Monday 14th May, 2018
BIBLE VERSE : Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.. 2 timothy 1:9
Do you count on your activities and works to judge your relevance? Do you think that you are not worth living because you couldn't measure up to your expectations? Have you ever asked God why He created you just because you are frustrated? Do you think you are far from God based on your activities? These feelings are there because your purpose is at conflict with God's own purpose. God has a plan for every soul he created in this world. The first step towards getting out of frustration is to determine the main purpose of God for our life. many people pray and ask God the father for something in particular but have already created an answer for themselves.
The circumstances surrounding your birth and background has nothing to do with God's purpose and calling for you. Look at this scripture below:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. ecclesiaites 10 :5-10
It is very clear from the scripture above that where you are born into do not in anyway determine where you end in life.
The calling here is a general call to all mankind not a special call. You receive this call by birth, but it's your own duty to acknowledge it and respond to it.
The process that brought you to this world is not accidental at all. It is a holy calling. It is a process that eliminated more than 40 thousand other spermatozoa and singled you out for a special call. You didn't make it by a conscious struggle for it. You didn't work for it. You never knew how it happened. God brought you into this world by his divine hand and he has a reason for creating you.. Even now, you still don't know how it is happening. Don't judge the holy call by your expectations.
Beloved, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
It does not matter the way you look or feel. It does not matter what your position, background, or state is. It does not matter what your size or gender is. What matters is that God has a purpose for creating you and a holy purpose and calling at that. It was with that gender you beat every other person and emerged the winner in birth. You did not just emerge on earth. It was out of a thorough selection. You are a divine project. God has your master plan. Do not write yourself off because of the weakness you are seeing in your body. You emerged a winner with that weakness to fulfil God's purpose for your life. You were not written off in a competition that involved 50 million potential personalities. You were the only person that scaled through the hurdle. Why should you be the person to write yourself off?
Why do you think you are not worthy to live when your existence is clearly endorsed by God and nature? Why should you fail God and nature that endorsed your emergence into the world? Why should you disappoint millions of other cells that celebrated your victory, and banked on you to represent them? You that faced the challenges that took the lives of several millions of other male cells, why do you want to back out in this little challenges of life. You are more than able to pass through it that is why you were chosen. You have what it takes to succeed. You did not fail before, and cannot fail now.
My dear, it is not time to ask God questions why He had to create you, but time to know the purpose of God in creating you, and to plunge yourself to that purpose. Challenges are there to refine you. You should not allow them to stop you. Let us not fail in the responsibility that should accompany the benefit we received for emerging winners. It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog that determines who wins. So, stop looking down on yourself. You are equal to the task. You can make it. Don't run away from challenges, for there is no way you will conquer if you do not fight. All you need to do is align with God to take you through His Divine purpose for you.
This is the maiden edition of my daily devotional which God put in my heart today to start sharing with you via my steemit blog. its gonna be a heart pouring of daily inspirations as led by the holy spirit. if you like what you read today why not stick around for more great daily words as led by the holy spirit..
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God bless you!
PRAYER: Father, help me to trust you to lead me on the journey of life in Jesus name, Amen
ACTION PLAN: Key into God's purpose for your life.
STUDY PLAN
Lamentation 5