God not only wants us to do extraordinary things, He wants us to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Excellence
John Wesley
Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.
On how to sing hymns
John Wesley
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John Wesley
Once in seven years, I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.
Joyce Meyer
You can run into mediocrity accidentally but you have to purpose to be excellent.
Kris Vallotton
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.
Teresa of Avila
Imagine thyself always to be the servant of all, and look upon all as if they were Christ our Lord in person; and so shalt thou do Him honour and reverence.
C. S. Lewis
The world does not need more Christian writers — it needs more good writers and composers who are Christians.
Clement
A good workman can accept the reward of his labor with assurance, but one who is idle and shiftless cannot look his employer in the face. That is why we must devote ourselves heart and soul to the task of well-doing, for everything comes from the hand of God and He has already warned us, “See the Lord is approaching, with his reward before him, to pay every man as his work deserves.