Enthusiasm honors the Lord. Allow the songs we sing, the words we say and hear to penetrate deep within. The Holy Spirit will use these to alter attitudes and soften hearts. Show enthusiasm by being on time, greeting everyone, and giving leadership undivided attention.
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Wake up with purpose. In our routine we forget our presence on the job makes a difference. It’s difficult to be enthusiastic if you don’t feel enthusiastic. When you are around people who are enthusiastic they motivate you. Purpose to be that person. You can spark enthusiasm at work. We are to be salt and light. Being enthusiastic is a way we can fulfill this command of our Lord. Our attitudes make a difference in this world and in our work place. An enthusiastic worker is valuable. Purpose to be enthusiastic for one week. See all tasks, conflicts, circumstances and situations as God sees them.
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The most challenging place to show enthusiasm is at home with those who know us best. Home is the true test of character. Home is the place where preparation for each day and life takes place. God places within families every characteristic and conflict we need, to prepare us for life. If we can’t get along with our families and show enthusiasm, it is doubtful we will successfully do either away from home.
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Theodore Roosevelt was known by his enthusiastic smile. As a child he enthusiastically exercised to overcome his illness. When he started exercising he could barely do one push-up. He never gave up. He kept trying until he was able to run and play outside. He worked and exercised with his whole heart. These times not only strengthened his physical body, but also his character. Theodore Roosevelt went on to be an adult and leader of American troops that fought the Spanish on the island of Cuba. He realized his task would not be easy. He was not afraid to lead even in the face of insurmountable odds. He led his volunteer troops to Kettle Hill. The men felt encouraged as they followed their bold and courageous leader. Theodore’s example gave energy and strength to the tired soldiers. In the face of danger his smile from ear to ear gave them hope that they might possibly see victory. Theodore and his men continued to pursue the Spanish until they captured not only Kettle Hill, but also another hill as they continued to pursue the retreating enemy. The Americans won the war against the Spanish and the men were able to return to their homes. Theodore became famous for bravery as “Lieutenant Colonel of the Rough Riders”. He was not famous because he won but because he did not quit. He continued in the face of all the odds. He led people to victory because he was a winner himself.
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Imagine yourself floating on an inner tube off Shell Island. All of a sudden the water around you begins to stir…you feel something beneath you. Just a few feet away, the water explodes as a 50-foot long, 50-ton humpback whale soars up into the air! When a whale makes a splash, they make a big splash! Scientist can’t tell us why whales like to do this. This action is called “breaching”. When this happens, it can be heart stopping to watch. Humpback whales have a huge fin at the end of their tail that allows them to go very fast through the water. At about 20 miles per hour, the whale flips up its tail, which sends the whale’s body straight up through the water’s surface. While in the air, they lean backwards and crash into the water with a big splash. Tension is a major feature of patients with urinary system diseases which is influenced by concept that traditional, troubles can be caused at home and they will be laughed by others when these things which are personal are known by others, it is something they are afraid of. Not only does the humpback whale make big splashes, it also makes big bubbles. They catch their food by making a net using bubbles. Taking a deep breath they dive deep into the water and blow a steady stream of bubbles trapping the fish. Whales catch and eat over 1,000 pounds of food at every meal! Whales not only make a big splash and big bubbles they also sing a big song. The humpback whale shows enthusiasm. But enthusiasm is not always doing things big. Enthusiasm is doing the right thing, the right way, with the right heart, at the right time. We can learn from nature through the example of the whale. Do what you can, the best you can, in God’s strength.
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Outline:
1. The Meaning
2. The Means
3. The Mechanics
The Meaning:
Enthusiasm is a dynamic success quality as well as a very interesting word. It is actually formed from 2 Greek words: en = in, theos = god. So enthusiasm literally means “God in”. For the Christian believer, this is a very important life message. Whatever we do, if we feel that God is in the effort, how great an effort is then possible! In fact, it’s a Scriptural principle: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might…”- enthusiasm (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
By what means do you generate enthusiasm?
The Means:
First, since Christians are “indwelt by God”, the first source of energy for a task is knowing that God wants you to do it, or knowing that God is in it!
Second, If you are convinced your cause is just, enthusiasm springs to your aid. Here, it’s a case of “right makes might”.
Third, If you are convinced that what you’re doing is needed, enthusiasm becomes your partner.
Fourth, If you are convinced that what you are doing will enrich the lives of others, enthusiasm squeezes your adrenal glands and provides the energy needed to get the job done! Thomas Edison knew what the electric light would for the lamp-lit farms and small towns of America, to say nothing of its business community. Enthusiasm squeezed his adrenal system and sustained him through his own long nights of hundreds of failures. He got the job done!
The Mechanics:
A very helpful life maxim is this truth: “The difference between success and failure, as often as not, depends on what you do when you feel like quitting.” If you can keep enthusiasm for your task, your job, your marriage current and strong, you won’t quit and GOOD THINGS COME TO GOOD PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO QUIT DOING GOOD THINGS. Jesus is used as our example: Hebrews 12:2:
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, Who for the joy (enthusiasm) that was set before him (i.e. “bringing many sons to glory” Heb. 3:10) endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Christ won! HE FINISHED THE JOB! Why? He knew God was in what He was doing and He did it with –ENTHUSIASM!
For success, then, –get enthusiasm!
How? 1) Know God is in what you’re doing. 2) Be convinced your cause is just. 3) Be convinced of the need of what you’re doing. 4) Know that what you’re doing is helpful to others. If you are convinced of these things, your heart will respond with enthusiasm, and with ENTHUSIASM, you’ll get the job done!
Clyde C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH
–Character Clues Game
Everyone loves and respects an energy-giver. These are the people who never need to be reminded of their work. They volunteer to do task others would resist. Energy givers maintain a good attitude while they work. A giver of energy gives energy. Energy-takers and energy-wasters, on the other hand, are the ones who float through life without contributing much to anyone’s goals but their own. Ask daily, “Am I giving or taking energy?”
The most attractive thing you can wear is a smile! A smile is contagious. A smile comes natural when you see another person smiling. Smiling improves health. Experiments were made with actors. They were told to use expressions unrelated to the way they were feeling. During these test, their heart rates rose and fell according to their expressions. A smile does more than improve health and make your face attractive. A smile brings beauty from the inside out.
If you enjoy a job, enthusiasm comes naturally. It is difficult to be enthusiastic if you do not feel enthusiastic. Practicing enthusiasm will give new perspective to menial tasks. Everything we do has an end result. Keeping the end result in view will build enthusiasm for those difficult tasks.
Successful lives require effort. Success requires going the “second mile.” Extra investment pays off in the long run. Giving half our best yields half the results. The Lord is our example. He went the extra mile for us.
It’s easy to become discouraged when met with discouragement. Enthusiasm is seeing beyond the failure to the lessons and benefits of the failure.
–Character First! Education Series 3
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Spend an evening (or several) looking at just one of these verses at a time. Discuss with your family what each verse or story teaches about the character quality; and give vital application of how this quality can be applied to your family. Choose several verses to memorize together as a family during the month. Since the English word “enthusiasm” does not appear in the Authorized Version, we have included a list of verses which relate to this important character quality.
By clicking the underlined titles to the following hymns, you will be taken to the CyberHymnal web site which provides a hymn history, the words of the hymn and – if you have a sound card installed – the opportunity to hear a midi recording.
The following list is designed to pray one request per day, thus enabling you to pray through it each month. Pray…
1. That he would totally submit himself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
2. That he would love the Lord with all of his heart, soul, and strength.
3. That he would be a man of wisdom, viewing himself, me as his wife, our children, others, and circumstances the way God does.
4. That he would grow in brokenness of spirit and humility, longing for God to reveal areas of needed growth.
5. That his heart would hunger and thirst for a closer, intimate relationship with God.
6. That he would understand that though he is a husband and father, he is a man under authority, respecting his authorities, as he desires his family to honour him.
7. That he would give first priority to spending time with the Lord every day in Bible reading, mediation, and prayer, and that it would be a source of encouragement and strength to him.
8. That he would realise his position of victory and power in Jesus Christ, casting down imaginations, and bringing every thought into captivity.
9. That he would experience God’s perfect sacrificial love for him and because of that knowledge, love and cherish me, his wife, so that our marriage would clearly typify Christ’s love for the Church.
10. That he would be committed to and experience moral freedom, making a covenant to not look upon strange women to lust after them, and setting nothing immoral before his eyes.
11. That he would fully accept the way God has made him and me, understanding our differences as male and female, and enabling us to reach out to each other unselfishly.
12. That he would continue to grow in the skill of intimate, honest communication, reaching out to me in sensitive understanding, allowing a greater oneness of spirit between us.
13. That he would be committed to making his marriage a priority, delighting in me as a woman, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
14. That he would be filled with wisdom to be the loving, wise, sensitive spiritual leader of our home.
15. That he would (continue to) make it a priority to lead our family in a regular devotional time.
16. That he would be a wise protector, shielding his family from the onslaughts of Satan and the world.
17. That he would value and understand each of our children’s needs and strengths, being and doing all he can for their spiritual and emotional growth.
18. That he would know how to express his love and acceptance to each of our children, alert for opportunities to praise and affirm them, and be enabled to meaningfully communicate with them.
19. That he would make it a priority to spend quantity and quality time with our children.
20. That he would be a loving, consistent disciplinarian of our children, not provoking them to anger.
21. That he would grow in meekness, not given to anger, but when failing be given the grace to humbly ask to be forgiven.
22. That he would trust the Lord for the spacing and number of children in our family.
23. That he would make wise financial decisions, being committed to tithing our income, and remembering that God is the ultimate Provider for our family.
24. That God would protect and guard him from spiritual, emotional, and physical danger.
25. That he would be blessed with good health and strength.
26. That he would have a life purpose bigger than his occupation, keeping the vision of service and missions before his eyes.
27. That he would use his job to encourage and share his faith in a dynamic way with others.
28. That he would not compare himself with others, being concerned of God’s evaluation of him.
29. That he would view the irritations of family life, occupation, and all of life’s trials as God’s best tools to build and refine his character, and be given the grace to delight in the Lord when the stresses of life increases.
30. That he would experience purpose in life and enjoy God’s smile of approval as he lays down his life for his family and others.
People express and receive love in different ways. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these as the five languages of love: Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch.
If you express love in a way another family member doesn’t understand, he or she won’t realize you’ve expressed your love at all. The problem is that you’re speaking two different languages.
Perhaps your husband needs to hear encouraging words, but you feel cooking a nice dinner will cheer him up. When he still feels down, you’re puzzled. Or, maybe your wife craves time with you; and the flowers you gave her just don’t communicate that you care.
Do you know each family member’s love language? Here is an exercise that your whole family can try. Within each group, rate the sentence 1 to 5 according to what would make you feel most appreciated and loved. The number 5 represents what you most appreciate; number 1, in contrast, is what you least appreciate in each group. (No individual grouping can have a number repeated twice.)
Group One
A___ Mom or Dad says, “You really did a great job on that. I appreciate it.”
B___ Mom or Dad unexpectedly does something in or around the house or your room that you appreciate.
C___ Mom or Dad brings you home a surprise treat from the store.
D___ Mom or Dad invites you to go on a walk just for fun and to talk.
E___ Mom or Dad makes a point to give you a big hug and kiss you before you leave the house.
Group Two
A___ Mom or Dad tells you how much he or she appreciates you.
B___ Mom or Dad volunteers to type your homework for you so you won’t have to.
C___ Mom or Dad brings you home a special food treat from the local bakery.
D___ Mom or Dad invites you to sit down and talk about your day.
E___ Mom or Dad gives you a hug even when you are just passing by room to room.
Group Three
A___ Mom or Dad during a party shares about the great grades you got in school.
B___ Mom or Dad helps pick up your room.
C___ Mom or Dad surprises you with a present you didn’t know you were getting.
D___ Mom or Dad surprises you with a special afternoon trip.
E___ Mom or Dad holds your hand as you walk through the mall or stands by your side with an arm around your shoulder at a public event.
Group Four
A___ Mom or Dad praises you about one of your special abilities.
B___ Mom or Dad brings you breakfast in bed.
C___ Mom or Dad surprises you with a book you always wanted.
D___ Mom or Dad plans a special night out for the two of you.
E___ Mom or Dad will personally drive you to an event instead of you having to go on the old, crowded bus with the team.
Group Five
A___ Mom or Dad tells you how much his or her friends appreciate you.
B___ Mom or Dad takes the time to fill out the long forms for school that you thought you were going to have to fill out yourself.
C___ Mom or Dad sends you something special through the mail.
D___ Mom or Dad kidnaps you for lunch and takes you to your favorite restaurant.
E___ Mom or Dad gives you a back rub.
(Transfer your scores from your test questions to the scoring profile below.)
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Compare your score with your spouse/child/parent. Write down from the primary to the least of the love languages of each family member.
1.______________________
2.______________________
3.______________________
4.______________________
5.______________________
Designed by Gary and Joy Hanson – Copyright © 1999 by Growing Families International. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17)
Just about every Christian has asked the question, “What is the will of God for my life?” Whenever a Christian says that, he implies two things:
1. He doesn’t know what God’s will is but he would like to.
2. He would like to know God’s will, but because he doesn’t know it’s God’s fault.
I’d like to suggest on the basis of Ephesians 5:17 that if anyone doesn’t know God’s will, it’s not God’s fault, it’s ours! God’s will is not some nebulas, indiscernible information stored away in some filing cabinet locked up in heaven. God has clearly revealed His will to us in the Word of God and it’s the same for every Christian. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 says, “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification…” Now that’s not something we have to pray about. God’s will is our sanctification! Simply put, sanctification is the process by which we become more and more like the Lord Jesus Christ and less and less like ourselves.
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Now If God’s will is our sanctification and if we want to live in the will of God then, first of all, we will reject all those things which do not contribute to our sanctification. Are there things in your life that are hindering your sanctification? God has clearly told us that His will for each one of us is to become more like Christ in His character. Every day we have choices which will determine whether we are that way or not. And one of the choices we have is to consciously reject all those things which do not contribute to our sanctification.
But there’s a positive aspect as well. It’s not only rejecting those things which hinder our sanctification; but it’s embracing those things which contribute to our sanctification. Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17:17, “Sanctify them with Thy truth; Thy Word is truth.” God’s will is that we be sanctified, and Jesus is telling us how that happens – by a constant exposure to the Word of God. A Christian that is in the will of God is a Christian that is in the Word of God. God has given us His Word as His means of making us more like His Son.
Are you in God’s will? Are you sensitive to those things in your life which hinder your sanctification and need to go? Are you spending time each day in the Word of God? Because a Christian that is in the will of God is a Christian that is in the Word of God.
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1252 diakrinw diakrino dee-ak-ree’-no
from 1223 and 2919; TDNT-3:946,469; v
AV-doubt 5, judge 3, discern 2, contend 2, waver 2, misc 5; 19
1) to separate, make a distinction, discriminate, to prefer
2) to learn by discrimination, to try, decide
2a) to determine, give judgement, decide a dispute
3) to withdraw from one, desert
4) to separate one’s self in a hostile spirit, to oppose, strive with dispute, contend
5) to be at variance with one’s self, hesitate, doubt
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from 1384; TDNT-2:255,181; v
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“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:42) .
The story of Mary and Martha is not a presentation of two different personality types. We are not destined to be either a Mary or a Martha. We must choose to be a Mary. Jesus said, “Mary hath chosen that good part.”
The focus of true hospitality is upon the guest.