IN BODYBUILDING:
--------POSING onstage is far more DIFFICULT compared to the INTENSE TRAINING in the gym.
--------POSING squeezes more sweat compared to a FULL-BLAST weight lifting.
--------POSING is the ONLY WAY to show the JUDGES, how FAR you ACHIEVED during WORKOUT.
--------It takes TIME and a LOT of PRACTICES to MASTER a POSE to show a MUSCLE DEFINITION.
--------During Preparation, it NEEDS SOMEONE to CORRECT the POSE.
“A Perfect POSE Attracts the Audience. A Perfect POSE needs Proper TRAINING & PREPARATION.”
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The more you are EXPOSED to the Word of God w/c is written in the BIBLE, the CLEARER the TARGET/GOAL. The CLEARER the GOAL creates DETERMINATION. BROAD & FOCUSED TARGET builds PERSEVERANCE & it produces PASSION. A CLEAR GOAL DIRECTS a DECISION. It is a DESTINATION!
Try to ask yourself, “WHY AM I DOING all these things? Why do I NEED TO EXPERIENCE all these? What would I be in the FUTURE; NEXT year; in 3 yrs.; in 5 yrs.; in 10 yrs., in 20 yrs.? Try to go beyond 40 yrs.” You never tried it before, Start DREAMING NOW and SET your GOAL. In that way you will become FOCUSED. Always remember, “It is the mind that keeps you going.”
P – Prayer
O – Overcomer
S – Steadfast
E – Eliminate/Exercise
A. Prayer: “To NOT PRAY is to SURRENDER to Satan.”
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When you PREVAIL in PRAYER, Satan is DEFEATED, MIRACLES happen & PEOPLE TURN from the power of Satan to the Power of God, their EYES HAVING BEEN OPENED. You need to know the PLAN of God through PRAYER and His Principles by READING the Bible w/c is the BLUEPRINT of God. Prayer is NOT PREPARATION for the battle. PRAYER IS THE BATTLE!
You are COMMANDED to PRAY W/O CEASING, so we should at least make it as our GOAL.
1. Passion (A POWERFUL EMOTION, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.)
--------PERSIST (Perseverance/ Endurance): “QUITTERS are LOSERS!”
2. Patience. (“LIFE without OBSTACLE is BORING!)
--------Most of us are looking for a SHORTCUT WAY. SHORTCUT WAY will lead you to DESTRUCTION!
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“EAGERNESS is good, it makes you think positive in reaching your goal, but I warn you to be PATIENT! During the process of reaching a GOAL is PAINFUL. It requires proper TRAINING & PREPARATION. TRAINING is PAINFUL; PREPARATION requires PATIENCE.”
B. Overcomer. “You are a CONQUEROR!”
“The LORD STANDS BESIDE me like a GREAT WARRIOR… They CANNOT DEFEAT me…” Jeremiah 20:11
OVERCOMER Defined accd’g to the Dictionary:
--------To be VICTOROUS!
--------To get ON TOP of; deal with SUCCESSFULLY
“…You are to INFLUENCE THEM; DO NOT LET THEM influence you!” Jeremiah 15:19
--------Be ARMED w/ God’s MIGHTY weapons & be CLOTHED w/ God’s ARMOR.
--------Stay ALERT & Be STRATEGIC in PRAYER!”
--------You need to know the Principles/PLAN of God by STUDYING the Bible.
“For see, today I have made you IMMUNE to their ATTACKS. You are STRONG like a FORTIFIED CITY that cannot be captured… NONE… will be able to STAND AGAINST YOU. They will try, but THEY WILL FAIL. For I AM W/ YOU, & I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. I, the LORD, have spoken!" Jeremiah 1:18-19
1. No PAIN, no GAIN. (God uses your FAILURES to accomplish His will.)
“I will GIVE YOU BACK your HEALTH & HEAL YOUR WOUNDS, says the LORD…” Jeremiah 30:17
“The only way that you need to know IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED is if you’re WILLING TO FAIL. So if you are AFRAID OF FAILURE, then you will NEVER GROW. You have to TAKE THE RISK!”
“I will put a DESIRE in their HEARTS TO WORSHIP ME, & they will never leave me.” Jeremiah 32:40
2. Living TESTIMONY
The real essence of testimony is simply DECLARING WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR YOU.
--------He who conquered d’ GIANT have a lot of Great Testimonies.
--------The GIANT is the “Strong man”, w/c is the Evil SPIRITS (POWER, PRINCIPALITIES & KINGDOMS.)
3. SONGS of DELIVERANCE (“Praise & Worship SONGS, PSALMS and HYMNS.”)
--------To Declare VICTORY over Trials and Challenges with Joyful songs!
--------To CELEBRATE God’s GLORIOUS works w/ LOUD voices!
“The SOUNDS of JOY & LAUGHTER. The JOYFUL VOICES… along w/ the JOYOUS SONGS OF PEOPLE bringing THANKSGIVING offerings to the LORD. They will SING, ’Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good. His faithful love endures forever!’ For I will RESTORE THE PROSPERITY… says the LORD.” Jeremiah 33:11
C. Steadfast/Stand Firm.
STEADFAST, Defined:
--------UNCHANGING, LOYAL, CONSTANT or DETERMINED in PURPOSE;
STEADFAST, Defined accd’g to the Bible:
--------1 Peter 5:10(NIV):
“…After you have SUFFERED a little while, will Himself RESTORE you & MAKE YOU Strong, Firm & STEADFAST.”
“In BODYBUILDING, it is better to be SMART than just to be & STRONG & it is applicable in our Christian life.”
D. Eliminate Distractions.
DISTRACTIONS are the NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.
--------Pride
--------Fear
--------Jealousy
--------Resentment/Anger
--------Bitterness
--------Unforgiveness, etc…
--------Also: ‘WORLDY ambitions/SELFISH Desires & Pastimes’ that hinders our time in serving the Lord.
--------We are living in a NOISY & BUSY World.
1. Blessed are those who ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS. Why?
a. They will begin to HEAR the VOICE of GOD.
“God wants to REVEAL Himself to those who EARNESTLY seek Him. To SEEK GOD is to READ the WORD of GOD! The only way if you want to HEAR the VOICE of GOD is to have a QUALITY Time for God.”
b. They will begin to observe that EVERYTHING you ask in PRAYER is ANSWERED.
“If you want to OBSERVE that EVERYTHING you ASK in PRAYER is ANSWERED,
PRAY According to the Will of God. Pray According to His WORD, His Purpose and PLAN.”
2. Exercise Your AUTHORITY!
--------The NAME and BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST is the AUTHORITY we have.
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“As believers in Jesus CHRIST, you have the RIGHT DOMINION. By dominion, I mean the RIGHT TO RULE or to EXERCISE AUTHORITY ON EARTH. The PURPOSE of Jesus CHRIST’S DEATH on the CROSS is that you may reign in this life. Jesus CAME TO SET YOU FREE FROM THE POWER OF THE ENEMY, and DELIVER YOU FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS, not that you become slaves again after SALVATION, but that you REIGN IN LIFE, and DOMINATE OUR WORLD.”
--------You must LEARN to use the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT which is the Word of God.
“With KNOWLEDGE of the word of God you will be able to RESIST THE DEVIL
and use the SCRIPTURE as a SWORD AGAINST HIM and win.”
“READ & STUDY the Bible to Master the RIGHT SCRIPTURE
to COUNTER the ATTACK and rebuke the NEGATIVE SUGGESTIONS of the Devil.”
3. Forget the FORMER
--------Forget your FAILURES and press on. (LEARN from your FAILURE)
--------Forget your SUCCESS. (It helps you do GREATER THINGS.)
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Philippians 3:12(NLT)
“I don’t mean to say that… I have ALREADY ACHIEVED PERFECTION! But I KEEP WORKING toward that day when I will FINALLY BE all that CHRIST Jesus SAVED ME FOR and WANTS ME TO BE.”
“GROWING in the KNOWLEDGE of CHRIST. PROCLAIMING the GOSPEL to the NATIONS.
SHARING the GOOD NEWS to the BROKEN-HEARTED. MAKING JESUS KNOWN throughout the WORLD. PREPARING d’ way for d’ Coming of CHRIST!”
