Three Principles To An Amazing Ending

It’s amazing that there are some people who silently wish for you to fail or mess up in your life. They will smile and and say all the right things in your presence but their hearts are not with you. It is hard to tell who they are, but that is human nature. 

We could use the words jealousy or envy to describe this behavior. Your success is not something they truly want to see. They will make remarks such as. “Are you sure you can manage that?” “What if what you are trying to do doesn’t work out?” 

Doesn’t that sound caring? 

They will then proceed to tell you of the many people they know who have attempted what you are trying to do and did not make it. Once you have decided to take the leap, they begin to count the days.  They will constantly ask how are things going waiting to hear how bad things are; how much you are struggling.

Again, how caring but are they really? 

Let me say that not everyone who follow this pattern are waiting for you to fail. My point is that not all have your best interest at heart. Not all want you to succeed.

Paul had a situation where it seemed like he wasn’t going to make it. He was bit by a poisonous snake. Those who were around him were silently awaiting the worse.
The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. (Acts 28:6 NLT)

Once Paul came out victorious – made it, he was now seen as someone special. Isn’t that how it works sometimes? You might have been written off by some, but now that you have made it, you are someone special. You are a hero. You were nothing before but now you are something. Amazing.

You can have amazing results by embracing these three principles:

1. Don’t base your decisions on public opinion
2. Don’t be moved by what you see or hear
3. Don’t compare your situation to others

What are your thoughts on having an amazing ending? Who do you know that comes to mind when you think of amazing endings and why? Please take a few minutes and leave a comment below.