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To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Whats he saying? If you are going to compete… you must expect to be great at it! 

 

Does God like competition? 

 

Phil. 3:14 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

 

There is a race, there is a goal and there is a prize… sounds like competition to me.

 

But who are we competing against?

The greatest competitors are competing against themselves. If you can bench 405, and the other guy can bench 315… you don’t feel the need to compete. But if the other guy benches 485…Then you compete- but against the wrong guy… you still achieve maximum success in competition when you compete against yourself.

 

You can set your own goals, you can set your own motivation and you can focus 100% on you and not others. This saves a lot of time when trying to get the most out of an area in life. 

 

Hebrews 12 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

 

Endure: Gk: Hoo-po-men-o  To bear up under and continue to take the load. In a real sense it means to continue to compete against the load that you bare. But this speaks of using Gods power to compete against it. 

 

4 Ways To Be More Competitive

• Know The Game Never Ends - The Christian walk
• Always give 110% - Dont just serve God on Sundays
• Compare Yourself Only To Yourself - who deep down inside has God created you to be? Be that guy, compete against that guy! 
• Never Make Excuses - You can’t make excuses because you are competing against YOU. And YOU know when you are making excuses, so you can’t buy into them.