We have already said that the condition for any success is TO WANT ONE THING: “The first condition for greater than average success in any field, including the art of living, is to want one thing. \u2026 She is so devoted to her that all her energy flows in the direction of the chosen goal. \u201d(Erich Fromm, psychologist). “People can only focus on one thing at a time (or a few things at best) if they are to do it exceptionally well.” (Stephen Covey) <Does this principle also exist in Christianity? > THE BIBLE SAYS SURE: \u201cNo one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to one and despise the other. \u201d(Mt 6:24) \u201cLet such a man not believe that he will receive anything from the Lord; – a man with a divided mind, unstable in all his actions. Ite cleanse your hearts, you who have a divided mind. \u201d(James 1: 7-8; 4: 8) \u201cYou will seek me and find me; if you seek me with all your heart, 14 I will be found by you, says the Lord (Jeremiah 29: 13-14). \u201d “61 Another said,” Lord, I will follow you, but first, let me say goodbye to my family. ” 62 Jesus saith unto him, He that put his hand to the plow, and looked not back is not for the kingdom of God. (Luke 9: 61-62) “28 If any of you want to build a tower, will you not sit down first and recalculate the load, or do you have to finish it? 29 And when he shall lay his foundation, and shall not be able to finish it, he shall not mock all that see it: 30 31 For if a king goes on to fight with another king, will he not first sit down and consider himself, whether he can withstand ten thousand against him that goth against him with twenty thousand? 32 If not, he will send a message while he is still far away, asking for conditions of peace. 33 So neither of you, unless he renounces all that he has, can be my disciple. (Luke 14: 28-33)<\/h2>\n
“44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; When a man finds it, he hides it, and out of joy he goes out of it, sells everything he has, and buys the field. 45 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant looking for precious pearls. 46 When he finds a valuable pearl, he sells everything he has and buys it. (Matt. 13: 44-46) <WHY? > 1) IT IS A GREAT GOAL “Being like God” – is there a bigger and more ambitious goal? If smaller – and easier! – Goals require “full commitment,” the more the goal, the greatest of all: Become God! Jesus does not hide the difficulty of this goal in any way: “13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for a great gate and a great way of way lead the way to destruction, and many shall pass through. 14 How narrow is the gate and narrow way that leads to life, and few who find it! (Matt. 7: 13-14) “24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for I say unto you, Many shall try to enter, and shall not be able to enter. And he will tell you, “I don’t know where you are from!” 26 Then you will begin to say, “We ate and drank with you, you taught in our streets.” 27 But he will say unto you, I know not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye that work iniquity. (Luke 13: 24-27) “20 Therefore I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall be greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:20)<\/h2>\n
Or the author of the letter to the Hebrews: \u201cLet us throw away all the burdens and sin that grip us, and let us run persistently in the race before us, 2 with our eyes fixed on Jesus, the originator, and completer of the faith. Instead of the joy that came to him, he took on the cross, despised his disgrace, and sat at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Think of him who endured such a contradiction of sinners so that you would not slacken and fall in spirit. 4 In the fight against sin, you have not yet resisted to blood. (Hebrew 12: 1-4) But that is far from the main thing! There is another, much more serious reason\u2026:<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"