Sorry to those I'm ignoring on MSN. Don't feel like talking to a lot of people.

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"Even when you feel you're unworthy, God still loves you, and He'll never abandon you, especially in your times of need. God never promises that everything will be okay, that life's going to pass by smoothly, but He does promise a light at the end of the tunnel. 'For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' He loves you and has his hand of guidance and protection over you. Even when you feel you're a failure, God loves you - so take me as you find me, all my fears and failures. Pray and pray some more. 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me', it's time you started to believe in that, honey."

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And as such, take faith, brothers and sisters. Tyty. (:

Also,
read this, I think it's really awesome. I took the Purpose-Driven Life course last year in IBC and it was very meaningful! Credits to http://www.manalive.net/Letters/ManALiveDonorletter-November06-heartofaChampion.doc and none of the below is my work. (:

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The Heart of a Champion…

Why do some men pursue their dreams while other men seem to bury their dreams?

I believe it comes down to whether or not a man wants to possess the heart of a champion. The heart of a champion can be best defined by seven principles of faith. They are Purpose, Passion, Power, People, Performance, Perseverance, and Prayer.

PURPOSE. Rick Warren certainly owns this phrase, “the purpose-driven life.” Clearly God has a purpose for every person. The Bible is filled with passages on purpose. In Jeremiah 1:5, the Bible tells us, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as My spokesman to the world.”

In Jeremiah 29:11, 12, “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, plans to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” Clearly God has a purpose and a plan for every man. Again in Philippians 1:6, Paul says, “Being confident of this, (God’s purpose) that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…” God chooses every man to know His purpose for their life.

The heart of a champion understands that he is a creation of God and that his purpose is to bring honor to God in knowing Him and abiding in Him alone. (I Cor10:31; Jn15:5) Remember when people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. (Pr. 29:18)

PASSION. There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
Nothing less than full effort is acceptable. Passion lives in your head and your heart.
Jeremiah 31:33 says, “…I will put My law (purpose) in their minds and write it on their hearts (passion). Then I will be their God and they will be My people.”

It is a personal choice that says, “I will never give in or give up.” You live and breathe to
succeed at that which God has called you to do. One person has said, “Discover your passion
and follow it, it is all the career advice you will ever need.”

Robert Kriegal, made this statement after researching over 500 top performers from all areas of work, the arts and sports, “No two people are alike, but the one quality they had in common was passion. It was their drive, their enthusiasm, their desire that distinguished them.” You can’t lead people without passion.

POWER. Is that steady inward fire of faith. In Ephesians 3:20, Paul writes, “Now by the mighty power that is within you, you are able to do more than you would ever dare to ask, infinitely beyond your highest prayers, thoughts or desires.” God unleashes His power in us. I Jn. 4:4,”Greater is He who is in you than he that is in the world.” Every believing man is empowered by God. Philippians 4:13, says, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.” My power comes from the Lord (the boss) of my life. Wealth and honor come from God’s desire and his design for our lives. In first Chronicles 29:12, we read, “Wealth and honor come from You: You are the ruler of all things. In Your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength (power) to all.”

PEOPLE. Men matter in the economy of God. Jesus told his disciples to love God and love people (Mat 22:37-39; Mk. 12:30-33). The heart of a champion is committed to loving God with all his heart, mind, soul and strength. To love God with your whole heart means to have no idols, selfish ambition; in other words total captivation to Him. To love God with your mind means to think right about God. It is imperative to grow in the knowledge and spiritual wisdom of God. When we stop learning we stop living by the Spirit of God. Every man needs to have a hunger for knowing God. To love God with your soul means with your entire being, your whole person. And to love God with all your strength means to serve God and others without growing weary or giving up. I am only able to truly love people when I am totaling in love and being led by God. Lead with your love for others and inspire them for greatness.

PERFORMANCE. One person has said, “Fail to plan and plan to fail.” Every man needs a performance plan so that he can measure his effectiveness. Businessmen live by their plans. Sadly most Christian men fail to have a spiritual performance plan. James reminds us that faith without works (performance) is dead. Spiritual planning is far more important to the heart of a man than any business plan. Men need to make a spiritual-life plan, not just a living.

Every athlete believes in maximum effort. Nothing less than full effort is acceptable. Anything less is failure. Winning is everything. The performance level of an athlete is the same kind of desire every Christian should have in living for Christ. Paul reminds us in Philippians 1:21, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Our performance in Christ means a life of discipline. Every believer is to live a life that is careful in manner— how we treat others— and careful in motive—why we do what we do. In Hebrews 12:11, the writer says, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. But to those who are trained by it will yield a life of righteousness (right-living).” How we live around others reveals what we believe. If we believe Christ died for our sins then we should live in freedom from sin and not in bondage to it. Quit blaming others and your past. Take responsibility for your life in Christ and for your actions.

PERSERVERANCE. Life is rarely fair but God always is. Many of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Never, ever, ever...give up!

In Romans 8:35, Paul asks an amazing question, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or the sword?” Then he answers his own question in verse 37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

The only way a man can become a warrior for God is to be trained and placed in the middle of the battle. It is only when we are placed on the front lines that we truly learn to persevere and fight the real battles. Simply reading the Bible will not make you a warrior for God. Only when you are placed in situations where there is nothing or no one who can save you but God, will you learn the lessons of perseverance.

PRAYER. Prayer is the essence of our communication with God. Little prayer, little power…Much prayer, much power. Prayer is our lifeline to our heavenly Father. Every man will struggle against the strongholds of his life without a consistent and deliberate prayer life. John Bunyan said, “In prayer it is better to have heart without words than words without heart.” William Law wrote, “We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.” Prayer empowers us to seek God’s presence and listen attentively to His leading. Only then can we engage the battles in our lives. “Dear God, your will, nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.”

Enjoy the Heart of a Champion,

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Haha, hope that helped you. :D God bless!

And eee, I suddenly feel so gu niang. I'm going to like, run around, or jump around or something. ._.

Dett.