For this reason I also suffer these things;
nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded
that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. Hold fast
the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love
which are in Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 1:12-13)
Do we
ever think our dreams for success or accomplishment is God's purpose for us? Do
we think that if we obey God will accomplish great things with our
obedience? His purpose may well be just
the opposite. God's end, His purpose for
us IS the process of submitting our will to Him. It is today that He wants us
to focus on.
Our
obedience will accomplish great things.
Perhaps we will never see the repercussions of what our faith does. Maybe God will give us a goal that He has no
intention for us to personally reach.
There were missionaries who felt that they were to go and preach the
word to an indigenous tribe in South America - but when they got there, they
were slaughtered within days of their arrival by the very people they were
trying to bring the gospel to. But when
more missionaries came, including their families - not to seek revenge, but to
share God's love, the tribe who did the murdering came to Christ. It is said that the church is a plant that is
watered by the blood of saints. Are we
truly willing to shed our blood in order to bring God glory?
The
Bible is full of ordinary people who went to impossible places and did wondrous
things simply because they decided to obey God, even when others said,
"You can't do that." They weren't more qualified for their tasks than
we are. But they trusted God to open doors and give them the power they needed
in their situation. Can we trust God to open doors that seem closed? The doors
God sets before us are much like grocery store entrances - the doors seem
closed, but the minute you step up to them, they open. God opens the door the minute we step up in
faith. But if we never take the step of
faith, the doors will always be closed.
Prayer Thought: Are you willing to be a
failure for God? Are you ready to re-prioritize what is important and what is
successful? Ask God today to help you seek out those misconceptions within you.
Pray that they will not keep you from being a true success for God.
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