<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n If all we do is recycle old ideas and attitudes, and do the same old things we\u2019ve always done, we\u2019ll get the same results we\u2019ve always gotten.\u00a0 So as we begin this brand new decade, we\u2019re going to be talking about the anatomy of greatness.<\/strong> To pursue it, to aspire, to dream, to do great things to honor God and help people is not only noble, but necessary.<\/p>\n As we began our new series today, we talked about the core issue of not only greatness, but all of life itself.\u00a0 And that is the condition of our heart.\u00a0 Jesus said to love God with all your heart, soul, and strength, was the greatest commandment.\u00a0 The second was close, and that is to use the love you experience in that endeavor to love your neighbor.<\/p>\n We talked about, first of all, how God defines greatness:<\/p>\n We talked about 4 reasons why your passion is indeed the ultimate power; the only power you really need.\u00a0 With it you can gain everything else.\u00a0 Without it, you\u2019ll lose everything you\u2019ve gained.<\/p>\n Here is the bottom line.\u00a0 You can be the most enthusiastic, excited person at your work or in your family.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t cost you an extra dime or a day in college.\u00a0 It\u2019s simply a decision. At the very core of my life is a heart fueled by the love and the passion of God for me and for the world in which I am living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we begin a brand new year and a new decade, what better time to talk about inspiration?\u00a0 That\u2019s what we all need, isn\u2019t it, to make this year better than the year before. If all we do is recycle old ideas and attitudes, and do the same old things we\u2019ve always done, we\u2019ll get … Continue reading “Today @ The Gathering: Inspire Greatness \u2013 Never Settle for Being Good When Greatness is Within Your Grasp”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"IG_Icon\"](\"http:\/\/192.185.166.32\/~davidfoster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IG_Icon.jpg\" "\\"IG_Icon\\""){kind=icon}
<\/a>As we begin a brand new year and a new decade, what better time to talk about inspiration?\u00a0 That\u2019s what we all need, isn\u2019t it, to make this year better than the year before.<\/p>\n\n
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