Quiz Yourself on the 12 Aspects of Mental Success!
The ITTF Advanced Training Manual lists 12 elements to mental success in table tennis. Quiz yourself to see how well you are doing on each aspect. Take 2-3 minutes to ponder each point. Ask yourself how well you are doing on each point during important tournament matches. If you aren’t doing well, ask yourself how to improve that aspect.
1. Physical relaxation – muscular tension is closely connected to miserable performance. On the other hand, feelings of relaxation are associated with top performances.
The Bible clearly talks about 2 ways - the broad way leading to destruction and the narrow way leading to eternal life. Listen to this very powerful sermon by Pastor John MacArthur.
Bible Verse of the Week Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Bible Verse of the Week Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, fot itis the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greeek. For in it the rightousnesss of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is writtten, "The just shall live by faith."
In reference to the word "believes" Pastor John MacArthur gives some commentary...
Isaiah 53:5-6 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healted. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Compared to eternity, life is actually very very short. When was the last time that you stopped and counted the approximate number of days that the average person lives? When we understand that we are on the doorstep of eternity, then it really does change how we view heaven and hell, how we view the good news of Jesus Christ, and how we view life.
God has called us to a life a faithfulness no matter what the situation. This morning, I was reading the story of Joseph as we see in Genesis 37-46. Joseph had many challenges – in his father’s house, in the pit, in slavery, in prison, leading Egypt. We know the end of the story, but he didn’t. He didn’t know the twists and turns ahead of him, but he was faithful to God in all the situations, and God used him in mighty ways to save a nation and bring glory to God.
Luke 7: 41-43 Jesus said, "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me. thereforeh, which of them will love him more?" Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more."
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