On the 23
April 1910, in Paris, Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech that has echoed
down through the ages. I am blown away by these words and they leave me feeling deeply inspired and challenged at the same time. I urge you to read these words and to pass them onto someone else who may need to hear them today. God bless you.
These are some of the famous words from that speech...
"It is not the critic who counts; not
the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds
could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in
the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives
valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no
effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the
deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in
a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring
greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who
neither know victory nor defeat." - T. Roosevelt
Romans 2:2 - Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself. It takes one to know one. Judgmental criticism
of others is a well-known way of escaping detection in your own crimes
and misdemeanors. But God isn’t so easily diverted. He sees right
through all such smoke screens and holds you to what you’ve done.
Just get into the arena and Trust God for the results. When we live for the honour of Jesus, God will take care of the rest.
Living in Grace
D3LM3
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