Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Most people die with their music still in them.” While God has created us with great potential, that potential is often never fully realized in so many people’s lives. We are God-created but self-molded.

There’s some hard work we have to do in order to live up to our potential. Paul challenged Timothy to live an exceptional life and gives us three examples we are to follow — the dedicated soldier, the diligent farmer and the disciplined athlete (2 Timothy 2:3-6).