I heard a story about a man on vacation to Hawaii with his wife. He was a good man who had achieved a modest measure of success, but he was coasting along, thinking that he’d already reached his limits in life. One day, a friend was driving the couple around the island, showing them the sights. They stopped to admire a gorgeous house set high on a hill. The property was replete with beautiful palm trees and lush green gardens in a picturesque, peaceful setting with a panoramic view overlooking the ocean. As the man gazed at the magnificent home, he commented t his wife and friend, “I can’t even imagine living in a place like that.” Right there, something inside him said that, “Don’t worry. You won’t. You will never live in a great place like that.” Startled at his own thoughts, he asked himself, “What do you mean?” “As long as you can’t imagine it, as long as you can’t see it, then it is not going to happen for you.” The man correctly realized that his own thought s and attitudes were condemning him to mediocrity. He determined then and there to start believing better of himself, and believing better of God. It is the same way with us. We have to conceive it on the inside before we’re ever going to receive it on the outside. If you ever think you have something good, then you never will. The barrier is in your mind. It’s not God’s lack of resources or your lack of talent that prevents you… Your own wrong thinking can keep you from God’s best. [Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now]
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:30:01 +0000
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