DON’T SETTLE FOR AVERAGE | GNOMIC Motivation
Henry Kissinger, in his book The Whitehouse Years, tells of a Harvard professor who had given an assignment and now was collecting the papers. He handed them back the next day and at the bottom of one was written, “Is this the best you can do?”
The student thought, “no,” and redid the paper. It was handed in again, and received the same comment. This went on ten times, till finally the student said, “Yes, this is the best I can do.”
The professor replied, “Fine, now I’ll read it.”
More often than not, we go through life listlessly, making half-hearted marks whenever we are required to. But God has called us for more! In fact, He empowers us to strive for the utmost, for His glory. God demands our best, even in the seemingly little things.
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
— 1 Corinthians 10:31, NET
But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you—make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.
— 2 Corinthians 8:7 NET
As you set out this week to do anything — anything at all — how about you ask yourself every time: “Is this the best I can do?”
Strive for excellence.
“Average is the tombstone in which excellence is buried”.
