It is such a joy to write to you again on the blog. As we see the events in the world, there are so many things that are happening. The winds of change are blowing. We live in a time of continuous change. People are elected on the promise of bringing change. Everywhere, everyone is expecting change.
Over the years, my desire has been to see everyone coming to experience God’s goodness and power, living victoriously and being blessed. This has been our ministry’s philosophy. And yet so many times we see Christians living in mediocrity and sometime even in defeat. They know promises of God and yet fail in the process. Like the children of Israel, they perish in the wilderness without reaching the Promised Land. Why is this so?
The answer – they were not willing to change.
Why do people not fulfill destiny? Because they are not willing to allow God to change them. They are not willing to apply the principles of God’s Word to their lives
Why do marriages fail? Because people do not want to change. They do not want to work on the issues and change.
This has been one of my biggest problems in ministering to people. People are not willing to face issues and change. It is amazing, if one of their car tyres was punctured, they would fix it immediately. You don’t see people driving around town for years with one flat tyre. And yet we live year after year, with punctured emotions, punctured thoughts, punctured speech, punctured relationships, etc. We must deal with issues in our lives. .
Why do people find it difficult to change?
- Their hearts have grown cold. They do not have an abiding relationship with Jesus (Jn.15:4,5)
- They do not want to put effort. Change involves effort, dealing with yourself involves work
- Change deals with their pride. They feel there is nothing wrong. This is their perception and they perceive wrong. When one resorts to blaming others, then there is a serious question of their own spirituality.
It is always easy to focus on others and not ourselves. It is always easier to look at the speck in someone else and not see the log in our own lives. We need to deal. And the person we need to deal is we ourselves. We are our biggest trouble maker.
Isaiah 43:18,19 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
God wants to do new things – roads in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, breakthrough living, fulfillment of dreams, miracles and healing, destiny fulfilled, impacting our community. Yet we must make a move to change – from the old to the new. When we change our family changes. When our family changes, our community changes, when our community changes, our nation changes.
For the new to come, you got to release the old. For the new tenant to come in, the old tenant must leave.
Questions that you need to ask daily?
- How much time am I spending with God?
- Is there any area in my life that needs to change?
- What are my thoughts and words like?
- How am I relating to the people around me?
- What does Jesus want from me today?
Let’s continually check ourselves first. You can experience great things today. Position yourself continually before God and allow Him to change you. Face issues in your life and ask the Holy Spirit to help you.
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