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““Regardless of how you feel Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like inside, always try to look like a winner. Even when you are a winner. Even when you are behind, a sustained look of behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can control and confidence can give you a mental edge that give you a mental edge that leads to victory.” leads to victory.”

Arthur AsheArthur AsheHebrews 12:1-2

THE WINNING EDGE!THE WINNING EDGE!

TO ENJOY THE TO ENJOY THE WINNING EDGE:WINNING EDGE:

It is important to know It is important to know the qualities that set the qualities that set winners apart from the winners apart from the rest of the field……………rest of the field……………

II Timothy 2:21

QUALITY #1QUALITY #1

Winners acknowledge that Winners acknowledge that their source of strength their source of strength comes from God, and not comes from God, and not from their own physical from their own physical attributes or attributes or intellect………. intellect……….

Philippians 3:3


Winners have a steadfast Winners have a steadfast faith in the supernatural faith in the supernatural power of God……….power of God……….

Romans 6:19 Acts 19:11-12 Ephesians 3:17


Winners seek God with all Winners seek God with all their heart, soul and their heart, soul and mind….......mind….......

Matthew 22:37


Winners recognize and Winners recognize and believe that Jesus Christ is believe that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the the way, the truth and the life……….life……….

John 14:6


Winners pursue an intimate, Winners pursue an intimate, personal relationship with personal relationship with God through Jesus God through Jesus Christ……….Christ……….

Proverbs 18:24


Winners live in deep Winners live in deep communion with God daily communion with God daily in devoted prayer, in in devoted prayer, in spiritual worship, and by spiritual worship, and by abiding in His Word……….abiding in His Word……….

John 6:44-58 Colossians 4:2 Romans 12:1


Winners love defense and Winners love defense and guard their hearts from guard their hearts from being deceived and being deceived and corrupted………corrupted………

Proverbs 4:23


Winners are servants of Winners are servants of Jesus Christ, and of their Jesus Christ, and of their fellow man……….fellow man……….

Colossians 1:23 Galatians 5:13-14


Winners demonstrate a Winners demonstrate a spiritual maturity that comes spiritual maturity that comes from a deep abiding desire to from a deep abiding desire to think, act and live with a think, act and live with a Christ-like perspective more Christ-like perspective more and more each day……….and more each day……….

Philippians 1:20-26


Winners are soul-WINNERS Winners are soul-WINNERS who willingly, eagerly and who willingly, eagerly and unashamedly share their unashamedly share their faith in Jesus Christ with faith in Jesus Christ with others……….others……….

Romans 1:16


Winners recognize that all Winners recognize that all their effort must be directed their effort must be directed by the Holy Spirit……….by the Holy Spirit……….

II Corinthians 1:22 Galatians 3:3-5


Winners desire to have the Winners desire to have the fruits of the Holy Spirit fruits of the Holy Spirit living and active in their living and active in their life……….life……….

Galatians 5:22


Winners are willing to Winners are willing to defend their faith in Jesus defend their faith in Jesus Christ at any cost……….Christ at any cost……….

Acts 7:1-60


Winners desire the perfect Winners desire the perfect and pleasing will of God for and pleasing will of God for their life……….their life……….

Romans 12:2


Winners are standard setters Winners are standard setters who are driven by excellence who are driven by excellence in all they do……….in all they do……….

II Corinthians 8:7


Winners are passionate and Winners are passionate and live every aspect of life to live every aspect of life to the fullest………. the fullest……….

Colossians 3:23


Winners have an incredible Winners have an incredible work ethic and are not afraid work ethic and are not afraid to pay the cost that winning to pay the cost that winning requires……….requires……….

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 II Thessalonians 3:10


Winners are mighty Winners are mighty warriors who put on the full warriors who put on the full Armor of God daily……….Armor of God daily……….

Ephesians 6:10-20 II Samuel 23:8-12


Winners have a deep Winners have a deep reverence and fear for God reverence and fear for God because they love Him and because they love Him and respect His power, authority respect His power, authority and glory……….and glory……….

II Corinthians 7:1 Proverbs 1:7


Winners value, study and Winners value, study and meditate on God’s Word, meditate on God’s Word, displaying a wisdom and displaying a wisdom and understanding that sets them understanding that sets them apart from the field……….apart from the field……….

Proverbs 2:1-8


Winners understand, Winners understand, embrace and follow God’s embrace and follow God’s pure and faultless view of pure and faultless view of religion……….religion……….

James 1:27


Winners are faith Winners are faith walkers……….walkers……….

Romans 1:17


Winners love the challenge Winners love the challenge of competing against of competing against someone superior……....someone superior……....

Judges 7:1-25


Winners are at their best Winners are at their best with pressure on and the with pressure on and the odds against them……….odds against them……….

I Corinthians 10:12-13 II Corinthians 10:3-6


Winners are barrier breakers Winners are barrier breakers who will themselves past who will themselves past mental and physical mental and physical exhaustion to new levels of exhaustion to new levels of personal endurance……….personal endurance……….

Genesis 32:22-28


Winners project a body Winners project a body language and demeanor that language and demeanor that reflects their commitment to reflects their commitment to being a winner……….being a winner……….

Jonah 1:4-12


Winners do not tolerate Winners do not tolerate mediocrity from themselves, mediocrity from themselves, those they associate with or those they associate with or those they lead……….those they lead……….

II Timothy 4:2-5


Winners have a mental and Winners have a mental and physical toughness that is physical toughness that is uncommon and uncommon and inspiring……….inspiring……….

Acts 14:19-20


Winners empty themselves Winners empty themselves each and every time they each and every time they compete……….compete……….

II Corinthians 12:15


Winners only talk about and Winners only talk about and discuss defeat in the context discuss defeat in the context of learning from past of learning from past mistakes or as stepping mistakes or as stepping stones to future stones to future success……….success……….

Isaiah 43:18


Winners refuse to Winners refuse to compromise their spiritual compromise their spiritual convictions despite the convictions despite the cultural pressure to fit in, cultural pressure to fit in, even if they must make God even if they must make God honoring decisions honoring decisions alone………alone………

I Peter 2:11 II Timothy 1:7


Winners are dedicated to Winners are dedicated to building and maintaining a building and maintaining a foundation of integrity foundation of integrity regardless of the regardless of the circumstances……….circumstances……….

Psalm 41:12


Winners are committed to Winners are committed to purity in thought and purity in thought and action……….action……….

Psalm 119:9 Philippians 4:8


Winners seek to live holy and Winners seek to live holy and righteous lives ……….righteous lives ……….

I Peter 2:11


Winners live and lead in Winners live and lead in such a way that they have such a way that they have nothing to prove, hide or nothing to prove, hide or lose……….lose……….

Proverbs 20:7


Winners value their Winners value their reputation, and are reputation, and are committed to protecting committed to protecting it……….it……….

Titus 2:7-8


Winners don’t define success Winners don’t define success by wins and losses, they by wins and losses, they define it by effort, attitude, define it by effort, attitude, and HEART..........and HEART..........

I Corinthians 9:24-25


Winners seek Godly counsel Winners seek Godly counsel and advice when facing major and advice when facing major obstacles……….obstacles……….

Proverbs 15:22


Winners are careful to test Winners are careful to test the advice they receive to the advice they receive to make sure it aligns with the make sure it aligns with the Word of God……….Word of God……….

I John 4:1


Winners view every Winners view every opportunity as a way to opportunity as a way to improve themselves and improve themselves and grow their faith……….grow their faith……….

I Timothy 4:15-16 Ephesians 5:15-16


Winners identify, utilize and Winners identify, utilize and maximize their God given maximize their God given gifts and talents……….gifts and talents……….

I Peter 4:10-11


Winners know, for the Winners know, for the spiritual and eternal benefit spiritual and eternal benefit of others, when to speak and of others, when to speak and when to be silent……….when to be silent……….

Isaiah 62:1-4


Winners are confident at all Winners are confident at all times……….times……….

Philippians 4:13


Winners are self-disciplined Winners are self-disciplined and self-motivated……….and self-motivated……….

II Timothy 2:3-7


Winners are intentional Winners are intentional about their approach to about their approach to success……….success……….

Joshua 1:8


Winners are focused at all Winners are focused at all times and do not allow times and do not allow distractions to alter their distractions to alter their concentration….......concentration….......

I Corinthians 15:58


Winners are careful to Winners are careful to associate with those who associate with those who have like-minded beliefs, have like-minded beliefs, goals and aspirations……….goals and aspirations……….

I Corinthians 15:33 Proverbs 27:17


Winners make others better Winners make others better at the expense of self-at the expense of self-interest………. interest……….

Titus 3:1-2


Winners take challenges Winners take challenges personally……….personally……….

Philippians 3:12-14


Winners understand Winners understand accountability and live by accountability and live by its principles……….its principles……….

Romans 14:11-12


Winners are relentless in the Winners are relentless in the pursuit of their goals……….pursuit of their goals……….

Proverbs 21:21 I Corinthians 9:27


Winners are over-comers Winners are over-comers who take setbacks in stride who take setbacks in stride while always inching while always inching further forward……….further forward……….

Hebrews 10:35-39


Winners understand that Winners understand that perseverance will make perseverance will make them complete………. them complete……….

James 1:4


Winners value commitment, Winners value commitment, and can be trusted and and can be trusted and taken at their word……….taken at their word……….

II Chronicles 16:9


Winners are builders who Winners are builders who understand the importance understand the importance of building positively into of building positively into people’s lives……….people’s lives……….

Ephesians 4:29


Winners maintain a healthy Winners maintain a healthy lifestyle……….lifestyle……….

I Corinthians 3:16


Winners are leaders……….Winners are leaders……….

Daniel 12:3


Winners are challenged by Winners are challenged by the responsibility that the responsibility that comes with comes with leadership……….leadership……….

I Corinthians 9:19-23


Winners count the cost before Winners count the cost before committing to any endeavor committing to any endeavor because winners always finish because winners always finish what they begin……….what they begin……….

Luke 14:28-30


Winners compete with an Winners compete with an urgency of purpose……….urgency of purpose……….

Proverbs 27:1


Winners remain humble in Winners remain humble in all situations making them all situations making them the epitome of class and the epitome of class and sportsmanship……….sportsmanship……….

II Corinthians 10:17 Philippians 2:3-4


Winners are generous givers Winners are generous givers who always give with who always give with honorable motives……….honorable motives……….

James 4:3


Winners are quick to forgive Winners are quick to forgive offenses against offenses against them……….them……….

Colossians 3:13


Winners are visionaries who Winners are visionaries who have the rare ability to see, have the rare ability to see, understand, commit to, and understand, commit to, and appreciate how the day-day appreciate how the day-day process of preparation relates process of preparation relates to future success..........to future success..........

Proverbs 29:18


Winners have a controlled Winners have a controlled sense of humor that helps sense of humor that helps relax tensions and relieve relax tensions and relieve difficult situations……….difficult situations……….

Proverbs 17:22


Winners never offer Winners never offer excuses……….excuses……….

Luke 14:15-24


Winners are never Winners are never intimidated……….intimidated……….

I Samuel 17:45-51


Winners are unifiers who Winners are unifiers who understand the importance understand the importance of team first……….of team first……….

Psalm 133:1


Winners demonstrate a Winners demonstrate a sincere thankfulness to all sincere thankfulness to all the people, and for all the the people, and for all the circumstances, that have circumstances, that have helped shape them……….helped shape them……….

I Thessalonians 5:16


Winners live, feel and Winners live, feel and experience life at an intense experience life at an intense emotional level yet learn to emotional level yet learn to balance and control that balance and control that emotion when emotion when necessary………necessary………

Revelation 3:16 Proverbs 25:28


Winners choose their words Winners choose their words wisely……….wisely……….

James 3:9-12 Colossians 4:6 Ephesians 5:4


Winners always finish Winners always finish well……….well……….

II Timothy 4:7


Winners respectfully submit Winners respectfully submit to authority……….to authority……….

Hebrews 13:17


Winners possess an Winners possess an enthusiasm that leads to enthusiasm that leads to action……….action……….

II Corinthians 9:2


Winners are burden carriers Winners are burden carriers who recognize the individual who recognize the individual needs of those around needs of those around them……….them……….

Galatians 6:2


Winners love others and Winners love others and always treat them with always treat them with respect and dignity……….respect and dignity……….

Romans 13:8-10


Winners always consider the Winners always consider the lives of others above lives of others above themselves……….themselves……….

I Corinthians 10:32


Winners are motivators who Winners are motivators who have a keen sense of have a keen sense of discernment concerning the discernment concerning the best way to challenge others best way to challenge others individually ……….individually ……….

Philippians 1:9-10


Winners are willing to Winners are willing to confront others when confront others when necessary………necessary………

Matthew 18:15-17 Titus 2:15 Titus 3:10


Winners always maintain Winners always maintain their guard and do not their guard and do not accept a safe-zone accept a safe-zone mentality……….mentality……….

I Peter 5:8-9


Winners submit themselves Winners submit themselves to strenuous, self-sacrificing to strenuous, self-sacrificing and diligent training with an and diligent training with an intensity of purpose and intensity of purpose and effort………. effort……….

I Timothy 4:7-8, 15


Winners pursue winning, and Winners pursue winning, and desire to be winners, for the desire to be winners, for the right reason……….right reason……….

II Corinthians 4:1-18


Winners become winners by Winners become winners by understanding, embracing, understanding, embracing, and putting into action the and putting into action the qualities that give them their qualities that give them their WINNING EDGE……….WINNING EDGE……….

II Corinthians 5:17


Winners compete with an Winners compete with an attitude and mindset of NO attitude and mindset of NO REGRETS……….REGRETS……….

II Corinthians 7:10

IT IS NOW TIME TO EXAMINE YOUR LIFE:IT IS NOW TIME TO EXAMINE YOUR LIFE:

““The thing is, at the end of The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to the day you still have to face yourself.” face yourself.”

Dave PelzerDave Pelzer

II Corinthians 13:5-10

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