Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing great is ever accomplished without enthusiasm.”
I believe that with all of my heart. I have found it to be true in my life.
If I want to become debt free, I will not become debt free, if I approach my debt with the attitude of: “I kind of want to get out of debt.” There’s no enthusiasm or passion there and therefore, there will be no accomplishment or success.
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What if you want better health and fitness in the new year? If you approach that goal with this attitude: “I really want to get in shape… but they won’t let me smoke in the gym,” you will never find the health you desire.
Half-hearted, low enthusiasm attempts at lasting change don’t get you to your goals and dreams. You must be passionate. You must have enthusiasm or you’re never going to do it.
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How do you maintain your enthusiasm--not for weeks, not for months--but for the rest of your life?
The way you stay enthusiastic for a lifetime is found in the word “enthusiasm.” The word comes from the Greek words en Theos. En is the Greek word for the English word “in.” Theos is the Greek word for “God.”
So, en Theos means to be “in God.”
When you get IN God, you will be enthusiastic. And it’s the kind of gut level zeal that fills your heart with such enthusiasm that it doesn’t matter whether the economy is tanking or it is soaring; whether it’s raining or it’s shining; or, whether things are going good or bad.
Enthusiasm is not dependent upon circumstances. True enthusiasm, life-changing enthusiasm is tied to the eternal God. If you are IN GOD, you have all you need to be perpetually enthusiastic.
To achieve the substantial, life-long changes we want to make in life--the ones that stick--You need God and so do I. He is the source of our enthusiasm.
Brad Johnson is Pastor of California Community Church in Agoura Hills, CA. The church currently meets in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel at the corner of Reyes Adobe and Agoura Road at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.
www.californiacommunitychurch.com
