Responsibility is the price we must pay for greatness. No irresponsible person will ever become great. It takes discipline to be distinguished.
And one thing that turns dreams into reality and impossibilities into possibilities is unequalled dedication. No irresponsible person will ever taste greatness. Ecclesiates 10 vs 5;
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler
Three things are outlined as being responsible for bringing down prince. The first thing that brought down the princes was lack of direction but Ecclesiastes 10 vs 10 says wisdom is profitable to direct.
Lack of direction robs people of success. Don't be a jack of all trades and master of nothing!. You must know where you are going and take time to learn how to get there. The next is found in Ecclesiastes 10 vs 16 which says;
woe to thee, Onland, when thy king is a child and thy princes eat in the morning.
This is a typical example of indiscipline. Irresponsiblity dethrones people, it robs covenant children of their covenant success. You can't go on behaving like a child and.expdct to be enthroned. GALATIANS 4 VS 1 says;
Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all.
If an heir to the throne loses his father at the age of ten, will he be enthroned?. There is no way God will enthrone anyone who is still a baby!. When you cry every five minutes, and find yourself pointing accusing fingers at one person ot thr other, how can you ascend the throne?. The blessings of God.come in weights.2 Corinthians 4 vs 17.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us by far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
God is not a wicked God!. He won't place glory on you that is more than what you can handle. For example, there are people that God can't give a million naira or million dollars today, because He might lose them and lose the million!. They will take off at such an learning speed!.
If you belong to this group, cry as you may, God won't take you higher than where you are now. Indiscipline is the major problem of.many Christians!. Can you imagine that a man and his wife are both unemployed and yet they have two cars parked in their garage?. And rather than find a job or a solution to their situation, they both sir at ease watching television with their legs crossed!.
This is malady! Irresponsibility to the core!. Why should a man wake up in the morning and not know what to do?. When you are a baby, even though it is your covenant right to occupy the throne, you won't get there. Men may hail you and postrate to you but they are only deceiving you since they are the ones still making decisions on your behalf. Under such circumstance, you are no better than a symbol, a mere figure head.
Can you imagine someone who earns three thousand naira a month and lives in a house of three thousand naira in a month! This Man is obviously living in debt. It is nothing but a demonstration of gross irresponsibility. He won't see greatness that way.
Have you ever seen a new born baby that is five feet, four inches tall?. Many of you need to find your level now. Stop living and eating in debt. You are a child of destiny. Even Jesus the Messiah needed to grow. Luke 2 vs 40 says:
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.
Indiscipline disqualifies any covenant child from mounting the throne. It turns a prince into a servant. It takes responsibility to deliver your throne into your hands. Most of the time you find yourself borrowing, it is simply because you lack enough discipline to manage what you have.
Several people began very small. But what do you find today? People want to start business and you hear them say such things as " Our office must be air conditioned, etc And when you ask him how much he has, he tells you " I am believing God .". God won't answer him.
To go and ask for the price of what you don't have money for is irresponsibility. To see a friend wearing something and cover it is no better than stealing. Covetousness is a trap of the enemy!. Friends you need to become sound in your spiritual adventure. You must be yourself. Do you know why Adam fell?. God " Mistakenly" created him as an adult. The day he was born was the day God strated speaking to him. He was given responsibilities before he learnt responsibility.
Whatever you don't make, you won't keep. Whatever you have not earned, you cannot sustain. For " wealth gotten by vanity shall be dimished". No small boy will ever ascend the throne in the kingdom. If God must add weight of glory to your life, your spiritual stamina must increase. Your yea must be yea na d your nay be nay.
You must take responsibility before you will experience reality. Responsibility is the price we have to pay greatness. A child is born, but a son is given. Before God will place this kingdom on your shoulders, you must leave childhood to sonship. Isaiah 9 vs 6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
God will never deliver a kingdom to children. For somebody to be in business and not know what he makes per day nor his profit per week; not.to have a balance sheet nor be able to produce an end of year report, portrays him to God as nothing but a waster.
It takes more energybto steal than to work. If you can remove plumbing materials in the night, then you should be able to make a good plumber in the day!. If you can disconnect electric wires in the night while everybody is asleep then you will be a very successful electrical contractor in the day.
Irresponsibility is what makes what is not yours attractive to you. If you are not a working Christian , the whole world will know you are a failure!. If you are not a worker, you will be a washout. It takes discipline to ascend the throne. You have to prepare for tommorow. Work out your own salvation. Nothing ever goes up that does not start from the bottom. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13 vs 11 that;
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
We need to put away childish things!. Never make a vow to know you will not pay. Who at e you trying to impress!. Don't let God be angry with you and destroy the works of your hands.
Stop behaving like a child!. If you and to enjoy success indeed you must become a man. Become responsible. You must have a time you eat and a time you read. Life must take on a new meaning for you so that you will see results in succesion.
It is not enough for you to.remain a child of God until you become a son, your beauty won't reflect. Receive grace from God right now to take on a new order of discipline and responsibility in your spiritual adventure. Don't be a playboy. Don't be a lay about!. Make up your mind that you are going to work the remaining days ofmyour life. Tell the Lord to teach you discipline and show you how to live a disciplined life. Stop playing baby.
You must be accountable for every step you take in life. There is no point engaging in whatever doesn't offer you any profit. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10 vs 23 that;
All things are lawful unto me but not all things are not expedient
All things are lawful for me but all things edify not
Whatever is not expedient, it is irresponsible to.engage in it. I'm songs of Solomon 1 vs 6 one man lamented.
Look not upon me because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Stop interfering I other people affairs . Stop looking back. Those who look back , go backwards. Those who look forward go forward!. Backbiters remind behind. Don't stay at the back move forward. It is irresponsibility to meddle I other people's affairs. From now on, you will do your business and face your work.what you came to the world for must not fail!. Face the taskt given to you! Everyone has the same 24 hours a day at their disposal. What you put into your today is what you will really tommorow.
Make the most of your time therefore!. Whatever you put into your life is what you will get out of it. You will no longer be irresponsible in Jesus name. When you have not done what you are supposed to do for God, but you go about doing other things, you are irresponsible. And the moment you are found to be irresponsible, you won't count in God's eyes.
Will a king beat his wife! Or borrow money all about town . I have never never borrowed ! Why ? Whatsoever God placed in my hand is just enough for my taste. I can't imagine how you will wear dresses you haven't paid for and they won't burn your body. How can you buy shoes in credit and they won't pinch your toes.
Why should you it on golf for which you are paying installmentally. Why should you sleep on a hurry purchased bed. Now why should a pastor go into ministry and borrow money to buy drums? God knows you will be a shame to His kingdom, so He will just leave you at the level you are.
Brethrens, it time to be free! Life is in phases, men are in sizes. To operate above your size is to burst. Accept responsibilities. This is the only way up. Should the price of the house you are living in rise above your income level, locate one that can afford. You have a life to live. Used you taking on a.new order of spiritual responsibility.
There was a man called Rueben and this is what his father had to say about him in Genesis 49 vs 3-4.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
By irresponsibility and individuals, this young man destroyed his destiny. Your own destiny shall not be destroyed!. Isaiah 52 vs 2, 1 says
Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
Daughter Zion, now a captive
Shake off the dust of irresponsibilityso that the beuaty of God can be seen in your life. Friends you need time to matter. A good hold on your time is a sign it responsibility and discipline. Making the most of your time makes you matter the most on Earth. I want you to curse every tendency for spiritual irresponsibility in your life. Curse it with a very stromg determination.
Making everyday count , making Evey hour count, that is practical christianity! Invest Evey hour towards your ultimate goal in life. God has made you a king according to Revelation 5 vs 10. Don't make yourself a slave. Accept responsibility and your royalty will be established.
As you ascend your throne through responsibility, everything that is anti success will drop off from your life. Your destiny is stuffed with royalty, it takes responsibility to make it a reality. The time has come for.your spiritual complacency to give way to spiritual dignity.
Until somebody becomes financially responsible in the kingdom, he never enjoys financial dominion. It is impossible. When you are.not straight in your financial responsibilities, God will so flog you. As you accept spiritual responsibility and discipline, from now on,
Everywhere you turn , the forces of life will accept you as a king
Whenever you about at sickness it will loose its grip and flee
Whenever you about at fiakure, it shall fade away like a cloud.
When you about at stagnation it will turn into manifestation
Obstacles shall be turned into miracles for you
In the name of Jesus, begin to receive the forces of responsibility over your life right now. Your slavery has ended.
I declare you a king from now on
Your royalty in Christ has now become reaity
Enter into a new realm of wisdom and authority
Be Lord over sickness over failure, frustration ,circumstances and stagnation
Whatever you say from today on comes to pass
Your authority over demons shall be recognized in the precious name of Jesus