Say no
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Warren Buffett said, “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” I’m learning.
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It’s not that I’m trying to be a billionaire, but to do a good work in the Kingdom. A few principles apply from one area to the next, but I’m usually loathe to use illustrations from business in the spiritual realm.
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Jesus told business parables with spiritual applications, so we can do that, too, if we’re aware of the big difference in the two, especially the One we worship.
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Final details can wind up dragging out a project to the point of frustration. Anticipate them. Plan for them.
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Perfection is the enemy of the good and the finished. The secret is in knowing when good is good enough.
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An original verse: Say no to sin, say no to all the rest / That isn’t your gift, so you can do your best.
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A Bible verse: “After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” Lk 2.46 NET.
What say you?