5 "F" Words for Success

This week Christians start their New Year in the Church!
Join me in preparing for a fresh start.

Take honest stock of who we are. Write down goals!

I don't know everything or even do what I know.
So instead of being afraid of failure, we embrace it!

In fact, the first motto of this mission was: Fail Faster.
We're going to mess up. Why not do it sooner?
... and get over it and learn to succeed.

Martin Luther sparked this with: 'SIN BOLDLY...
and trust even more boldly in the grace of God.'

Below is a version of a tidbit Rick Warren sent that explains
why we'd rather... Fail Faster than Fear Failure.


Peter and Paul may be the greatest founders of our faith,
besides Jesus and John the Baptist.
And in Phillipians 3:12-13, Paul shows some secrets to success.

1. Face your Faults. Face Facts.
'I don't claim to be perfect.'

Even as a man who wrote much of the Bible and
started churches acriss the Roman empire,
Paul still said he had room to grow.

Sometimes your best friend will point out faults.
Sometimes your best enemy will. Thank God for them both!

2. Forget the Past
'This one thing I do: forget what is behind.'

Leaders learn from mistakes, but they don't live in them.
Let go of hurts, habits and hang ups that hold you back.
And they don't sit on their past success!

3. Focus on the Future
'Straining toward what is ahead, I press on for the goal.'

We aren't ignoring the past... we're looking ahead!
Rivers get their power by being focusing on flowing foward.
Rivers of Life is not called to be Dead Sea or swamp.

4. Fight to the Finish
'I press on!'

Nothing great happens without effort. We coast downhill.
Ordinary people are extraordinary when they don't quit!
Go the extra mile. Never give up.

5. Faith

Faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not yet seen.

Write down what you are trusting God to do.
And then press for that goal!