1.DON’T BE COMPLACENT
Life in it sense is a competition and if you want to be a winner then you must be ready for competition.
An extract from the Apostle Paul show the following attitudes a winner must develop
Every winner knows that, some people before him/her has occupied where he/she is now. For what you have achieved is no news to the world because others have done greater than what you have now. If you have a home , a used car, some have new cars that are custom made. If you are a pastor, you must understand that the anointing you demonstrates has been demonstrated before so there is no need becoming complacent.
2. HAVE GOD AS YOUR MOTIVATION
David said the strong man of the philistines, I have not come in my name but I come in the name of the God of Israel whose army you have defiled. This God will give me victory. Indeed God gave him victory over the giant and all the people were running away from him including the king Saul(Army General)
In the building of the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah had his motivation set on God rather than fame and money. When you have God as the source of your motivation, you will withstand any challenge that comes your because you know that you would not be standing alone but have God on your side.
Every body who wanted to win the battles of life must look up to God who has the power to make and unmake who enthrone kings and dethrone kings.
All things would be possible for you in life; you will overcome barriers if you would have God as the source of your motivation
3. FOCUS ON THE CROWN
Paul said just one thing I do, forgetting about the past and striving towards the goal. Upon all the achievements of Paul he still focused on the crown which is Jesus himself. His eyes were fixed on the final prize undertaking so much that he decided to forget the past hurts, feelings, bad times, and the prisons but fixed his eyes rather on the king of all prizes. David asked, what would be done for the man who kills this bustard? And it was said that the king would divide his properties into two, give half to the hero, and give the daughter for marriage to the hero. David said to the king wow! I would do it to become the king’s son-in-law which will draw him even more closely to the palace.
Set your focus right.
4. FORGET THE PAST
Most people in the world are driven by the past experiences, circumstances and bad situations. Most winners comes face to face with promotions and opportunities that they could not access because they are so much intune with their past so much that they could not win.
When David came face to face with the giant, he could have allowed his horrible past to detare him from making an impact on both the Israelites and the philistines. Paul said even though my past is horrible I would not allow it to prevent me from reaching the crown.
The brother of David asks him, who he left the sheep for and what is he doing in the battle field? What it means is that what do you think you have to do here? Whiles those with proper training and those whose parents are properly married are fighting for their country, what would you is always with the sheep do with the giant?
Never allow anybody to use your past to prevent your future from manifesting. You can make it and you can become a winner if you can try.
Even though history plays a very important role in the structuring of the future, you need not dwell on the past to prevent you from the prize.
Some are driven by guilt.
Some people spend their entire life running away from regrets and hiding their shame. Guilt driven persons are manipulated by memories. You don’t have to allow your past to dictate the future for you.
Some people are also driven by resentment and anger
They hold on to the hurts of the past and never get over them. Resentment always hurts you more than it does to the person you resent.
Some are also driven by fear
Their fear many be a traumatic experience, unrealistic expectations, growing up in highly controlled homes or genetic predisposition. Regardless of the cause, fear driven people often miss great opportunities because they are afraid to venture out. People controlled by fear will always play it safe.
Know that fear is a self impose prison that will keep you from becoming what God intended you to become. You must move against it with the weapon of faith and love.
Some people are driven by materials
The desire of some people in life is to acquire materials. This drive to always want more is based on the misconception that having more will make me happier, more important, and more secured. All the three conceptions are untrue because your value is not determined by valuable things. Real security can be found only in what can not be taken away from you, that your God given purpose.
Some are driven by the need for approval
Most the people allow the expectation of those around them to affect them. Unfortunately, those who follow the crowd usually get lost. There is one major way to fail in life, which is trying to please everybody. Being controlled by the opinion of others is a guarantee to miss the purpose of God for your destiny.
Life in it sense is a competition and if you want to be a winner then you must be ready for competition.
An extract from the Apostle Paul show the following attitudes a winner must develop
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