Anytime you set out to do something great in life, there will be
critics. If you’re going to be a great businessperson, coach, student, leader
or employee, there will be opposition. The more success you have, the more
opportunities there will be for distractions. The higher you go, the more
haters will come out. When you start stretching to a new level and pursuing
what God has placed in your heart, the jealous people, the critical people, and
the small-minded people come out of the woodwork and start making negative
comments, but you don’t have to let that distract you.
If you are under pressure today, if the critical voices are coming
against you, know that it’s because you are making a difference. Don’t let them
throw you off course. Instead, dig your heels in; set your face like a flint,
and say, “I will not get distracted. I will not get drawn into battles that
don’t matter. It doesn’t matter what others think; it matters what God thinks!”
Today, look
beyond the critics. Stand strong in adversity. Press forward to what lies ahead
and win the prize of life prepared for you!
