Your Best Life bEgins Here

By Daneen James 

My family and I love watching the Olympics. Track and field, gymnastics, and swimming are some of our favorite events. The athletes amaze me. Their dedication is unrivaled. They challenge themselves in unimaginable ways for the chance to compete and do what they love. 

Give it all.
Have you ever wanted anything that badly? It’s courageous when you think about it. To put it all on the line, challenge yourself without excuse or exception, and channel your energy in a such a singular, solitary way.  
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If we're honest. 
That’s exactly what living well requires. In order to experience the best from life, we must be willing to become our best. It comes down to actions not words.  Admittedly, I haven’t always been willing to extend myself. Instead I just meandered through life, content not to be pushed or pinned down by anyone or anything. But overtime, such a superficial and shallow existence was no longer sufficient or satisfying. I wanted more, not more stuff, more substance.  
 
Extraordinary is available.
So often we settle for a “good enough” life. We don’t contemplate, or worse yet, even expect amazing in our work and relationships. We tell ourselves it’s unrealistic. Culture would have us believe that exceptional is few and far between and great isn’t always attainable. But what if the world is wrong? What if the passion, fulfillment, and significance we imagine is not only accessible, but it’s fundamentally the life intended for us?  When we align with our creator and endeavor to be everything, He created us to be, we can experience extraordinary, on every level, in every aspect of our life.

Are you ready? 
There is nothing that God doesn’t improve or elevate. There’s no area of our world that eludes His influence. So, if we desire to live our best life, shouldn’t it begin with him? Determine to put God at the forefront and center of everything you do. Decide that pleasing Him is paramount. Be convinced that He’s worthy to Lord your life, not because of what you’ll get, but because of all He gave. Make God your reason, rather than the means to your end. When you do, He will come alive in your life in ways that blow your mind.  Are you ready?

Consider this prayer:  
 Father, I want you. Show me what you want from me. Help me please you. Help me bring you glory. 
 
Reflect:

• No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." I Corinthians 2:9  
• Seek the Kingdom of God above all else and live righteously and He will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33

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Daneen James is an inspirational author, speaker and develops uplifting
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