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by Bob and Debby Gass
What’s your vision for the New Year? (4)
January 2, 2010
‘For the vision...will surely come...’ Habakkuk 2:3 KJV
Obstacles won’t destroy your vision, but your attitude will. After a gruelling sixteen month odyssey an aging Paul wrote from a squalid Roman dungeon, ‘Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, Rejoice!’ (Philippians 4:4 KJV) Paul knew two things you need to know: (1) It’s not over till God says it’s over. Circumstances and people don’t have the last word; God does! He is ‘…author and finisher of our faith…’ (Hebrews 12:2 KJV) With God, quitting is not an option. When you quit without his permission you’re ‘AWOL’. Furthermore, if you are not where God wants you to be, how can you receive the protection and provision He has planned to give you? (2) Nothing can defeat you without your permission; and you won’t give it. You can’t control what happens to you, but you can control what you say and do. That’s all you need to control; God will control the rest. You can’t control the handicaps, puzzles and persecution that characterise your journey, but you can control whether or not you’ll respond with frustration, despair and rejection. (2 Corinthians 4:8-9) You can’t always avoid getting knocked down, but you can determine whether or not you get knocked out. Refusing to stay down denies your enemy permission to sabotage your destiny. Do you have a God-given dream? Refuse to quit and it ‘will surely come’. Have no dream? Ask God for one. Already accomplished your dream? Ask God for another one before you lose the joy and motivation of life. Have a dream so small it doesn’t stretch you? Ask God for a bigger one and watch your faith grow!
SoulFood: Ex 1-3, Matt 3:11-17, Ps 90:1-6, Pr 1:1-4
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2010
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