TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17
“A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
Jas 1:8
BE
SINGLE MINDED (1)
The Bible says, “He that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he
shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his
ways” (vv. 6-8). Peter Marshall, chaplain to the Senate, prayed, “Give us clear
vision that we may know where to stand, and what to stand for.” A dream that
isn’t clear won’t help you get anywhere. What do you want to accomplish? What
do you want to contribute? Who do you want to become? In other words, what does
success look like to you? If you don’t
define it, you won’t be able to achieve it. Most people don’t get what they want because they don’t know what they want. They haven’t
defined their dream in clear and compelling detail. One author writes: “The indispensable
first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you
want! Instead of saying, ‘I want to lose weight,’ say, ‘I will pay off all
credit card balances by December 31.’ Instead of saying, I need to improve my
leadership,’ say, ‘I will read one leadership book a month.’ Being specific
doesn’t necessarily mean having every little detail throughout before you move
forward, making adjustments as you go.” The question you need to answer is, “Am
I single minded?”
Taken
from The Word for You Today devotional
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