Whether it\u2019s in the world of sports or the Kingdom of God, all winners exhibit these five traits: <\/p>\n
(1) Self-awareness.<\/i> Winners are honest about their strengths and weaknesses. The Bible says, \u2018The Lord searches every heart\u2026 If you seek Him, He will be found by you.\u2019<\/i> (1\u00a0Chronicles\u00a028:9\u00a0NIV<\/sup>) In prayer you see yourself as you are. As you read God\u2019s Word, you begin to see yourself as you can be. <\/p>\n (2) Focus.<\/i> Wherever you are today, be there\u2014because that\u2019s where God is. People who spend their lives \u2018waiting for their ship to come in\u2019 are usually disappointed, or die on the pier. Winners live in the present moment. They refuse to be in one place while their mind is in another. <\/p>\n (3) Confidence.<\/i> Winners overcome anxiety by keeping their eyes on the goal. As they get closer, their confidence increases. Jude writes, \u2018Dear friends, by building yourselves up.\u2019<\/i> (Jude\u00a01:20\u00a0NIV<\/sup>) This is something you must do for yourself, and do daily through prayer and God\u2019s Word. <\/p>\n (4) Toughness.<\/i> Winners sacrifice the present for the future. They\u2019ve learned to say no to indulgence and yes to discipline, because to them the prize is worth the price. Paul writes: \u2018Like an athlete I punish my body\u2026 training it to do what it should, not what it wants.\u2019<\/i> (1\u00a0Corinthians\u00a09:27\u00a0TLB<\/sup>) <\/p>\n (5) A game plan.<\/i> Winners recognise that talent alone isn\u2019t enough; you need a plan to live by. So, have you discovered God\u2019s plan for your life? Are you living by it? If not, talk to Him about it today. It\u2019s one of the most important conversations you will ever have. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whether it\u2019s in the world of sports or the Kingdom of God, all winners exhibit these five traits: (1) Self-awareness. Winners are honest about their strengths and weaknesses. The Bible says, \u2018The Lord searches every heart\u2026 If you seek Him, He will be found by you.\u2019 (1\u00a0Chronicles\u00a028:9\u00a0NIV) In prayer you see yourself as you are. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}