‘And he
sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of
God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared
his ways before the Lord his God.’– 2 Chronicles 27:6. THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY: Until
thought is right, actions cannot be right.
One major
tragedy in life is living without entering into God’s plan for one’s life. It
is living with great potentials but ending as a great disaster. That is to say
there are people born with great potentials but never reach their destiny; they
appear to have been gifted more than others, favoured by God than others,
connected to more opportunities than others, yet they end as colossal failures.
Esau, for instance, had great opportunity (the birthright) that automatically
positioned him to be the inheritor of the covenant blessing of Abraham’s
lineage, but ended as a tragedy.
What then
are the hindrances to fulfilling God’s purpose? What are the hindrances to a
purposeful life?
1. Lack
of thought: This
was the plague of Esau and Samson. Until thought is right, actions cannot be
right, and until action is right, outcome can never be right. What occupies a
man’s heart determines where he will ultimately end in life. But there are many
people in life who don’t have the time to sit down and think of where they are
going or what life is all about. This is an error that hinders the fulfilment
of purpose.
2. Lack
of a sense of value: Your
priorities determine your destiny and what matters to you determines how much you
will matter in life.
3. Lack
of self-control: Esau
could not fulfil his destiny; he sold his birthright because of food. Samson
could not fulfil his destiny; the lust of the flesh could not allow him. The
fact is, the leadership of the flesh is disastrous for destiny. And anybody who
allows his flesh to lead his life is a disaster going somewhere to happen. For
instance, man is meant to drive the car and not the car driving him. Therefore,
when the flesh begins to direct a man, it is like the car driving the driver.
The car in this case may not respond to the driver’s command, but moves only at
its own pace. That is a disaster heading somewhere to happen. In the same
manner when a person comes to a point where his flesh is in charge of his life,
disaster is inevitable.
4. Lack
of quality association: This is a connection with people going nowhere or people who have
no reason for living. The quality of your association is what determines the
quality of your decision. The kind of influence you have around you determines
the choices you make in life, and the choices you make determine where you end
in life. Receive the grace to overcome these hindrances in Jesus’ Name.
ASSIGNMENT
(S): 1. Identify
the hindrances to purposeful living in your life. 2. Deal with them accordingly by the help of the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER: Remove, O Lord, every
hindrance from my life, so that I can live purposefully, in Jesus’ Name.
DAILY READING
QUOTE: To be purposeful is to be
thoughtful. To be thoughtful is to be successful. Culled from 30
SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
Source:
Seeds of Destiny, 27/03/2015
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