Keys To Excellence- Dr Paul Enenche

Text ‘But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat….’ – Dan 1:8

Thought for today
A rugged determination to do whatever it takes to be excellent in life is the route to the top.

1. Decision: Decision is a key to excellence. Excellence is a choice, not a gift. Nobody is gifted to be clean or dirty. You must make up your mind to give God the best and to live at your best. An organisation or individual can decide to be the best. From our first year in ministry, we decided to be hosting guests in high class hotels. You can have the attitude even when the finance is not yet available.

2. Determination: Determination is the second key to excellence in life. Determination is refusing to give up even if things do not appear to be working at the moment. The devil will fight your attempt at excellence but you must refuse to give up. People who are addicted to mediocrity will not understand you because of their mediocre mindset. A rugged determination to do whatever it takes to be excellent in life is the route to the top.

3. Discipline: Discipline means paying the price; it is exerting energy. Bishop David Oyedepo said, ‘There is no rise without a price.’ Discipline is doing what is required to get what is desired. Discipline is work. There is no free lunch in life.

 

4. Diligence: Diligence means attention to details. ‘Seest thou a man diligent in his work, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mere men’ (Proverb 22:29). Refuse to overlook things. If you pick a piece of refuse paper from the ground, let it be properly disposed. Do not do things in a hurry. Take your time to be excellent. It took Solomon 20 years altogether to build his house and the House of the Lord (7 and 13 years to build the House of the Lord and his palace respectively; 1 Kings 6:38 & 7:1). Remember this: a rugged determination to do whatever it takes to be excellent in life is the route to the top.

Assignment
1. Make a decision to apply the above mentioned keys into your life.
2. Move into action and put the keys into practice.

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Prayer
Lord, from today, I make up my mind to excel in everything I do. Lord, I receive Your help to achieve excellence, in Jesus’ Name.