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He that dares to compete, more often than not, gives himself a chance to win.
Talent alone does not carry someone to victory, but it requires a spicing of courage and resilience to keep one in the fight and eventually triumph.
Sacrifice is the name of the game, and he who prepares in private is often celebrated in public (Psalms 126:5-6).

• Noah sacrificed 100 years working on the Ark in preparation for the Flood (Gen 6:1-22)
• Daniel fasted and prayed for 21 days to hear God’s answer concerning Israel’s captivity in Babylon (Daniel 10:12-13)
• Jesus fasted and prayed for forty days to be equipped for His ministry (Matthew 4:1-2)
• Apostle Paul sacrificed his budding legal career for the hardship associated with spreading the gospel in ancient Asia Minor (Acts 16:4-6)
• Our Heavenly Father sacrificed His only son in order to bring salvation to the world (John 3:16)

We all need to sacrifice something in order to win; to give up something in order to gain something worthwhile.
Have you given up food for fasting, sleep for studying, social standing to stand for what is good and just, hobby for more prayer time, or precious possessions to achieve something in the future?
Have you learned yet that in order to gain something, you have to give up something? That in order to receive you have to give or that to lead you have to serve?
Sacrifice and victory are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but one cannot be victorious without sacrifice, and one cannot be humble and magnanimous except in victory! Sacrifice therefore, and win!

Lesson of the Week

1. Give up something dear to you for the hope of better communications with God (2 Tim 2:9-10)
2. Fight on with courage; victory comes to those who persevere (2 Chronicles 15:7).
A sacrifice means relinquishing something important in the hope of achieving another goal. In our walk with God, we have to be prepared to let go of certain worldly pleasures in order to hear from Him or to serve Him well. For example, living a life of moderation typifies the Christian way of life, and attracts others to our Lord Jesus Christ. Could we be less contentious or less greedy for the sake of Christ, or is there a great divide between what we preach and what we do?
Life is full of challenges, and those who overcome have to do so with courage and tenacity. God did not say we would not face obstacles; He rather promised to be with us through all our adversities, and to help us overcome them. Walk with God and His Christ in faith today.
Give up something to gain something. Press on, be a champion in your area of difficulty, and sacrifice to win.
May the Lord Jesus be your strength and shield, and may you be a blessing this week!

Weekly Nugget: “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Cor. 9:27; KJV).
Dr. Kene D. Ewulu ministers from Columbia, South Carolina, The United States.
All scriptures were linked from www.biblegateway.com

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