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If a crow pecks on the back of an eagle the eagle doesn’t fight back at ground level (crow’s level) but takes the crow to the eagle’s level by keeping on moving looking for the right level where the crow will collapse and start dying and then starts falling then it becomes food for the eagle i.e., Fuel for the eagle to keep moving on.
So, we should not fight a problem at its level take it to a different level called solution to solve it. Stop wasting your time with the crows of this life. Do like the eagle does and you won’t see them again. What should move forward in time with me and what should be let go as if it’s dead,
Here’s something interesting about forest fires. But here’s what happens if you don’t let forest fires burn. Well, forests collect a lot of dry branches, right? Because tree branches die and wood falls on the forest floor and collects.
And so, the amount of flammable material keeps increasing with time. And that’s not so bad if it’s wet. But if the amount of flammable material is increasing and it gets really dry and then it burns, and turn the place to a desert. So what has to be burned by the process because its dead for you to move forward into a new level.
After all you can’t expect to solve a problem at the level it was created at. If you keep doing things the same way, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got now. You have to do something you never did. Do you have the guts to fail if you don’t fail? you’re not even trying. I don’t care where you come from.
We leave once and so no need to regret. So, learn and move on. Don’t be a slave to regret. Change your mind, because some of you are thinking about giving up because you’re in a season of failure. Since you failed doesn’t mean that God doesn’t have a bright future in store for you. So, don’t quit. Jeremiah 29:11
When you are dealing with any setbacks, failures, delays, defeats or other disasters. Remember there’s going to be some good that will come from it, e.g. Didn’t get the job you wanted. Good, go out, gain more experience, build a better resume.
When you fail you have a choice to either give up or keep going, fighting, believing. Stay in. This time take it one step at a time. I love the sun, but things don’t grow because of the sun. You have to have some rain. Your greatest moments didn’t come from Your greatest moments. Your greatest moments came from your greatest defeat.
Every one of my successes is stacked on top of failure. You need to get a revelation that the joy is not in the success but the joy is in trying. If you see any greatness it has cost that person something in exchange. So, are you willing to pay the price?
Only those who were willing to risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. Failure is just another step in the ladder for me to climb higher. Failure is part of the story. It’s pushing you forward. Those greatest results you see didn’t come with average performance. To get the best you have to give the best and nothing less.
Remember during your defeat it’s when you find a way to get back up. Don’t stop running towards your dream, stay encouraged, keep your head up. Continue to walk. It’s not going to be easy, but we have what it takes there. Rough times are going to come, but they have not come to stay.
When you feel like quitting, remember all of those who said you will fail. when you feel like giving up? Remember why you started, when you feel like quitting, remember what you’re doing it all for?
After all pain is temporary and greatness lost forever. The pain you feel today will be replaced with the strength that you need tomorrow. When it’s Too hard. Too busy. to tired. Don’t use it as an excuse to quit. Always remember how many people are depending on you.
Never walk out of any training session, any game, or anything worthy while without giving it 110% of yourself. Whatever you think is your limit or max try to push it a little bit. Nothing great is going to come if you quit. I know it’s hard. I know you are tired. I know it seems impossible, but you must keep going.
Give it everything you got, say I’ll do it for a little longer and see what happens. You know, I’ll try to learn a couple of things.e.g., an extra class, read several books etc
It’s easy to blame those that have wronged us, for everything that is wrong with our life. If it wasn’t for them, I will be happy. If it wasn’t for them, I would have more money if they didn’t do this, I will be where I want to be. Most people get so caught up in blame and they continue to blame and sabotage their own life, look after the person is good from their life.
Most people hold on to the blame because it’s easier than moving on. Having an excuse or a story of why they aren’t where they want to be gets them sympathy from others. The victim role gives them comfort, and it is much easier than taking responsibility and moving on with their life.
Who wins if you move on, who wins? If you forget about who wins, if you create your best ever life full of success and abundance, you win. How good does it feel to take that baggage off your shoulders to focus on building your future? What a blessing. Move forward. Never look back. The best revenge is not taking any revenge. It is simply moving on with your life.
God gives you a word at time then if you act on it a sentence is formed and before you know it a chapter is formed. But don’t expect a paragraph if you didn’t act on the word God spoke to you. So, get started with that word God spoke to you some years back. No wonder God says return to that Word and I will give you more…Zechariah 1:3
Keep Moving Forward
Galatians 6:9 So, Keep moving on no matter what people say. Always Fall forward…since there their is God to help you
Thomas Edison said “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” He never gave up. Yes he conducted 1000 failed experiments but his 1001 was the light bulb. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. You’ve got to take risks. You will fail or be embarrass at some point in your life, so learn to except that.
Albert Einstein said “I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.”
The greatest successes come from having the freedom to fail. There’s an old saying, you hang around the barbershop long enough, sooner or later you’re going to get a haircut.
Do you have the guts to fail? If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying. Remember to get something you never had; you have to do something you never did. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can’t always win, but don’t be afraid of making decisions. You have to believe that something different can happen. He who says he can and he who says he can’t, are both usually right.
Remember he who says he can and he who says he can’t, are both usually right. Make a choice, you just decide what is going to be, who you’re going to be, how you’re going to do it. Just decide.
No matter how hard you are hit keep moving forward. Philippians 4:13 We all had the ability to do anything. Romans 14:23 It’s impossible to accomplish anything without faith. So, I need you to believe. I believe in you. I believe you can do it. I believe that this is your beginning.
But this doesn’t have to be your end that just because you are currently here, this is your present circumstances, that life had to end for you.
This might be a page in your life, it might even be a chapter in your life. What do you think the book maybe you are not finished writing yet, so I need you to get busy living? There is still time.
Moral Story On Moving Forward
Once upon time there were two frogs. One was fat, the other one was thin. Always they were looking for trouble and adventure, they were hopping around the countryside one day. When suddenly they saw a farmer leave a bucket in front of a stable. Curious, they went over to see what was in the bucket. Because the bucket was too big, they couldn’t see what was inside, and so they just jumped in.
The bucket was filled with milk, but they couldn’t get out as the sides were too slippery. So, they swam and they swam, but still couldn’t get out. After one hour, the fat Frogs said to his thin Frog. There’s no use paddling any longer, we’re just going to drown, we will die, it is inevitable, so we might as well give up.
There is no point, no one will come and save us, nor will we turn into butterflies and fly away. We are doomed. But his friend replied, hold on, and keep paddling. Somebody will get us out eventually. As long as we don’t give up, we won’t drown and we can’t die, and so they continued paddling for hours. As the sun started to go down, the fat frog said, I can’t go on any longer. What’s the use? I have given up already. And the fat frog stopped swimming. He gave up and he drowned the milk and he died.
But more determined than ever, he started paddling even faster and faster to numb the pain. Suddenly, at around midnight, he noticed that he had turned the milk into butter because he had been paddling for so long. So, who was able to jump out of the bucket? He let out a joyous yell, jumped back into the woods.
We Never Lose As Long As We Don’t Give Up.
Yes life is hard, but you have to be harder and smart. As Christians this world is mean and will hit you very hard and try to keep you down but you should try to get up quickly and keep moving forward. Remember the taller the building, the deeper the foundation.
You may have gone through an unfair situation. Lost a loved one, friend betrayed, you’re dealing with the sickness. Be easy to settle there and get discouraged. You have to realize God is going down deep because he has something big in your future.
You may be low right now, but God’s getting you in position to rise higher. There are new levels in front of you. New levels of joy, new levels of influence, new relationships, new opportunities right in your future.
And don’t do like most people do and let what you’ve been through become your identity. Don’t become known as the person that lost a loved one, the person that had cancer, the person that went through a divorce. That’s not who you are. That’s what you went through.
Your name is not sorrow, sadness, defeat, mediocrity. Your name is victory. Your name is joy. Your name is fame or your name is Hope. Your name is bright future. No matter what life deals you, you’ve got to have the attitude. I am in it to win it. I may have been through a lot, but I’ve come too far to stop now. I’m not going to get bitter, not going to live my life negative. I’ll keep moving forward knowing that what’s in my future is greater than what’s in my past.
you’re going to have to do your part, you’ve got to fight off the self-pity, fight off the resentment, fight off the bitterness. But if you will keep moving forward, the right ingredients will show up.
Certainly, will have temporary setbacks, temporary disappointments. But if you keep hoping, keep trusting, keep honoring God, you’re going to see how he’s going to somehow, someway work it all together for your good. You won’t be permanently disappointed.
what you dwell on is what you become. If you look inward or if you look outward and you don’t like what you see, remember can change so dramatically. I want to dispel a myth for you. It’s the talent myth.
It’s the belief that some people were just born with more than others based on your genetics, who your parents were, where you were born, are naturally gifted in, some aren’t. And whatever you’re going to be is essentially determined by how you started that.
There is nothing like talent. It’s all about hard work. You can become anyone if you put in the require time and effort. If you put in the work, if you do the things day in and day out, the backbreaking work, pushing through the pain, fighting through embarrassment, getting up, practicing, putting yourself on somebody’s feet and asking what could I have done better not look at the things that you’re doing well, but look at the things you’re doing wrong.
The people that you see that win at the highest level, they were the ones that didn’t give up.
Keep going because there’s people that don’t want to see you succeed. Keep going because you want to prove those people wrong. But we must keep moving. We must keep going. If you can’t fly, run. If you can run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving. People don’t make it because they quit. Full stop. They say they tried everything.
Why can’t you keep moving forward? Because it’s impossible, nothing is impossible to those that believe. Stop saying I don’t know the right people, you know God, the father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Those people have lots of power.
Philippians 3:13-14. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence and hard work, even talent can’t. The world is full of unsuccessful men with talent.
Life is like a wheelbarrow barrow, you get nowhere until you start pushing press on, press, on press on you fall down, get up, try again. Adversity comes to all men and it’s the training ground for the righteous. Ecclesiastes 7:14.
Adversity does not make a you either weak or strong, but it reveals what you are Proverbs 20:10. If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. 2 Corinthians 12:9. My strength is made perfect and weakness. Why? Because you’re not doing it in your strength. You’re doing it in his.
Deuteronomy 33:25… as your days are, so shall your strength be. You can do good things through the power of God. Of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 46:1. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in the time of trouble. Sometimes life is so hard, we feel we just can’t find the strength to keep going. You need to work on your character. No one has handed down a character .
It is in our toughest of moments. That our greatest character is formed, when you’re going through a hard time, remind yourself this one. e.g. Joseph. You need to push them past the pain if you want your character to grow. You must push yourself through the pain.
Pastor Nathaniel
