Joyce Meyer once said, "Excellent people exceed expectations." In other words, they go the extra mile, they do more than is asked, and they take extra steps to ensure the highest quality.
Daniel exemplified this spirit during his service as a highly regarded administrator in a secular environment. The Scripture says that "he distinguished himself among the administrators . . . because of his exceptional qualities" so much so that "they could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent" (Daniel 6:3-4).
Excellence does not necessarily mean the absence of mistakes, but it does mean the presence of faith and determination. To be excellent at whatever God has called you to do you must first ask for His strength to accomplish the task, and then secondly, His endurance to complete it. Daniel met with obstacles in his endeavour to serve the Lord wholeheartedly, but he remained steadfast to the course of action he believed the Lord had set for him to take.
Are you still excited about your vision? Are you still searching after it? Or are you at exactly the same point you were last year or two years ago?
Maybe God is calling you higher? Are you willing and obedient to follow Him to the higher standards of life that often come with the vision He provides.
Just a short paragraph to remind you about the importance of vision and the need for excellence.
Vision, establishes a standard of excellence.
A vision serves a very important function in establishing a standard of excellence. In fact, a good vision is all about excellence. Tom Peters, the author of In Search of Excellence, talks about going into an organization where a number of p rob lems existed. When he attempted to get the organization's leadership to address the p rob lems, he got the defensive response, "But we're no worse than anyone else!" Peters cites this sarcastically as a great vision for an organization: "Acme Widgets: We're No Worse Than Anyone Else!" A vision so characterized by a lack of striving for excellence would not motivate or excite anyone about that organization.
Vision bridges the present and the future.
God’s vision will get you out of the present, and focus you on the future. It's easy to get caught up in the crises of the day, and to lose sight of where you were heading. A good vision can orient you on the future, and provide positive direction. Do the things you need to do today the best you can; see them as little steps or big leaps that will bring you closer to accomplishing your vision. And most of all do not forget that it is God’s vision for your life. He is committed to you and is calling: ‘Friend, come up higher!’
"You can run into mediocrity accidentally but you have to purpose to be excellent."
Joanna Puslecka, HM International
www.history-makers.org
4 comentarii:
Wow, that's powerful reading!
And so true...
Razvan, I just have to say: your photograph's very beautiful.
I kind of thought of the possibility that you were using a translator, but that's not weird at all - as you say, my language is quite strange... We're almost the same age then :) Are you looking forward to be eighteen soon?
Take care =)
Cool! :D
Sure, bring on the Norwegian stuff, it's fun to see.
I haven't got any close relatives outside of my own country, but some distant ones live in the US.. It would be awesome to be able to visit them someday... I have a job, actually, where I work in the health industry with elderly people. It's nice to be able to buy things with money that I've earned myself, so I totally understand that you're looking forward to it. :) Aw, I wish I could've seen it, too! I love watching sunsets...
I didn't realize the difference was that big, but time travels fast - I'm guessing my sleep amount won't be that much bigger than yours. ;]
Thank you! It was fun making it as well :)
That sounds so idyllic, to be able to look at the sun rise in the morning, it sounds beautiful...
No, I don't work on a daily basis, because of the amount of time school takes me, but I work Saturdays and/or Sundays almost every weekend. It's a good solution for me. Wow, you aim high, I mean with your medical school wishes, I say go for it. It seems like you have it in you - the thing good doctors need in practice. But you still have som time to decide, I'm not sure yet what I want to do with my life, all I know is that I want to work with people. So you won't find me sitting at a desk all day with computer/paperwork, that's for sure :) I have two little brothers (11 and 16) and an older sister (26). My sister lives a bit too far away for my liking, but my brothers live at home. They're great people, all three of them... Are all of your brothers and sisters older than you?
An about your question; yes, I guess I do like writing, but at the moment I'm actually struggling with inspiration for an essay. So I can't go rambling about all the time, sometimes writing's difficult. But I do enjoy it.
Yeah, me too, thank you! :)
"Tankereiser" is Norwegian for "travels of thought". So the title reads "Troikas thought-travels" or something like that.
I'm glad you took the time to explain in to me, as much as I'm fond of reading as well. =)
Wow, I can't even imagine having eight siblings, but I think it sounds pretty awesome, and possibly a bit loud? No, I'm joking. But you're lucky to have been growing up with that big of a family :)
I wish the same for you, have a splendid day! :)
Hopefully, we'll talk again soon.
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