YOU Are NOT Average

 Happy Sunday!

"There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Forasmuch as an EXCELLENT SPIRIT, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?"(Daniel 5:11-13 KJV).

I have mentioned before that I was not applauded for getting "C"s on my school report cards.  My Mother believed that a "C" meant Average.  She told us we were not average, we didn't look like everyone else, and we were expected to excel.  Daniel was said to have an Excellent Spirit!  He was NOT AVERAGE!  Daniel 1:20 says, he and his three friends were "ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm".(KJV).  Don't miss this!  It is possible for you to be ten times better than your peers, your teammates, other business owners, and your co-workers!  You have access to the Holy Spirit who is the ultimate Excellent Spirit!

Jesus said, "These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall TEACH you ALL things, and bring ALL things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."(John 14:25-26 KJV).  Jesus also said, "And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the SAME hour what ye ought to say."(Luke 12:11-12 KJV).  That's AMAZING!  The Holy Spirit can give you the right answer at a moments notice!

Before you delete this email and say, "Cynthia has gone off the deep end again!" Let me say that it's not Magic! Just like getting Good Grades requires diligent study, we must put in the work!  Jesus said, "If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you."(John 15:7 AMPC).  The Apostle Paul said, "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."(2 Timothy 2:15 KJV).

A successful business man, a billionaire that I admire, says it's easy to be successful in our world today!  Why you many ask?  What is the secret?  DON'T BE AVERAGE!  Society makes excuses and will allow you to collect identities, labels, and traumas.  BUT if you can renew your MIND you can move past stereotypes, stigmas, and pain to be the BEST!  Romans 12:2 says, "Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."(NLT).

Love and prayers, Cynthia