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Friday, March 12, 2010

Get Set For Life!

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7)

In 1962, four new retailers were born. Kmart was started in Michigan; Target was started in Minneapolis; Woolworth, the big name in retailing at the time, called Woolco, was started; and Wal-Mart was started in rural Arkansas. Thirty years later, Woolco had met its demise and surprisingly, the top retailer was the one from Arkansas - Wal-Mart.

Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, stated, "Here's what makes me laugh today: it would have been absolutely impossible to convince anybody back then that in thirty years most all of the early discounters would be gone... that the one to fold up would be Woolco, and that the biggest, most profitable one would be the one down in Arkansas. Sometimes I even have trouble believing it." Today, Wal-Mart has done over $128,138,000,000 in sales.

Can you imagine if Sam Walton had believed his naysayers, who doubted whether a major discount store could be birthed in a small rural town in Arkansas? Who would have ever imagined that something that great could come out of a town so small? But man is the manifestation of his own self-concept, beliefs and ideas. Manifestation does not exist of itself. The source and sustenance of all manifestation is inner consciousness. The question is…

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF?

Oftentimes, people have the tendency to belittle the treasure that God has placed in them. So many times, we will ignore an idea that seems to just “pop” into our minds; or blow off a money-making suggestion that someone may toss our way; or never put our powerful life story into a book, a story that can change the lives of people all over the world and that has the potential to be a bestseller, all because we do not fully comprehend and value the valuable treasure that God has placed inside of us.

But one decision can change your life forever. One decision to pick up your treasure and assess its value can turn your life around and set you on the road to financial prosperity and success. I hear the Lord saying, “I have placed within you gifts and talents that can change the world and change your quality of life. But you have suppressed my voice and squelched your thirst to bring those gifts and talents into full manifestation.”

Do you know how many people are suffering because you have decided to place your gift on hold? One decision can change your life forever. One idea can open doors that no man can shut. Your treasure is locked inside of you, and you must be open to hear how God wants you to bring it to full manifestation.

WHAT IS YOUR AWARENESS LEVEL?

Don’t deny your awareness of being! Your faith is shaken when you heed ungodly counsel. Stop feeding any manifestation (concept of yourself) that you do not like, and it will DIE out of your experience. Just be still and know that He Is God!

But don’t sit around limiting yourself! God wants you to RISE ABOVE! Rise above your problems! Rise to where there are no pairs of opposites! Rise to your level of greatness! The question is, how bad do you want it? Your level of desire will determine your destiny.

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