Pleasure

Today I give up my small ambitions. 
I will give thanks for the pleasures God has designed for me to enjoy,
But no longer will I allow my life to be driven by the pursuit of pleasure. 
I will no longer sacrifice joy on the altar of happiness. 
I will never again measure my success by my ability to escape pain.

Today I give up my small ambitions. 
I will give thanks for the material blessings God entrusts to me,
But no longer will I associate money with happiness. 
Never again will I believe the lie that gain is godliness,
Or that my worth is measured by what I own. 
From this day forward, I will use things and love people,
Not the other way around.

Today I give up my small ambitions. 
I will give thanks to God for the ways
I can be a blessing to others. 
I will accept with humility
The words of gratitude and honor I receive from others. 
But I will never again live to please other men. 
Today I choose to get off the pedestal,
Knowing that I don=t have to live in the gutter to do so. 
I will find my honor in being no more than a man,
But no less than a child of God.

Today I give up my small ambitions. 
And instead, I reach for the stars. 
I will spend my life in pursuit of my God-given destiny. 
By His grace I will fulfill the purpose for which
I was created and redeemed by Christ. 
By His love I will touch the lives of those He died for. 
And by His power
I will span the breech between time and eternity.

From this day forward,
I will seek dreams as big as the heart of my God
And visions as great as the need of this world. 
And though through human failure
I may never see all those dreams come true,
When I stand to face my Lord and my God,
I pray He will see a heart determined to do exploits for His glory.

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