Life of Excellence
by Gabriel Downey
“How we do anything is how we do everything.”- Buddy Benson
Buddy Benson was a football coach for a high school team in Oklahoma, and he always told his team this at the beginning if each season. This was to motivate them to do their very best in practice because the effort they put in at practice would reflect their performance in a game. However, Buddy did not mean “play perfectly” he meant “play excellently.”
Luke 16:10 says, “If you are faithful in the little things, you will be faithful in the large ones. But if you are dishonest in the little things, you won’t be honest in the greater responsibilities.” NLT
Buddy was not, however, just referring to football; he was using this life lesson to demonstrate that being excellent in the little things, like homework, will make you excellent in the big ones, such as your marriage or career. If you choose to cheat in homework, then think of how your marriage will turn out or how your job will reflect your choices. The more you cheat, the more it becomes a habit in your life. Like Buddy told his team, excellence is about giving your best in all that you do. Therefore you must make it a habit in your life to be excellent.
Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” NLT
Excellence is based on God. God is One who is always at His best, doing His best, and offering His best.
Excellence requires a goal.
Philippians 3:14 “I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” NLT
Excellence doesn’t mean “without mistakes,” Excellence isn’t perfect.
