To Your Succes Part 4

Inspirational Quote for today is: “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”~John Wooden. I chose this quote because my discussion today is going to be talking about this very thing. In other words, start telling yourself "you can do it" instaed of saying "I can't do it". One way is by focusing on your strengths instaed of weaknesses. The other way is by using step7 in my series of overcoming discouragement. 7. Overcoming the most common phrase “I Can’t Do it”- One of my biggest discouragements use to be I can’t do it. The reason is because of the way I use to look. I will tell you about this story later in the book. The one thing successful people all have in common and that is they believe “they can do it”. They always had positive energy and people always wanted to be around them. One thing that helped me with overcoming this discouragement was when I started to think I can through Christ. When I started to believe in him I started to realize my success is always through Christ. You see there are plenty who never reach their maximum potential because they think they are incapable of doing so. Here’s the reality we can do whatever Christ wants us to do. However, he doesn’t want everybody doing the same thing, but there is something distinctively relevant to each person’s gifts and talents that he or she can accomplish. Moreover, it’s very important to discover what our purpose is so we’re not pursuing an unrealistic goal. Always remember God will help us reach our potential and go from the “I can’t do it to I can do it through Christ”. Some of the common I can’t do it are as follows: 1.) “I can’t do it because I’m not smart enough”. They are plenty of people out there from all walks of life who have overcome this obstacle. You have people like Daniel Webster, Albert Einstein, Adam Clark, Thomas Edison, and etc. They achieve great success because they had a vision they were special and believed they could do what needed to be done. You see in any area of our lives there will be times of failure. You will hit home runs, win NBA championships, NASCAR races, PGA tours, and you will also fail at times. In addition, that doesn’t mean you can’t achieve your goals. Furthermore, you can achieve things through Christ. 2.) “I can’t do it because I’m too poor.” Throughout my life I’ve seen plenty of people who have achieved great success that when they were growing up including I that didn’t have anything, and were single mothers that were living in poverty. Even though they were in these circumstances they didn’t let that stop them from accomplishing great things. I believe the same principle applies to us all. Once I understood it’s not how rich we are in material things that matter. It’s really about how rich we are in Christ. By doing so, it allows him to supply all you need to accomplish all he wants you to do. Most importantly, make sure you use what he gives you. When I started to allow him to do this for me not only did I start achieving success I saw my whole life change right in front of my eyes. 3.) “I can’t do it because my parents told me I couldn’t”. We all heard this cliché plenty of times. I have heard plenty of times parents telling their children you can’t be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, athlete, and etc. To all of the parents out there please make sure you are aware of the powerful influence your prophecies concerning your children can have. In addition, children must remember the most influential person in their life is not their parents (good or bad) but Christ. The reason is because he often helps people do what seemed impossible. I trust you will enjoy reading this blog, and pray that helps you as you begin to change your life and achieve great success. I will discuss Step 8 at a later time. Best wishes, Gary R. Johnson.