Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 27, 2007 18:10:28 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent
to
his anger,
but a wise man keeps himself under
control."
(NIV)
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Thoughts
One of the benefits of being able to
contribute to the
Sportsmen's Devotional is that
when I
come across
the verse I want to discuss, my mind is
suddenly
flooded with scenerios from my own life.
Proverbs
29:11 is a perfect example.
I
fished bass
tournaments for 12 years. During that
time, I was fortunate
to win some tournaments and to have my
share of high
finishes. I also had days where it might
have been
better for me to just stay home. On
those "off days", I
seem to recall my temper getting the best
of me. I
would fail to keep myself under control
after I missed
a bite or a fish came off. Once the
mistakes get in
your head and you dwell on them, the
game is over. It's
the same with the shooting sports or a
slump in
baseball. Although you might not always
win, there is
no question that you will be more
consistent in whatever
you pursue if you keep yourself under
control.
Chances are, you will learn more from the
situation if
you have a clear head that is not clouded
by frustration
and anger. (JC)
Action Point
A positive attitude can be an over-used
term and can
be misunderstood. To have a positive
attitude, you
must not only believe that you will have a
successful day, but
you must also believe that you will be a
successful part of
your day. Belief in your ability as well as a
belief in
your ability to do well will help to keep you
in control of
yourself. You must believe that it is your
pattern
to do well;
and in the long run, your successes will far
outnumber
your short comings.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
When shooting sporting clays, never just
hope to
break a target. Each shot is an individual
encounter
with a target. Have a plan of where to
break
the target,
and then visualize yourself breaking that
target before
the shot. In your conscious mind see the
target clearly
breaking. Visualization helps you to stay in
control.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent
to
his anger,
but a wise man keeps himself under
control."
(NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
One of the benefits of being able to
contribute to the
Sportsmen's Devotional is that
when I
come across
the verse I want to discuss, my mind is
suddenly
flooded with scenerios from my own life.
Proverbs
29:11 is a perfect example.
I
fished bass
tournaments for 12 years. During that
time, I was fortunate
to win some tournaments and to have my
share of high
finishes. I also had days where it might
have been
better for me to just stay home. On
those "off days", I
seem to recall my temper getting the best
of me. I
would fail to keep myself under control
after I missed
a bite or a fish came off. Once the
mistakes get in
your head and you dwell on them, the
game is over. It's
the same with the shooting sports or a
slump in
baseball. Although you might not always
win, there is
no question that you will be more
consistent in whatever
you pursue if you keep yourself under
control.
Chances are, you will learn more from the
situation if
you have a clear head that is not clouded
by frustration
and anger. (JC)
Action Point
A positive attitude can be an over-used
term and can
be misunderstood. To have a positive
attitude, you
must not only believe that you will have a
successful day, but
you must also believe that you will be a
successful part of
your day. Belief in your ability as well as a
belief in
your ability to do well will help to keep you
in control of
yourself. You must believe that it is your
pattern
to do well;
and in the long run, your successes will far
outnumber
your short comings.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
When shooting sporting clays, never just
hope to
break a target. Each shot is an individual
encounter
with a target. Have a plan of where to
break
the target,
and then visualize yourself breaking that
target before
the shot. In your conscious mind see the
target clearly
breaking. Visualization helps you to stay in
control.