If you plan your life
with God as your strength and power, you will go on from one
level of personal perfection to another, and the whole way of
your life will be better. But not everyone is going to improve.
Certain people feel they are all right as they are. They look in
the mirror with a smile of approval, and will probably never get
any better unless they change their attitude.
Other people want to
improve themselves�a little bit. They know they are not
realizing their full potential and are dissatisfied with
themselves. They have tried a little to improve and haven�t
succeeded very much. So they have given up.
Still others realize
their imperfections, and would like to overcome things and get
somewhere in life. But they try to do it all by themselves, and
find out they haven�t the fortitude to do it on their own.
The first step is two
all-important words want to. Really want to. Not with any
half-hearted, apathetic, manner, but with all you�ve got, with
all your desire. God is on the side of the people who want to. I
honestly believe with all my heart that a human being has
immense power when he is united with God, that he can do almost
anything if he says, �God is my strength and power.�
Also remember, no one
ever improved without discipline. Emerson said, �the controlled
man is the powerful man.�
� Norman Vincent
Peale
