The Birth And Life Of Jesus Christ: 10 Important Lessons To Be Learnt. (part 4)

8. YOU DON'T NEED A CENTURY: It's true the people you've completed school with have got good jobs and are living in complete luxury while you're still struggling to feed yourself. Your childhood friends have all married and living a real good life and you can't even boast of a radio set. There are so many things that might not be falling in place in your life and you keep asking yourself: "until when?"

Don't you worry; you don't need a century or a decade to accomplish your dreams. Jesus only used three years to fulfill his purpose. And long after he's gone, no man has come near what he'd accomplished.

You can be broke now, but for as long as you're rich in spirit; rich in faith; rich in dreams; rich in action; rich in persistence and rich in consistence, a windfall success will come your way. If only you will stop complaining. If only you won't stop fighting. If only you'll wait on God. If only you'll have faith in yourself and God, God will change your story in a minute. He will lift you up beyond your comprehension. He will give you an opportunity that will blow your mind. With God, you can accomplish in three years what others will use three-decades to accomplish. Only be positive and trust in Him.

9. DON'T DESPISE MISFORTUNES AND BETRAYALS: we all hate betrayals and misfortunes. I hate to be told NO. But Jesus is reminding us that betrayals or rejections, no matter how bitter and despising they are, lead us into our ultimate purpose.

Jesus was betrayed by one of His own; His disciples denied Him; and the people He came to save chose a thief over Him. But in all these, Jesus kept His cool.

Always remember, when people you trust; people who vowed never to leave you, have betrayed and given up on you; when all you keep hearing is NO, God is pushing you into your destiny. God will never allow any misfortune into your life if He doesn't intend it for your promotion. Don't wallop in self pity; there is fortune in every misfortune that comes your way.

10. SEEK THE WILL OF GOD IN ALL THINGS: Most of us impose things on God, mostly, because His ways are too awesome for us to fathom. Jesus, as He sought the face of God prior to His death, he said: "Father, everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."

The best way to express your faith in God is by asking His will to be done in all things. You don't need to understand His ways. He only requires that you obey His instructions. Obedience to Him unlocks understanding. You must get to a point where you can tell God: “seriously,

I don't understand what You're doing but, because you know the end from the beginning, I will trust and obey."

Seek the will of God in all things; because you will be doomed if God should tell you: "alright then, let's have it your way.”

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and yours.

Author: Elorm Apediavu Hermann
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