Thank you for your kind response.

All very true.

One must know the difference between inordinate ambition, inordinate competition and that which has the right motivation.

Principles can assist in reaching maturity and therefore discernment ...many principles are in the Word of God....as in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. ..There is a verse ...be thinking this in you, the thinking of Christ Jesus...The Bible many times tells us to think.

When we make good decisions ...those decisions are from a position of strength....Strength comes through knowledge. ...'my strength comes from the Lord'...'the contentment of the Lord is your strength'....says the Bible...referring to our growth in 'grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ'....

Yes...'the quiet persistence' of which you write....we call plugging...sometimes it is a slog but is always worth it.

Thank you for the opportunity to dialogue with regard to the principle.

Kind Regards,

Bleujay