The longer we live, the
more opportunities we have to develop a sour attitude towards life. If we
believe in our circumstances more than we believe in God’s promises, we will be
easily frustrated and live a defeated life.
Bryan Adams starts off
singing, “I’m a soldier - wounded
so I must give up the fight. There's nothing more for me - lead me away... Or
leave me lying here.” This is how many people live today. Too easily, they give
in to their feelings and external circumstances. When we surrender to the negative
circumstances of life, we rob ourselves. It is easy to wallow in self-pity but you
belong to a higher class. You’re not created to drift through a life in lack
and mediocrity. Adams goes on to reveal the secret. “Then from on high - somewhere in the distance, there's a
voice that calls, "Remember who you are" If you lose yourself - your
courage soon will follow. So be strong tonight - remember who you are! Yeah
you're a soldier now - fighting in a battle to be free once more - yeah, that's
worth fighting for.”
Friend, it’s time for
you to believe in yourself again. Remember
when you were in your teens, twenties and thirties? You had dreams. You were
invincible! The sky was the limit and you pushed through your failures. You thought you were beautiful
and you took care of yourself. You were a go-getter. Nothing stood between you
and your aspirations. Then life happened! You hit a few bumps on the road - a
broken marriage, prolonged sickness, loss of a family member, a failed business,
and it sucked the life out of you. Like Job, you may have lost everything but
let me remind you that you haven’t lost your God yet. Your greatest victory still
lies in front of you. God has another mountain for you to conquer or else you
wouldn’t be here! Like Job, He will give you back double for your trouble. Friend,
it’s time to break free from your self-imposed prison and fight for what’s rightfully
yours.
Next, we must put our trust in God. What we can
achieve by ourselves is nothing compared to what we can do together with God. Ask
for God’s favor before you make the sales call. Don’t just listen to the “experts.” Get God's opinion. Give to God
what belongs to Him. Expect your business will double, triple and quadruple. Have
integrity at work and God will promote you. Every area of our lives will
prosper when we give preeminence to God’s Word. All His promises are yes and
Amen. God told Joshua, “And
don’t for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and
meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in
it. Then you’ll get where you’re going; then you’ll succeed” (Joshua 1:8 The Message).
Finally, we must believe in people. God never
throws anything down from the sky. He uses people to bless us. Learn to
receive. If our connections are not stretching us to be better, do more and be
more then it’s time to get some new friends. Serve your spouse and children. Don’t
just stop at providing for them, spend time with them. At work, serve your
difficult boss with a good attitude. Get along with people who are hard to
understand. Help those who are helpless! Your success is tied into theirs. Do
not be critical, cynical and judgmental of others unless you want the same
dished back to you. Believe in people, and give them something to live up to.
Today, reminisce your
younger years! Remember when you got saved and how excited you were about God?
What was it like when you first fell in love? Do you remember the pinnacle of
your success? What was it like to be newlywed? Do you remember when you had no debt?
I’m creating a mental picture in you. If God did it once, He will do it again.
Friend, let me speak some faith into you. You
will experience God again. By the stripes of Jesus you are healed. Wisdom, peace,
and riches are yours. You’re debt free! You’ll lend and not borrow. Your
children will be mighty in the land. You have the mind of Christ. What is
impossible with man is possible with God. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. It’s time
to believe again. Believe in yourself. Believe in God’s Word and believe in
people. Your best days are yet to come!
Jesus said, “All things are possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23 ESV).
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