There is nothing greater than knowing that I am a part of something that is life-changing and eternity altering! That word... "enthusiasm" is such a great word. It is formed from en - meaning "in" and theos meaning "God". So the reality is...that if you are living a life connected with Jesus Christ...if you are truly "IN CHRIST" ...there should be such "ENTHUSIASM" flowing from you from what's in you!
I know that in my own life...there are times that I let the "stuff" of life pull my attention from where it truly needs to be.
One of the greatest enemies to achieving great things...of living an enthusiastic life...is NEGATIVITY! A negative outlook, coupled with negative speech can be amongst the most limiting and polluting factors in the lives of people!
Negativity has the power to trap you. It will hold you down well below your potential, and cause you to miss out on the existing plan for your life. It's been quoted.. "I have never seen a monument erected to a pessimist!"
When things around us are so unstable and uncertain it is easy to be pulled into to negative thoughts and expectations! "...the market will never recover...i'll never find a job...my relationship will never make it..."
You should never underestimate the power of what you believe, even if it is only a perception! When you believe something, that belief becomes as powerful as if it were the truth. Both truth and perception have equal potential to powerfully influence reality!
REMEMBER...your outlook depends on what you are looking out from!
If you are harboring negativity...pain...hurt...that becomes the focus from which you are looking out of! If we can truly place...and keep CHRIST in the center...the core of who we are the outlook dramatically changes! We change the way we see things and the way we say things! The "I can't" becomes "I can".
When the en "in" ...theos "God"...exists...there is true passion...excitement...ENTHUSIASM for others...for Christ...for LIFE!
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