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Making a Quality Decision to Enjoy Life

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What kind of life did Jesus come to bring us? A sad life? A depressed life? A barely rake by, scrape by life? Is that what a Christian is supposed to be? No, God gave us things to enjoy (1Tim. 6:17). Mark, this down sanguine personalities are not the only ones that are supposed to be enjoying life! Certain personality types have a harder time chilling out than other personality types. The key to it is for all of us to learn to enjoy the normal everyday situations of life. Here are some further thoughts on making a quality decision to enjoy life.

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Resolving to be Decisive

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I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half of the things you do you might as well turn them over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly. I am easily managed – you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do them automatically. I am a servant of all great men; and alas, of all failures as well. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a man. You may run me for profit or run me for ruin – it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you. Who am I? I am a habit! Today, we are going to talk about the habit of decisiveness.

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What Everybody Ought to Know about Excellence

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There is something about excellence that just thrills the heart. People like being around excellent organizations. They like to engage excellent people. What makes for excellence? How do we know when we have arrived at that attractive condition?  Excellence is a definable commodity. According to Wikapedia, it is is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is a continuously moving target that can be pursued through actions of integrity, uninterrupted learning and improvement.1

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Six Ways to Go Out on Top

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I once heard a very godly gentleman say when he was in the twilight of his life, ‘It takes the same dedication at seventy years of age as it did when you were twenty.’ Do we get a pass on being committed just because you are in the 4th quarter of your life? You don’t get to ‘retire’ from living like a believer in Jesus. Just because you have some age under your belt does not mean you get a break from believing God. One key to being a successful representative of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in all phases of your life, can be found in the phrase, ‘Focus and Finish.’

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How to Break a Bad Habit

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda describes his battle with bad habits: “I took a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, stared at it and said, “Whose stronger, you or me?” The answer was me. I stopped smoking. Then I took a vodka martini and said to it, “Who’s stronger, you or me?” Again the answer was me. I quit drinking. Then I went on a diet. I looked at a big plate of linguine with clam sauce and said, “Whose stronger, you or me?” And a little clam looked up at me and answered, “I am.” (Lasorda said), I can’t beat linguine.” If you ever saw a full body picture of Tommy Lasorda, you would know he was telling the truth. He did not beat linguine! But that does not have to be your story. You can overcome bad habits. Here are some thoughts along that line.