Is it possible for people to change?
You'd better believe it!
Declare war on mediocrity! And be challenge to be excellent for Christ's sake.
God's Word says that we should strive for excellence in every way.
"But just as you excel in evertything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness adn in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving" (2 Corinthians 8:7)
And as we are excellent, we will become known for excellence:
"Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 3:13)
If you don't think excellent thoughts, if you refuse to live an excellent life, if you fail to share the excellent message of the gospel, what excuse do you plan to use when you stand before your excellent God?
Are you tired of being mediocre? Would you like your faith to be first-class? If so, read on.
Here are some tips for becoming a person of excellence.
- Get to know God. (Don't settle for the five minutes it take to read a short devotion. Talk to him all day today and every day. Read his Word morning, noon and night.)
- Hang around excellent people. (ask each to help you become better in a certain area of life.)
- Resist temptation to compare yourself to others. (Godly excellence is not so much being better than everyone else, but—read this carefully—it is walking in the power of the Holy Spirit to be the best you can be wherever it is that God has placed you.)
- Examine your life carefully at least once a week
- Read an excellent reminder in Titus 3:1-8
Taken from: Youthwalk Devotional Bible (1997) p. 1332
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