples in John 13-17, He stated that God's plan is simple, yet profound. 1: Abide in Him. 2: Love one another. 3: Keep His commands, the last of which was to go and make disciples.

Today, may we all realize that we have been chosen by God to fill a role in His master plan. We've been consecrated for His service. Let's put on His jersey and get to work!

GO: 1. Do you recall a time when you made a team or made the cut? How did that feel?

2. How does it feel to know you were specifically chosen by God?3. What purpose do you sense God has for you?

WORKOUT: John 13:34-35John 15:1-141 Peter 2:9-10

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Leo Sayles is the head women's volleyball coach at Bryan College and a longtime FCA volunteer.

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Fw: Impact Play: “Distraction”

Team:

Today's Coach is Steve DesRochers. Coach Steve talks about being distracted. Have we ever been Distracted? We all have.

The Strongest Man ever to live was Samson. Samson was a Nazarite. God gave Samson His Holy Spirit and Samson did some Amazing Things. Judges 13-16

However Samson got Distracted. The Distraction started with Over Confidence and then Complacency. This led to Compromise which led to Giving In. The end result was Bondage and Blindness.

He was distracted when he took his eyes off the Lord and Focused on a Philistine Girl named Delilah. This resulted in Bondage and Blindness.

We have all done this at some point in our lives and the result is Bondage to something and Blindness to everything. Bondage leads to Blindness which leads to Guilt and Misery.

This is where the Enemy wants us because now we become Paralyzed and Useless.

Good News: our Coach (God) designed us to be Winners.

Good News: Our Coach (God) loves to turn things around and Win. We can get back on the Right Track and Win again.

Good News: The Lord can free us from the Bondage of Distraction. God loves it when we Overcome and Win.

Good News: Our Coach (God) Recruited us to be Winners and on His Winning Team. Eph 1

Good News: Our Coach (God) is going to Fight for us until we Overcome. Josh 1:9

"I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns"(Philippians 1:6, NLT

With our Great Coach (God) we will Conquer Distraction and Win with:

God
Family
Business/School/Sports

"Focus your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2

Just Go! Win the Day!

Keep it Simple!

Rick
Phil 4:13
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Distraction Thursday, April 21st, 2011

READY:  "So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left." -Deuteronomy 5:32 (NASB)
SET:  You step to the free throw line and look at the rim. "Just put the ball through the hoop, and we go to overtime," you say to yourself. You've done this thousands of times in practice. Bounce the ball three times, spin it in your hands, look up at the rim and let her fly. But just when you're about to shoot, you take your eyes off the rim and gaze through the glass backboard at what seems like a million fans yelling, screaming, waving things, and doing whatever they can to distract you from making this shot. A home crowd would never try to distract you, but this is enemy territory, and they will do whatever they can to make you miss this shot. You try to refocus. You let the ball go. It heads toward the hoop, bounces off the rim, and out…

Ever been distracted like that in a game? I think we all have. And the same thing often happens in our spiritual lives. As Christians in this world, we are playing in an away game all the time. According to 1 Peter 2:11, we are residents of God's Kingdom, not the world. Because of that, we are constantly being bombarded by flaming arrows from the home team that is trying to make us take our eyes off our target: the Lord.

These distractions can be obvious or subtle. They can cause immediate damage or erode over time. Think about it. The Old Testament is full of cases where God's people replaced their devotion to the Lord with that of idols. Those idols were dangerous distractions and carried devastating consequences. Even though our idols are different than those of long ago, we still have them. Almost everything that distracts us from doing what the Lord has asked us to do is could be considered an idol when we place it above Him in priority.

The Lord wants us to spend time with Him daily through prayer, reading His Word, and fellowshipping with other believers. If we are spending all of our time on Facebook, YouTube, Nintendo, playing sports, or a variety of other activities, then we have clearly become distracted from our first love: Jesus.

Today, take an inventory of where you are spending all of your time. Are you turning to the right or to the left and not doing what the Lord your God has commanded you? Let's commit to challenging each other to be victorious at this away game, keeping our eyes constantly on Him.

GO: 

1. How do you prepare to play in "enemy territory"? How do you keep your focus on the goal and not the crowd?

2. What is distracting you today from spending time with Jesus?

3. Do you have someone who can help you stay focused on Him?

4. How can you help someone else focus on Him today?

WORKOUT:  Ephesians 6:16 James 4:4 1 Peter 2:11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Steve DesRochers loves being a husband, father and FCA Camp Coach, but most importantly he loves being a child of the King. Now it's your Turn. Write your own FCA Devotional. . . Go to www.fca.org and click the  "Submit your own FCA devo! " link on the right side.
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Are you in a Storm? Luke 8:22-25

Team:

Have you ever been in a storm? Sometimes in Life we feel like we are stuck in the middle of a Storm and there is no way out.

Jesus Promises that we will get to the other side. Luke 8:22-25

What is the other side? It is a stable place. A Secure Place. A Place of Confidence, Peace and Hope for the Future. Jer 29:11

The Other Side is that place where you know God has it all Under Control.

King David's life was unraveling and he was a mess. His family was torn apart. His enemy's were trying to kill him. He was running away to escape from his problems.

He couldn't understand what was going on. But then he went to the Sanctuary.

"Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end." Psalm 73:17

The Sanctuary is where it all comes together. The Sanctuary is where it all makes sense. The Sanctuary is the "Other Side."

Are you in a Storm right now with no way out? God promises to be with You in the Storm to get you to the other side.

Luke 8:22-28. "Go to the other side"
In vs. 24 it says, "there was a Calm." Jesus has it all under control.

We need to stay the course and press on. The Lord will bring us Victory and Perspective for any Storm we are going through.

As North Carolina State Basketball Coach Jimmy V was in a Storm battling cancer he said:

"Never Ever Give Up!"

Jim Valvano
North Carolina State Basketball Coach
1983 NCAA Champions

God was with Jimmy V while he was in the Storm giving him Passion and a reason to go one more day.

God gave Jimmy V. the Courage to "Win the Day" each day.

Jimmy V is now on the Other Side with His Maker. In his Storm he chose to Live and show other cancer patients how to Win the Day.

When he got to the Other Side Jesus said "Great Job Good and Faithful Servant Enter in."

Let's look at Storms as a test to see how God is going to use our Storm to help us help others get through their Storms.

This is what Jimmy V did and We can too.

"pain is momentary; gain is forever" keep working hard!
Linfield BB Point Guard Joy Ponder

"ALL GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED TWICE. FIRST IN YOUR MIND THEN IN REALITY!"
Doug Clark ev3 Western Area VP

Be Prepared to be Prepared!

Just Go Win the Day!
Keep It Simple!

Make it Count!

Rick
Phil 4:13
http://huddle360.blogspot.com