If you are like me this is a
period for stock taking. I like self-examination so I do it rather frequently
and I have found that if we are true and sincere with it, we can correct
ourselves before we incur the wrath of God. Despite my frequent self-checks
through the year, I have found that at times like this, i.e. about the end of
the year, I instinctively get into that mode. I am definitely not one of the
resolution making people and have always been bad at it but I make decisions
and give God all of my weaknesses again believing that every New Year reveals a
better me but this is a matter of opinion. So what about you reading this blog;
do you feel the same way toward the end of the year or would you rather be sad
and/or moody through that period because of the mistakes you made, or goals you
did not achieve or even things you truly failed at? I understand calling to
mind the failures with a view to taking another look at one’s decision making
process just in case it may need some adjusting or complete over haul but it
should never be such that leads to depression. History is important to the
extent that it helps us refocus more accurately and make better decisions;
where it fails to achieve that or makes us depressed instead, then it may not
be very relevant. We are encouraged to forget the past as we press into the
future. Holding unto the baggage of the past as we enter into the future is
like hoping to go forward carrying heavy weights; it just makes going forward
much tougher.
Philippians 3: 13b “but I focus on this one thing; forgetting the past
and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the
race…”
Having lived on earth for a good
number of years myself, albeit very few compared to some others whom I respect
very much for surviving the dealings of life, I can say with a certainty that there
is no avoiding the issues of life no matter how bad or perfect one is. No
wonder God prepares us for warfare and counsels that we must be wise and quick
to hear and understand. To successfully go through this journey of life as a
believer, one must be fully focused on one’s purpose and/or goal which you can
only see through God as well as be able to let go of the past easily as one presses
forward which requires strength and/or stamina. I have realized that our
destination never shifts; the Promised Land did not keep shifting to make the
journey longer, the Israelites made it longer themselves. God chose His
preferred route for their journey with their best interest at heart but then
they made the journey even longer for themselves by the many bad decisions they
made. I believe very much that a number of us have made our journey to our
Promised Land even longer because of some of our bad decisions. For all of us
that fall into this category, it is time to stop making those bad decisions.
How long will it be okay to keep making the bad decisions? The truth is Christ
is coming soon and even if He doesn’t come soon, the day we go to glory Christ
has come for us and much as we would love to live on earth forever nobody knows
when their journey on earth will end; so we are running out of time and must
advise ourselves – circumspection is required in the way we live.
Ephesians 5: 15 – 17 “So be careful how you live. Don’t be live like
fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these
evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to
do.”
So please let us be focused on
going forward in this New Year. I honestly believe every believer who desires
to go forward shall indeed go forward. The word of God to us is “Go forward.”
The situations do not change the word of God but God changes situations and
causes them to align with His purpose for our lives. That which He spoke
concerning us from the beginning is waiting for us. The manifestation point for
each blessing that is ours has not changed. God has not made the journey to
these blessings longer; they are still where they always were - that same place
where you ought to have connected with them in the course of your journey of
life but maybe you made a wrong detour somewhere and so may be needing “a course
correction” to connect to them; be assured that it is never too late to make
that correction. My Pastor always says “it is never too late to start again.”
He translates a Yoruba adage to English which says “whenever you wake up or
‘come to yourself’ is your morning”. When ‘your morning comes’, do not be
afraid to do what needs to be done. Please do not give up on the word God spoke
to you whether it is about your life or a child or even a situation. In this
year 2016, let us start to believe God all over again. Let us renew our faith
and start our walk with God afresh. You may even want to buy a new bible just
as a statement that we are renewing our faith and/or belief. Our God is still
on the throne.
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