{"id":5388,"date":"2011-01-13T14:21:37","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2018-11-15T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T19:43:26","slug":"what-would-you-do-with-your-life-if-you-knew-you-could-not-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/what-would-you-do-with-your-life-if-you-knew-you-could-not-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"What Would You Do With Your Life If You Knew You Could Not Fail?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Davat_Success_01_250px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5389\" title=\"Davat_Success_01_250px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Davat_Success_01_250px.jpg\" border=\"0\/\" alt=\"Anthony Davar - Your Goal in Life\" hspace=\"9\" width=\"270\" \/><\/a>by Anthony Davar &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>What thoughts and fears are keeping you from starting or achieving your goal, and moving forward? Those who succeed and those who fail in life have the same fears, but the successful go forward with action despite their fears. Courage is not the absence of fear, but doing what is right despite one\u2019s fears. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Talking with some dear friends recently, I asked \u201cWhat one thing would you do with your life if you knew you could not fail?\u201d The answers were inspiring.\u00a0 See if you find your life\u2019s desire among them: <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start or buy a business<\/li>\n<li>Build a wonderful family life<\/li>\n<li>Stop human trafficking<\/li>\n<li>Start my own conservative show<\/li>\n<li>Cure cancer<\/li>\n<li>Lead thousands of souls to Christ<\/li>\n<li>Go part time in my high pressure corporate life to balance life with  a consulting business in my field plus a part time business that builds  my character even more<\/li>\n<li>Disciple Christians to discover and participate in the life of the Body of Christ according to early Church doctrine<\/li>\n<li>Become a professional writer<\/li>\n<li>Enter full time pastoral care of others\u2019 souls<\/li>\n<li>Run a Christ centered school<\/li>\n<li>Bring every member of the 25,000 denominations and nondenominational  splits to experience the ONENESS we had for about 1000 years when  Church was pre-denominational with one heart one mind one doctrine among  the faithful<\/li>\n<li>Remain faithful to Christ to the end at whatever the cost<\/li>\n<li>Become a generous anonymous donor of money to worthy causes<\/li>\n<li>Get men\/women of integrity in the White House to lead our government<\/li>\n<li>Bring Peace in Christ experienced by all people in every nation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What one thing would you do with your life if you knew you could not fail?<\/p>\n<p>In The Gospel of Jesus Christ written down\u00a0by inspiration of The Holy  Spirit by the former Tax collector Matthew, Jesus revealed that \u201cI am  afraid\u201d can cause us to become unproductive in the use of the talents  God has given us. The whole story as told by Jesus goes like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor\u00a0<em>the kingdom of heaven is<\/em> like a man traveling to a far country,\u00a0<em>who<\/em> called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.\u00a0And to one he  gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according  to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.\u00a0\u00a0Then he who  had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made  another five talents.\u00a0\u00a0And likewise he who <em>had received<\/em> two  gained two more also.\u00a0\u00a0But he who had received one went and dug in the  ground, and hid his lord\u2019s money.\u00a0\u00a0After a long time the lord of those  servants came and settled accounts with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he who had received five talents came and brought five other  talents, saying, \u2018Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have  gained five more talents besides them.\u2019\u00a0His lord said to him, \u2018Well\u00a0<em>done,<\/em> good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will  make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.\u2019\u00a0He  also who had received two talents came and said, \u2018Lord, you delivered to  me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.\u2019\u00a0His  lord said to him, \u2018Well\u00a0<em>done,<\/em> good and faithful servant; you  have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many  things. Enter into the joy of your lord.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he who had received the one talent came and said, \u2018Lord, I knew  you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering  where you have not scattered seed.\u00a0And <strong>I WAS AFRAID<\/strong>, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look,\u00a0<em>there<\/em> you have <em>what is<\/em> yours.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut his lord answered and said to him, \u2018You wicked and lazy servant,  you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not  scattered seed.\u00a0\u00a0So you ought to have deposited my money with the  bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with  interest.\u00a0\u00a0So take the talent from him, and give\u00a0<em>it<\/em> to him who has ten talents.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have  abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be  taken away.\u00a0\u00a0And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness.  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u2019 (25:14-30)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>\u201cFear of God\u201d in the Scriptures for the faithful is about reverence of God\u2019s Power and Holiness in the context of Grace given by God of Love  to all who will humbly receive Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two of\u00a0the three servants experienced great joy as they were praised  by God for who they had become in being good and faithful servants of  God with their abilities, money, opportunities and resources. If you  live in our great country,\u00a0the land of\u00a0opportunity and freedom, are you  allowing fear of the unknown, fear of what others might think of you,  fear of failure or success, fear of public appearance, fear of a version  of God unknown from the beginning of The Church,\u00a0fear of pain, fear of  the economy, or fear of Congress or the white house,\u00a0keep you from  becoming all you are meant to become?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear of God\u201d in the Scriptures for the faithful is about reverence of God\u2019s Power and Holiness in the context of Grace given by God of Love  to all who will humbly receive Jesus.\u00a0 It is not about hiding our talents because of a wrong view of an evil God taught by some religions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>What thoughts and fears are keeping you from starting or achieving your goal, and moving forward?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What thoughts and fears are keeping you from starting or achieving  your goal, and moving forward? Those who succeed and those who fail in  life have the same fears, but the successful go forward with action  despite their fears. Courage is not the absence of fear, but doing what  is right despite one\u2019s fears.<\/p>\n<p>Who you are going to become as you\u00a0move forward one step at a time  despite\u00a0your fears, is a wonderful person that\u2019s ready\u00a0to come  out.\u00a0Something inside of you (flesh) or someone working for the wrong  side (the devil\u2019s minions in the world) or a spiritual enemy (the devil)  would like to keep you from succeeding, but you are made to be a  success in God\u2019s Kingdom starting now.<\/p>\n<p>Success does not always mean great financial gains because the widow with 2 mites in her hand was more successful than all the rich men who  were grudgingly\u00a0and pompously giving a small part of their lives to God.  She was committed to being the best she could be with what she had, by  giving her heart and life to God above all else! Her sacrifice was a  sweet aroma to God.<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>Success in God\u2019s Kingdom is about growing from Grace to Grace in  God\u2019s Kingdom, and becoming all you are meant to be<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Success in God\u2019s Kingdom is about growing from Grace to Grace in  God\u2019s Kingdom, and becoming all you are meant to be, so the LORD can add  unto you more of His Love and Grace and internal and eternal blessings.  For some, that might mean to become a successful Martyr for Christ like  we have seen for 2000 years starting with the first Martyr Stephen  (Acts 7). For others, martyrdom is not their physical calling; but we  can all die to self, die to our fears by asking God to strengthen us to  do what is right even when we are afraid to take another step! For  others, God might want to add to you the blessing of not only providing  for your family, but for many other families as well. Jesus said to all:  If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up  his cross daily and follow Me.\u201d (Luke 9:23)<\/p>\n<p>Make your life\u2019s decision now and start following God at all cost and  ask God for Wisdom on what kind of person you must become to achieve what He has called you to do now. Success is not just about reaching for  a goal, but it is about becoming all you are called to become in Christ.\u00a0Your greatest accomplishments can start to come your way once  you have become the person that is ready to receive\u00a0the right blessings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>Success is not just about reaching for  a goal, but it is about becoming all you are called to become in  Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you want a job, but don\u2019t have the skills to land an open job in  the field you have your\u00a0heart in, go out and get the skill. You are in  America! Don\u2019t let fear stop you. If you want a raise, become the person  that is so valuable to your company that they will gladly pour out  promotions your way cause you earned it long before they gave you the  raise. I know labor unions might be upset to hear this, but start doing  more than you are getting paid to do, and watch what happens to you  inside, as you grow to become the person you are meant to become. Once  you are that vital to your company, an employer who misses sharing the  blessings will soon find his competition strengthened by the loss of a  valuable\u00a0person who gave their all. If you want to succeed in attracting  more of the right clients to your business, start by becoming the  business that has the highest quality and the optimal service with the  right communication message that attracts the right client to your  business now, rather than wait till you are \u201csuccessful\u201d to have your  company become what it was meant to become.<\/p>\n<p>It all starts with you right now! Decide what one thing would you do  with your life if you knew you could not fail, and start taking small  steps immediately towards becoming \u00a0all you are meant to become. Don\u2019t  \u00a0let fear rob you of your joy that awaits you when God reveals to your  heart the most wonderful words we are all wanting to hear from God:  \u201cWell done my good and faithful servant\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>HT: <a href=\"http:\/\/patriotstatesman.com\/2011\/01\/what-one-thing-would-you-do-with-your-life-if-you-knew-you-could-not-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Patriot Statesman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Anthony Davar &#8211; What thoughts and fears are keeping you from starting or achieving your goal, and moving forward? Those who succeed and those who fail in life have the same fears, but the successful go forward with action despite their fears. Courage is not the absence of fear, but doing what is right &#8230; <a title=\"What Would You Do With Your Life If You Knew You Could Not Fail?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/what-would-you-do-with-your-life-if-you-knew-you-could-not-fail\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What Would You Do With Your Life If You Knew You Could Not Fail?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,102,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-inspirational","category-orthodox-christianity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/497"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}