WHERE THERE IS A VISION, THE PEOPLE FLOURISH

Dreams do not come out of the blues, but rather from the mind of God. God matches the dream with the dreamer, someone who will receive it, respect it, embrace it, claim it, live for it, and be willing to die for it. God has given o us one of HIS greatest gifts, a dream. Yet it is up to us to receive it and let it grow, or to reject it and kill it. Learn from these people.

JESSE OWENS

Jesse Owens was a world-class athlete who was told that because he was African American there was no way he could compete on the same level as the German, Aryan athletes of Nazi Germany. Hitler came to the games but refuse to greet this black athlete from the United States. What Hitler did not know was that Jesse Owens was a skilled athlete who had prepared himself, but, more importantly, he was armed with a dream and great faith. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin. The Nazi athletes were cheered while Jesse Owens and other Americans athletes were booed. Jesse did not worry about the boos or the snub from Hitler. He just concentrated on his dream. He continued to dream even after a “foot fault” three times. He mixed his dream with his faith and on his final attempt he jumped and won! He walked away from those Olympics with four gold medals, ne for every event he participated in. A dream mixed with faith, confidence, and determination will always change your destiny.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGER

As a young man growing up in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger made up his mind that he was going to do some incredible things with his life. He made up his mind and set a goal to be the greatest body builder of all time. Many thought Arnold was crazy and some concluded he would eventually give up, because it would take a great deal of time and commitment. The figured he would give up and get over that silly notion, and get a “real job”. He the added another aspect to his dream, he not only wanted to become the world’s greatest body builder, but he also wanted to become a movie star and an international fitness guru. His friend said, “What a crazy dream!” He wrote his dream down on a note card and carried it around in his wallet and made a contract with himself that he would achieve this goal. He said it was this contract with himself that drove him, forced him, go to America and start the climb to become Mr. Olympia. He went on to become one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood and the chairman of the president’s committee for Physical Fitness. He also became a Governor in one of the American states.

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