His Success Is Yours - You Too Are Called To Succeed

God has promised believers that we shall be the head and not the tail. Whilst it is true that all 'heads' may not operate at the same level and/or on the same arena, the point is God cannot lie. If He said it, then it is because He knows that it Is possible and there is room enough for all to be the head. As believers, God wants us to love one another enough to provoke one another to greater works. He wants to assure us that there is room enough for us all to excel.

Unfortunately, it would appear that we often forget this truth so that we sometimes find ourselves working hard and tirelessly to destroy our brother and/or sister in Christ; doing all we possibly can to ensure their lives are not improved.  This behavior would not be unexpected coming from unbelievers. Heaven would even often use it for good despite the pain it may cause the believer in the immediate, like in the case of Jesus,but coming from believers, it is inexcusable. At the end of the day when we all stand before our Father in heaven, I wonder how it would feel seeing sibling we worked hard to destroy.

1 Corinthians 2: 7 & 8 "No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God —his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord."

I know that some believers who destroy other believers have done it for so long that they now don't know what to do to bring out about that required change that allows them accommodate other people's success, rejoicing with those who rejoice. It is for such people that I write today. It is not too late to make a change no matter how old you are. It just takes letting God work with you to help you see who you truly are, that is who He made you to be and who He is so that you know the greatness of your father. If we can get a grasp of those two major facts, then we know for certain that the success of other believers can only be our general success too.

John 13: 3 "Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God."
The knowledge of this truth was on His mind as He washed the feet of His disciples. He knew that washing their feet did not make Him any less but instead it gave them the opportunity to be great and He was okay with them being great. No matter what excuses or reasons you may give yourself to justify having a problem with any one's success particularly another believer's success, you have a problem and you owe it to yourself to deal with it so please deal with it. The only reason you notice all the things you consider irritating that they may do, is because you have the problem inside you. You are called to succeed too.

It's Not Over Yet...Our Saviour Has The Solution

There are so many frustrated people everywhere and sadly, some such people are believers. Life in itself can be very frustrating and the challenges that sometimes suddenly face us can completely throw one of course particularly when there appears to be no solution in sights. Sometimes one has done all one knows to do and just when you think you are beginning to see signs of change, something happens that confirms that the problem is not getting resolved and what you see are not signs of a change.

Sometimes you just want a change In your circumstance. You feel you have lived the same life long enough to desire a change. Everybody tells you that you have the best life and you are just bored and the boredom will pass but you still want something different; meanwhile you honestly cannot figure out what would make your life better. You are getting angry with everyone but its only because you are frustrated and cannot come up with a solution.

Sincerely, there may be no solution but I want to assure you today that Jesus has a solution that you don't know and will never know unless and until He reveals it and He is in the business of revealing several such secrets in the times we are in if only we will turn to Him and receive His instructions. Those instructions are empowered to release miracles that have never been done on the face of the earth.

Exodus 34: 10 - 11 "the Lord replied...I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of The Lord-the awesome power I will display for you. But listen carefully to everything I command you today."

For every frustrated person whose trust is in God; for everyone at their wits end whose trust is also in God, the word for you today is " wait; Jesus is coming with new ideas." Peter thought he knew all about fishing and he was certain that it was not a good time to fish at the time Jesus told him to cast out his net but thank God he obeyed Jesus and there came fishes out of the same water albeit at a wrong time for fishing. The one with the awesome power had spoken, there had to be a change in the water and movement of fishes.

Peter must have been frustrated at the time Jesus came, having achieved nothing for all the effort. It's like working hard and getting nothing out of it. He was packing to go home when the master came with a new idea; one that would have appeared unwise at the time. Only He could have known that one more trial in the same river at he same time would alter their circumstance making them a huge success instead of failures. Unfortunately, He does not often show up when we think He should and in the way we expect Him to but He will come and with the solution for that change you need.

Paying attention to details makes a huge difference.

I cannot pretend to be one of the most organized people but i must say that we as believers will make greater impact in our environment if we are able to pay greater attention to details. We often joke about not having the ability to pay attention to details and make it seem like people who pay attention to details are strange when they are only acting like their God.  if we must go forward and move the world forward in terms of development, then we need to Learn to pay attention to details.

Paying attention to details sounds like a very little thing but I have found that missing a tiny detail has the capacity to impact on something so badly that one is left wondering as to how a thing so small can make such a huge difference. It is sad to note that believers are some of the greatest culprits. We often have a careless attitude toward things believing that it is God's responsibility to resolve the issues that arise as a result of our carelessness. Unfortunately, we often reap the recompense of our carelessness and worse is the fact that it makes us mediocre. Mediocrity is far below the level at which God would have us operate; operating at that level would make us miss out on the best of God since He will never be mediocre.

In truth,  if we must walk at the level of excellence we have been called to, then we must begin to pay attention to those things we consider the tiny details. Though tedious, paying attention to the little details takes one above ordinary. It makes an ordinarily simple person outstanding which is what we are made to be. When David wanted to build a temple for God and God said he shouldn't, David ensured that he got the best of materials together for the temple. He even imported some of the materials from other Countries which produced the best of these materials and today that temple is still remembered for its outstanding architecture and/or beauty. God wants His children to be like outstanding.

Joshua 9: 14-15 "So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult The Lord. Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath."

I understand that this may be a bit tough but the Holy Spirit can help us with learning to pay attention to details for it is the nature of the Godhead. The Holy Spirit does things excellently and there can be no excellence if one does not pay attention to details. Whenever God instructed that anything be built, He gave very detailed description paying attention to all the details. If the Almighty God, creator of the universe, the one who sees all things at all times pays such attention to details then we who are made in His image and likeness should desire excellence and possess the ability to pay attention to details. God is so careful about the details that despite His skill, during creation, He checked everything He made again to ensure that there were no errors.

Genesis 1: 10b "And God saw that it was good."

If like our God we become more painstaking, I believe we would suffer less loss and also move the world forward. I understand that most of the men who invented the things that currently facilitate a good lifestyle for us were believers. Why then are we not now inventing things anymore? Why are we no longer the ones moving the world forward and making this a better place for people to live in. If Esau had cared enough to understand the details of Jacob's request in asking for his birthright, he may not have given it up for a bowl of pottage. If Joshua had taken time to investigate the beggarly people who came to him to seek help, he would not have covenanted with them. The details make a huge difference. We cannot afford to continue to suffer loss because we refuse to learn to pay attention to details.