2021-09-12
Psalm 112:8 AFR53
Om sukses in die lewe te behaal, is daar drie struikelblokke waarvan jy bewus moet wees en moet oorkom:
1) Moegheid. Daar word beweer dat die perd wat die Kentucky Derby wen, na die eerste halwe myl uit suurstof uit hardloop en die res van die wedloop net met ‘hart’ hardloop. Ondersoek dus vandag jou hart en kyk of jy waarlik toegewyd is. ‘…As julle aanhou glo, dan gee God vir julle ‘n groot beloning. Daarom moet julle aanhou om te glo, en julle moet doen wat God wil hê sodat julle die dinge kan kry wat Hy vir julle belowe het’ (Hebreërs 10:35-36 ABA).
2) Vrees. Wanneer dit by toewyding kom, is daar vier tipes mense: a) Leeglêers: mense wat geen doelwitte het nie en wat hulself aan niks toewy nie. b) Bangbroeke: Mense wat nie weet of hulle hul doelwitte kan bereik nie en dus te bang is om hulself daaraan toe te wy. c) Ophouers: mense wat begin om na ‘n doelwit te werk, maar ophou wanneer dit moeilik raak. d) Vasbyters: mense wat doelwitte stel en die prys betaal om hulle te behaal. Watter een van die vier is jy? Vrees en geloof sal altyd in jou lewe teenwoordig wees en die een wat jy kies, sal bepaal of jy sukses behaal of misluk.
3) Selfvoldaanheid. Die suksesvolle besigheidsman, Ray Kroc, het gesê: ‘Solank as wat jy groen is, groei jy. Sodra jy ryp is, begin jy verrot.’ As jy wys is, sal jy gereeld rus om verfris te word, jouself te vernuwe en te herfokus. Jy moet egter nie op gister se suksesse rus of op vandag se momentum staatmaak nie. Wees soos Paulus: ‘…een ding is seker: ek vergeet dit wat agter my lê, en strek my uit na dit wat voorlê. Ek jaag wenpaal toe…’ (Filippense 3:13-14 NLV).
Sielskos: Jona 1:10-2:10; Matt 12:38-42
Psalm 112:8 NKJV
To achieve success in life there are three obstacles you’ll have to be aware of and overcome: (1) Weariness. It’s reputed that during the Kentucky Derby the winning horse runs out of oxygen after the first half-mile and runs the rest of the way on “heart.” So, look into your heart today and see if you are truly committed. “Do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:35-36 NKJV).
(2) Fear. When it comes to commitment, there are four kinds of people. (a) Cop-outs: people who have no goals and who don’t commit. (b) Hold-outs: people who don’t know if they can reach their goals so they’re afraid to commit. (c) Drop-outs: people who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. (d) All-outs: people who set goals, commit to them and pay the price to reach them. Which one of the four are you? Fear and faith will always be present in your life, and the one you choose will determine whether you succeed or fail.
(3) Complacency: Successful businessman Ray Kroc said, “As long as you’re green, you’re growing. As soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot.” If you’re wise, you’ll take regular rest periods to refresh, renew, and refocus. But you must not settle for yesterday’s successes, or coast on today’s momentum. Be like Paul: “I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race” (Philippians 3:13-14 NLT).
Soul food: Jonah 1:10-2:10; Matt 12:38-42
2021-09-11
1 John 4:8 NCV
Love is both a noun and a verb. It’s not only what we think or feel; it’s also what we do.
When Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1948, one of the first things she did was pick up five abandoned children and bring them to her ‘school’. Before the year ended she had forty-one students learning about hygiene in her classroom, which was in a public park. Soon her work became known as ‘The Missionaries of Charity’, and they turned their attention to the care of the dying.
A beggar found dying on a rubbish heap was picked up and brought to her. Hunger and suffering had reduced him almost to a skeleton. Mother Teresa took him home and put him to bed. As she tried to clean him up and make him comfortable, he briefly woke up, and in his semi-conscious state he asked her, ‘Why do you do it?’ Mother Teresa responded with two words: ‘For love.’
It’s easy for us to see people as irritants and inconveniences who are standing in our way. But it can be hard for us to set aside our self-centred feelings and love them, especially if that means giving up our time or doing something we find difficult or unpleasant in order to help them.
The Bible says, ‘Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love’ (v.7-8 NCV). Let’s do our best to show love in all our words, thought and actions.
Eze 40:10-42:20; Luke 21:1-11; Ps 78:17-31; Prov 20:15-19
1 John 4:8 NKJV
Love is not just a noun; it’s a verb. It’s not what you think or feel; it’s what you do.
When Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1948, one of the first things she did was pick up five abandoned children and bring them to her “school.” Before the year ended she had forty-one students learning about hygiene in her classroom, which was in a public park. Soon her work became known as “The Missionaries of Charity.” Within two years their attention was turned to the care of the dying, and a beggar found dying on a rubbish heap was picked up and brought to her. Hunger and suffering had reduced him to a virtual skeleton. Mother Teresa took him home and put him in bed. When she tried to wash him, she discovered that his body was covered with worms. Pieces of skin came off as she bathed him. For a brief moment the man revived. In his semiconscious state he asked, “Why do you do it?” Mother Teresa responded with two words that were the hallmark of her life: “For love!”
Busy person, it’s easy to see people as irritants and inconveniences standing in the way of your getting things done. What’s hard, is to rise above your self-centered feelings and love them. Maybe you think this is no big deal! Think again; The Bible says, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (vv. 7-8 NKJV).
Soul food: Eze 40:10-42:20; Luke 21:1-11; Ps 78:17-31; Prov 20:15-19
1 Johannes 4:8 NLV
Liefde is nie net ‘n selfstandinge naamwoord nie; dis ‘n werkwoord. Dis nie wat jy dink of voel nie; dis wat jy doen. Toe Moeder Teresa in 1948 in Kalkutta aankom, was een van die eerste dinge wat sy gedoen het om vyf straatkinders op te laai en hulle na haar ‘skool’ toe te bring. Voor die einde van die jaar het sy een-en-veertig studente gehad wat oor higiëne in haar klaskamer, wat in ‘n publieke park geleë was, geleer het.
Binne twee jaar het sy haar aandag daarop begin vestig om vir die sterwendes te sorg. ‘n Bedelaar wat sterwend op ‘n ashoop gevind is, is na haar toe gebring. Honger en lyding het hom in ‘n wesenlike geraamte verander. Moeder Teresa het hom huis toe gevat en in die bed gesit. Toe sy hom probeer was, het sy ontdek dat sy lyf met wurms oortrek was. Dele van sy vel het afgekom toe sy hom probeer bad het. Vir ‘n kort oomblik was die man by sy bewussyn en het hy vir haar gevra: ‘Hoekom doen jy dit?’ Moeder Teresa het met twee woorde, wat die kenmerk van haar lewe was, geantwoord: ‘Vir liefde!’
Besige mens, dis maklik om mense wat in jou pad staan om dinge gedoen te kry, as irritasies en ongerief te sien. Dis moeilik om bo jou selfgesentreerde gevoelens uit te rys en hulle lief te hê. Miskien dink jy dat hierdie nie ‘n belangrike saak is nie. Dink weer; die Bybel sê: ‘Geliefdes, laat ons aanhou om mekaar lief te hê, want liefde is van God afkomstig. Elkeen wat só liefhet, is uit God gebore en ken God persoonlik. Elkeen wat nie só liefhet nie, ken God nie persoonlik nie omdat God die liefde self is’ (vers 7-8 NLV).
Sielskos: Eseg 40:10-42:20; Luk 21:1-11; Ps 78:17-31; Spr 20:15-19
