DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, AND STAY FOCUS

Today’s message is dedicated to all persons seeking to better themselves in service to others, and the twenty-three new recruits of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service 2023. In life, if you are going to reach the top of anything, you must DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, AND STAY FOCUS! 

 The upward line of growth comes through education. Yet, did you know that education doesn't stop when you leave school? If you are seeking to improve your country, and your family, it must begin with you. A wise person once said, "True education does not ignore the value of scientific knowledge or literary acquirements, but above information it values power; above power, goodness; above intellectual acquirements, character. The world does not so much need men of great intellect as of noble character. It needs men whose ability is controlled by steadfast principles. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom." "The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright." Proverbs 4:7; 15:2. 

True education imparts this wisdom. It teaches the best use not only of one but of all our powers and acquirements. Thus it covers the whole circle of obligation—to ourselves, to the world, and to God." This leads me to the subject of character building. Because "character building is the most important work ever entrusted to human beings, and never before was its diligent study so important as now. Never was any previous generation called to meet issues so momentous; never before were young men and young women confronted by perils so great as confront them today."

 
 Lastly, let us look at selfish rivalry. "In God's plan, there is no place for selfish rivalry. Those who measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves among themselves, are not wise. 2 Corinthians 10:12. 

Whatever we do is to be done "as of the ability which God giveth." 1 Peter 4:11. It is to be done "heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord." Colossians 3:23, 24. May you be encouraged as you seek to improve upon the gift God has given you. Blessings, Blessings, Blessings. 

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