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CHRISTIAN SUCCESS STARTS WITH PASSION

By Doug Vincent

That’s right Christian Success Starts with Passion.  YOU have been created by God with Passion, to fulfill a specific Purpose, while keeping the right Perspective, following the correct Plan, not short circuiting the Process, by Persevering towards Prosperity.  These 7 action steps consistently being acted upon in your life will position you to influence the world around you in supernatural ways.  You have been uniquely designed by God to accomplish greatness.  Don’t wait another second, get busy about fulfilling your destiny, right now.  You have so much to offer this world thru your intense love for Jesus Christ, as you humbly Glorify God in word and deed, while sticking to your personal life and business plan.

Genesis 1: 26-31 “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”  So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.  Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”  And God said, “See I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.  Also to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so.  Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.  So the evening and the morning were the sixth day."

Just as God felt good about his work, we can also be pleased with ours.  God has created you in such a unique way, that what you do on a daily basis should please both you and God (v. 26).  You have been created to make a difference in this world in a very unique way.  You have been fearfully and wonderfully made.  Knowing that you are a person of worth helps you love God, know him personally, and make a valuable contribution to those around you.  God has also ordained you with authority, dominion, and power (v.27).  Within this God given authority, dominion, and power you were created to fulfill a specific purpose that is unique to “YOU”, for God’s glory.  When God delegated some of his authority to us his created human beings, he expected us to take responsibility for the environment and the other creatures that share our planet.  We must not be careless or wasteful of our time, talent, or treasure.  God was careful how he made this earth.  We must not be careless about how we take care of it (v.28-30).  Finally, (v.31), God is pleased with how he made you.  God made you for a good reason.  You are very valuable to Him.  God sees your strengths, your giftedness, your talent; God knows exactly what part you play in the Kingdom Building process.  The question is, DO YOU KNOW?  DO YOU KNOW YOUR CALLING?  DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE CALLED TO CHRISTIAN SUCCESS?

Ask yourself these questions?  Am I doing exactly what I love to do on a daily basis; or do I just exist thru life?  Would you characterize your daily experience called life as an exciting journey or a continuous cycle of mapped out routines?  Do you wake up each morning excited with a since of urgency; or do you hit the snooze button until you have to get up?  I want to challenge you to take a “Holistic” look within yourself right now, and answer the aforementioned questions.  Be honest, and do a healthy assessment of your life.  Spiritually, relationally, physically, occupationally, and financially are you operating day to day with such passion, purpose, planning, process, perseverance, and prosperity that you cannot contain yourself, because you are so excited?  If the answer is “yes”, excellent.  If the answer is “no” you are a perfect candidate for the remainder of this article.

Everyone has been created by God, to fulfill a unique life calling.  I also believe God has given an entrepreneurial dream to some of his children.  The question is, what is your Passion (Ephesians 3: 14-21)?  I want to give you a few nuggets of wisdom that I hope will awaken, enlighten, encourage, and inspire you to find that God given unique product or service that is in you and then also help you to develop and share it with the world thru the avenue of a small business.  Let’s get started.

Every money making opportunity that you see boils down to one common thing:  AN IDEA.  As you know the best ideas pay.  The most creative ideas pay.  The best thing about ideas is it’s free and everybody has the capability to think of ideas.  In order to be creative an innovative about ideas, you have to have knowledge.  Knowledge is very important.  Research indicates more and more that you must enjoy what you are doing if you want to be successful in the long run.  Your unique business idea, tied to your passion, your gifts, and your talents is the perfect business idea.  This will allow you to maintain the holistic balance in your life.  Once you have identified your passion areas, and have connected a product or service to your passion, now you must determine what need in the market your product or service is in place to address.  In other words what is the Purpose (Philippians 1: 12-18) for the product or service?  This will allow you to shape the proper delivery model that will assist in distinguishing your product or service from your competition.   Now that you have identified your passion and your purpose, the next step is the proper Planning (Mathew 25: 1-30), this plan should include a detailed step by step action and implementation process that connects the vision, mission, goals, and activities/tasks for conducting business.  A calendar and time block will allow you to stick to the plan, and not short circuit the Process (Philippians 3:12-15).  Process can be simply defined as a method or system for achieving a desired result.  It takes time to fulfill a plan, don’t short circuit the process because of the inevitable difficulties, obstacles, challenges, and pain that will happen during the course of you developing this History Making effort.  Your plan helps you to stay the course with the proper perspective while the process is developing.  This takes Perseverance (Galatians 6:9).  You must stick to the plan, you must stay in the process, and trust your God given passion, purpose, and planning, leaving the results up to God.  In due time, you will reap if you do not lose heart.  1 Corinthians 15:58 also reminds us “Therefore, beloved brethren, be steadfast immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”  You must persevere. 

Finally, you have identified your passion, connected it to a purpose, taken action and implementation by applying a plan aligned with process and perseverance, now determine your specific definition of Prosperity  (Psalm 1:3). Prosperity is defined as a successful, flourishing, thriving condition.  The question is how do you measure success?  What are your key milestones?  How does prosperity align with your overall God given vision?  At History Makers International we define success “Holistically”, if your mind, body, and soul are in balance as you influence those around you, and as your product or service influences the world, you have success.  Prosperity is a work in process, a striving for equilibrium spiritually, relationally, physically, occupationally, and financially.

It is my prayer that you begin to walk in your passion on a daily basis; I have summarized for you a step by step plan of action for you to begin implementing.  This is just the beginning.  But the beginning starts with a decision.  A decision that you are no longer going to accept the same old same old lifestyle that you have been living.  You only have one life to live, but History can remember you forever.  You have been created to make History.  Let’s get started today.  www.successstartswithpassion.com

Doug Vincent, America’s #1 Christian Success Mentor, and Founder of the Christian Success Network is a recognized speaker, author, business trainer, minister, and motivator.  Also the head success mentor of History Makers International, an organization dedicated to helping adults, college students, and teen entrepreneurs maximize their unique potential.  Doug has been inspiring, encouraging, training, and leading people for over 15 years.  If you have a comment about this column or a question for Doug, he would love to hear from you personally, contact him at www.dougvincentspeaks.com or wdvince@gmail.com

To Your Christian Success,

Doug Vincent, America’s #1 Christian Success Mentor

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