How many times in life we have run
into a brick wall and given up? It may be a sickness, a failed marriage or a
downturn in business. Other times it’s going after a dream job or a dream
person. If you don’t know what brick walls are for you’ll never climb one to
find the blessings on the other side.
Unlike popular belief, brick walls are
there not to stop us but to launch us into our destiny. When we go after our
dreams and desires, you can be sure to come across some brick walls. If everything is coming to you easy-peasy,
you’re dreaming too small. Our goals
and visions should be so great that only God can bring it to pass. Along
the way, the brick walls are there for you to conquer and collect your rewards
on the other side!
In the early eighties I wanted to meet
a very prominent man. I was living and ministering in Nepal - the land of the
Mt. Everest. It was the only Hindu Kingdom in the world at that time and it was
against the law to be a Christian. Plenty of pastors and leaders were in prison
at any given time. The only man who had the right connections to get them out
was “Chaldai” (big brother Charles).
I remember, waiting to meet him at his headquarters for hours. His gatekeepers
would often send me away. I was young but I was persistent. I kept after him
for months. Finally, I was able to meet him and he has been a monumental
blessing to our family since then. Years later when I asked him why it took him
so long to meet this darling of the world, he replied, “I wanted to see how hungry you were about the things of God!”
I believe this is the ultimate question
in life. How hungry are you? Life is designed to come across brick walls. God didn’t place obstacles to defeat you but
they’re there to propel you. Without Goliath, David would still be a shepherd
boy today. You have amazing ability in you to push through any limits! When your desire is taller than the brick
walls in your life, you will conquer sickness, joblessness, loneliness, injustice,
debt or any other mountain. The scripture says that God will satisfy the longing desires of our soul (Psalm 107:9). Don’t
throw up your hands and say, “I’ve had
enough of this. It doesn’t work. I give up!” Instead of looking at it as a
stumbling block, find a way to scale the wall and obtain your treasures on the
other side.
I heard a story about a young man who
lived on a farm in the Midwest. He was a hardworking young man but depression
era had left him with little choice for a job. He was attracted to the big city
and he pictured himself working for a large department store. In fact, he had a
certain store in the east where he really wanted to work. They young man sent
out a letter asking for a job at this company. There was no response. He sent
another letter and another letter – still no reply. This continued for month
after month. Eventually after three hundred letters and no reply, he decided to
put his pennies together and buy himself a train ticket to travel east. When he
reached the big city, lights, crowds and indifferences of city life perplexed him.
However, he found himself in the great company he wanted to work for. When he got
to the HR, the hiring officer pointed at the stacks of letters he had received
from this young man. Confused the young man replied, “Sir, why didn’t you respond to any of my letter?” With a wry smile
the officer said, “We knew, you’d come.”
This young man was hungry. He scaled his brick mountain and went on to become
regional manager with a great success.
Today, let me ask you a question? How
hungry are you? What is your brick wall? How badly you want your business to
succeed? How desperately (in a positive way) do you want that large account?
How eager are you for that new job? Do you really you’re your health back? How
far are you willing to go to meet that dream person? Do you look at your mountain
of debt and shrink back or are you motivated to overcome every obstacle? Here’s
the key. No matter what battle you’re
facing today, it is temporary. Brick walls are there to propel you not to hold
you back. God did not promise us fair weather all through our lives but He
has promised to be with us in our storms. You’re born to fight through life.
You’ve got what it takes. Brick walls are not going to stop you. I believe and
declare that you you’ll scale every wall and found every treasure that belong
to you. This week – go after it. Brick walls are there to propel you!
"Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask
for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be
opened to you” (Matthew 7:7).
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