It's time to rest. It's been a long day. You're finally home, the day was productive, clients are happy, the boss is happy, you are happy (you think), and as you glide through the motions of dinner, shower, and everything else you do to prepare for bed, you're thinking to yourself, everything is going well. Good job, good pay, good house, good this, good that........ you realize there's quite a lot to thank God for. As you give thanks, you suddenly get this sinking feeling, what impact does my life really have on this world?
Then you start to think, apart from the job, you have virtually no life. You live, breathe, eat the job. There's no time for relationships, no time for study, no time for much of anything else. Why? Because the world may stop if you slow down? Because you're so scared of how you would sustain your quality of life if you lost this job? Because the dreams you grew up with do not have the potential to make you as much money as this current job does? Because " A bird in hand is better than two in the bush"? Because, because, because...... So many becauses(Pardon my grammar), and yet you find yourself sinking into the gloom of despair and despondency 'cos, let's face it, your life doesn't amount to anything. It counts for nothing. Plain and simple.
I know of one other guy who's been there, done that, and got a few chapters of the Bible dedicated to him, to show for it. His name was Jacob. Yeah, that Jacob, the one called Israel later in life, the patriarch of Israel. The one who had 12 sons by 4 women. The one who served 14 years for a wife. The one who was duped into marrying two sisters when all he really wanted was the younger sister. The one whose wages was turned 3 times by his boss. The one who dared not go back home 'cos his twin brother had vowed to kill him. The one who was finally promised a wage of all the spotted and speckled offspring in the herd and then right before his eyes saw the same spotted and speckled herds led away, 3 days journey away to keep him from claiming the offspring. The one who was left to wonder how plain colored animals could pay him his wages of spotted and speckled offspring. My word, Jacob must have had a headache. He must have thought, as he watched the spotted and speckled herd been led away, " I am gonna remain Laban's servant forever. How on earth am i supposed to get paid now? This is just wrong! ".
So what did he do? He did the stupidest thing he possibly could have done. He slept. Why? Because he knew something we never really pay attention to. He knew that the answer to his situation didn't lie in worrying, crying nor human effort. He knew he needed something supernatural. He also knew he had a covenant of prosperity with God going for him, so he turned it over to God and slept off to show complete confidence in God's ability to turn the situation around. In other words, he "Dared To Dream". Today we all know what happened, plain colored animals gave birth to spotted and speckled offspring. Jacob dreamed, he saw it, he embraced, and took steps to make it work. And surely, because of the dream, Jacob was able to cast off his servant-hood in the house of Laban, and return home, wealthy and renowned.
Jacob dared to dream. What is that dream in your heart, that piece of God that is waiting for you to pay attention to it so it can raise you up, and make you fulfilled. What is that dream?
I say to you, we all have dreams, every single one of us, yeah, even you, yes you. The question is, What will you do with yours? I choose to follow my dream, everyday, and in every way i can, with this at the back of my mind, by salvation, i got the same covenant of prosperity Jacob had, and by faith, i trust God to give attention the the dream He gave me, to bring it to pass.
So i can go to sleep, for with God, i can dare to dream....
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Monday, 10 March 2014
To Hope For Hope
Once again, we wake up, look at the clock, find we are already late for work, begin rushing to make up the time and get to a job we really and honestly don't like. Making a living just until the hope we have pans out and becomes our reality. We're hoping for the hope to come to pass. Sometimes we wonder if we should just give up on the hope, because the longer we keep the hope alive, the farther away it seems, and in those quiet moments, we find ourselves screaming inside, is it really worth it, should i keep on hoping, or just make a way for myself, any way will do, so long as i get the same results the hope promises..........
Before i continue, i'd like you to know that this post is basically for the Christian folks who truly are waiting on God, hoping on Him and who sometimes can't find the courage to continue.
So, if you've ever woken up to frustration, despair and disillusionment, i have good news for you. God in His infinite mercy and grace is still in control of your life, why? cos you still have the little you have. Left to the devil, he would strip you of everything that even speaks of God's faithfulness in your life, as a way to discourage others from joining your faith. So God still rules in your affairs. The truth is the devil can't take you away from God, only you can do that. He might distract you for a while, and sometimes that while could be quite long, but the basic Father - Son relationship still remains. And even if you are not having fellowship with your heavenly Father, your relationship with Him still remains. And He's waiting for you to ask in faith, AND LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS TO YOU TO DO, 'cos we mostly forget to listen. To turn that hope He promised you into your daily reality, the key is LISTENING. Listen to His words. They hold the key to birthing the supernatural God has promised you. Now it's not enough to hold the key, you need to insert it in the lock and turn it, to open the door. So after you've heard Him, do what He asked you to do. Simple enough, right? For a lot of us, that is the hardest thing ever. We are much too mindful of people's opinions, their reactions and eventual treatment of us. Case in point, imagine a young Hebrew lad, just led out of Egypt by Moses and now stuck between the Red sea and the advancing army of Pharaoh. Surely he must have wondered what a fix he got himself into by following Moses. All he can think of is which is the better way to die, drowning or by a soldiers' blade. The he sees Moses walk up to the brow of a small hill just above the shoreline of the sea and points his Shepherd's staff at it. And he's thinking, what a ludicrous thing to do, telling us all to march into the water. But then, the sea begins to rumble, and splash, and in response to Moses's outstretched staff, divides and dry ground appears. The young lad must have stood in awe and shock at the sight before him. The awkwardness of the task God assigned Moses, to overcome that particular obstacle could be said to be ridiculous. Yet in the obedience of Moses, a whole nation was delivered from an advancing army. So you have a hope you are looking forward to, you have the key of God's commandment on that promise, now turn that key and open the door onto your glorious promise.
God is waiting on you.........
Before i continue, i'd like you to know that this post is basically for the Christian folks who truly are waiting on God, hoping on Him and who sometimes can't find the courage to continue.
So, if you've ever woken up to frustration, despair and disillusionment, i have good news for you. God in His infinite mercy and grace is still in control of your life, why? cos you still have the little you have. Left to the devil, he would strip you of everything that even speaks of God's faithfulness in your life, as a way to discourage others from joining your faith. So God still rules in your affairs. The truth is the devil can't take you away from God, only you can do that. He might distract you for a while, and sometimes that while could be quite long, but the basic Father - Son relationship still remains. And even if you are not having fellowship with your heavenly Father, your relationship with Him still remains. And He's waiting for you to ask in faith, AND LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS TO YOU TO DO, 'cos we mostly forget to listen. To turn that hope He promised you into your daily reality, the key is LISTENING. Listen to His words. They hold the key to birthing the supernatural God has promised you. Now it's not enough to hold the key, you need to insert it in the lock and turn it, to open the door. So after you've heard Him, do what He asked you to do. Simple enough, right? For a lot of us, that is the hardest thing ever. We are much too mindful of people's opinions, their reactions and eventual treatment of us. Case in point, imagine a young Hebrew lad, just led out of Egypt by Moses and now stuck between the Red sea and the advancing army of Pharaoh. Surely he must have wondered what a fix he got himself into by following Moses. All he can think of is which is the better way to die, drowning or by a soldiers' blade. The he sees Moses walk up to the brow of a small hill just above the shoreline of the sea and points his Shepherd's staff at it. And he's thinking, what a ludicrous thing to do, telling us all to march into the water. But then, the sea begins to rumble, and splash, and in response to Moses's outstretched staff, divides and dry ground appears. The young lad must have stood in awe and shock at the sight before him. The awkwardness of the task God assigned Moses, to overcome that particular obstacle could be said to be ridiculous. Yet in the obedience of Moses, a whole nation was delivered from an advancing army. So you have a hope you are looking forward to, you have the key of God's commandment on that promise, now turn that key and open the door onto your glorious promise.
God is waiting on you.........
To Hope For Hope
Once again, we wake up, look at the clock, find we are already late for work, begin rushing to make up the time and get to a job we really and honestly don't like. Making a living just until the hope we have pans out and becomes our reality. We're hoping for the hope to come to pass. Sometimes we wonder if we should just give up on the hope, because the longer we keep the hope alive, the farther away it seems, and in those quiet moments, we find ourselves screaming inside, is it really worth it, should i keep on hoping, or just make a way for myself, any way will do, so long as i get the same results the hope promises..........
Before i continue, i'd like you to know that this post is basically for the Christian folks who truly are waiting on God, hoping on Him and who sometimes can't find the courage to continue.
So, if you've ever woken up to frustration, despair and disillusionment, i have good news for you. God in His infinite mercy and grace is still in control of your life, why? cos you still have the little you have. Left to the devil, he would strip you of everything that even speaks of God's faithfulness in your life, as a way to discourage others from joining your faith. So God still rules in your affairs. The truth is the devil can't take you away from God, only you can do that. He might distract you for a while, and sometimes that while could be quite long, but the basic Father - Son relationship still remains. And even if you are not having fellowship with your heavenly Father, your relationship with Him still remains. And He's waiting for you to ask in faith, AND LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS TO YOU TO DO, 'cos we mostly forget to listen. To turn that hope He promised you into your daily reality, the key is LISTENING. Listen to His words. They hold the key to birthing the supernatural God has promised you. Now it's not enough to hold the key, you need to insert it in the lock and turn it, to open the door. So after you've heard Him, do what He asked you to do. Simple enough, right? For a lot of us, that is the hardest thing ever. We are much too mindful of people's opinions, their reactions and eventual treatment of us. Case in point, imagine a young Hebrew lad, just led out of Egypt by Moses and now stuck between the Red sea and the advancing army of Pharaoh. Surely he must have wondered what a fix he got himself into by following Moses. All he can think of is which is the better way to die, drowning or by a soldiers' blade. The he sees Moses walk up to the brow of a small hill just above the shoreline of the sea and points his Shepherd's staff at it. And he's thinking, what a ludicrous thing to do, telling us all to march into the water. But then, the sea begins to rumble, and splash, and in response to Moses's outstretched staff, divides and dry ground appears. The young lad must have stood in awe and shock at the sight before him. The awkwardness of the task God assigned Moses, to overcome that particular obstacle could be said to be ridiculous. Yet in the obedience of Moses, a whole nation was delivered from an advancing army. So you have a hope you are looking forward to, you have the key of God's commandment on that promise, now turn that key and open the door onto your glorious promise.
God is waiting on you.........
Before i continue, i'd like you to know that this post is basically for the Christian folks who truly are waiting on God, hoping on Him and who sometimes can't find the courage to continue.
So, if you've ever woken up to frustration, despair and disillusionment, i have good news for you. God in His infinite mercy and grace is still in control of your life, why? cos you still have the little you have. Left to the devil, he would strip you of everything that even speaks of God's faithfulness in your life, as a way to discourage others from joining your faith. So God still rules in your affairs. The truth is the devil can't take you away from God, only you can do that. He might distract you for a while, and sometimes that while could be quite long, but the basic Father - Son relationship still remains. And even if you are not having fellowship with your heavenly Father, your relationship with Him still remains. And He's waiting for you to ask in faith, AND LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS TO YOU TO DO, 'cos we mostly forget to listen. To turn that hope He promised you into your daily reality, the key is LISTENING. Listen to His words. They hold the key to birthing the supernatural God has promised you. Now it's not enough to hold the key, you need to insert it in the lock and turn it, to open the door. So after you've heard Him, do what He asked you to do. Simple enough, right? For a lot of us, that is the hardest thing ever. We are much too mindful of people's opinions, their reactions and eventual treatment of us. Case in point, imagine a young Hebrew lad, just led out of Egypt by Moses and now stuck between the Red sea and the advancing army of Pharaoh. Surely he must have wondered what a fix he got himself into by following Moses. All he can think of is which is the better way to die, drowning or by a soldiers' blade. The he sees Moses walk up to the brow of a small hill just above the shoreline of the sea and points his Shepherd's staff at it. And he's thinking, what a ludicrous thing to do, telling us all to march into the water. But then, the sea begins to rumble, and splash, and in response to Moses's outstretched staff, divides and dry ground appears. The young lad must have stood in awe and shock at the sight before him. The awkwardness of the task God assigned Moses, to overcome that particular obstacle could be said to be ridiculous. Yet in the obedience of Moses, a whole nation was delivered from an advancing army. So you have a hope you are looking forward to, you have the key of God's commandment on that promise, now turn that key and open the door onto your glorious promise.
God is waiting on you.........
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