How to do Hard Things that go Beyond What's Expected or Required
Bethany:
Complacency is dangerous. Today, expectations are so low that is easy for us to just procrastinate and not reach for the top, but God has made expectations so high "so that we won't make the mistake of aiming low. He made them unreachable so that we would never have an excuse to stop growing"
Here are a few questions from the book to help identify complacency;
1. What areas of my life do I nt care about that I know I should care aabout?
2. In what areas have i fallen short of God's standards and my own potential?
3. In what areas have I settled for just getting by when I know I could do better if I really tried?
4. In what areas have I decided that things "will always be this way" without ever putting in the kind of effort that really changes things?
Jenna:
We have the ability to raise the bar and "go above and beyond what our culture expects and take us closer to what God expects:
1) Do what's hard for you
2) Be known for what you do (more than for what you don't)
3) Pursue excellence, not excuses
And one that I added...do ALL things unto the Lord, and please Him! Know that you've done your VERY best without a doubt!!
What is one way you have been compliant on something you shouldn't have been?
God bless,
~Bethany, Jenna and Josh~
1 comments:
Hi, I'm Living4Jesus' younger sis. Ya'lls blog is very challenging and encouraging. Jenna, I like what you added about doing things unto the Lord. I so easily get caught into doing things to get the good opinion of humans and forget my point in life: to glorify my Saviour. I'll answer your questions.:)
1) Prayer is something that I don't pay enough attention to. I'm very ashamed to say that, but that's the truth!
2)Hmmm have to think about that one. I'm sure I'm guilty!
3)That would be my schoolwork. Many times I do other things when I could study and get a better grade (or get more out of what I'm learning!)
4)That, for me, would be not be thinking about things. Or not sorting things out in my mind and figuring things out for myself.
I will add, tho, that we cannot straighten problems out on our own strength. We gotta go to God for the strength to do anything. Otherwise we will fail. We might not fail in our own mind. But when we start thinking that we succeeded and don't put God in the picture we have failed miserably. Our whole purpose in life is to glorify God and when we start thinking proudly we have not met our life goal: to glorify God
Great blog. LOVE it!
faithngracegirl
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