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Are you too small to succeed at something you love? Before you answer that question, read Ralph’s story.
Ralph loved basketball. As a kid in junior high, he listened to a sports banquet speaker who inspired him to work harder than anyone else. It wasn’t unusual for him to practice 10-12 hours a day. He played whenever and wherever he could. He nearly always had a basketball in his hand.
After four years of intense practice and playing, Ralph had the prize he had worked so hard for: a college basketball scholarship. Not surprising for a young man so dedicated to his sport. But very surprising when you consider his height: 5’4″.
Ralph “Chip” Ingram went on to play college basketball and internationally and coached high school basketball. But you may know him better as the radio pastor for Living on the Edge.
Have an Inspired Day by refusing to think small.
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. Luke 16:10
Does it ever feel like you have a rebel living inside you when it comes to getting things done? It doesn’t have to.
On SteveSpring.org, I share a few simple strategies for outwitting your inner rebel, including:
Don’t demand adherence to meaningless rules.
“Because this is how said guru says to do it” isn’t a good enough reason for you to do likewise. Even if you’re willing to follow task management rules to the letter, your inner rebel might not be. An approach that’s heavily rule-based can work for you if you give yourself permission to break rules whenever you see fit. {Read more approaches that can help rebels be productive}
Have an Inspired Day by outsmarting your inner rebel.
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25
I had a Ph.D. in psychology and every confidence I could potty train my child in one day. It ended up being what my children like to call a “Fail!”
The one-day potty training trial didn’t succeed in teaching my son to use the toilet, but it was a great first lesson for me. I came into motherhood thinking that I would determine who my child would be and what he would do with the end result that I would look good.
In the years since our one-day training, I’ve had some accidents. I’ve tried to insist that my child go in the way I want him to go with respect to his education, his friends, and his faith. Thankfully, in training me for motherhood, God is much more patient than I was. He’s cleaned up the parenting messes I’ve made, comforted me with His Word, and reminded me that He has a way my son should go. {Read more about my parenting failures at 5 Minutes for Faith}
Have an Inspired Day by recognizing that God has a way for you and your child to go.
A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way? Proverbs 20:24
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I'm a Christian psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six, author, and speaker. I love seeking inspiration for my day and sharing it with you. God bless you today, friend! - Dr. Melanie Wilson