WEDNESDAY APRIL 2
“I am watching to see
that my word is fulfilled.” Jer 1:12 NIV
WHAT HAS GOD SAID ABOUT
YOU? (2)
Don’t
waste your life trying to do things that God has neither called nor equipped
you to do. Your parents may think you’d make a wonderful doctor or lawyer, but
what does God think? What has He said about you? God told Jeremiah, “I am
watching to see that my word is fulfilled.” If God said it--He will back it up.
If He didn’t--you’re on your own! Too many people waste their lives trying to
do things that God never called and equipped them to do. Identify the source of
your vision! Look deep within yourself; who are you trying to impress? Are you
trying to prove to your ex-husband or wife that you can make it successfully
without them? Or show your parents that you’re as talented as your brother or
sister? Or demonstrate to the world how you overcame your roots and pulled
yourself up by your bootstraps? Your vision cannot be born out of unresolved
issues; that just breeds a need for control and recognition and dooms you to
failure. What’s more, if your vision is from God, you can’t afford to be
impatient like Abraham and try to accomplish it in your own strength and
ingenuity. god’s promises can never be fulfilled through fleshly effort. If
only Abraham had waited he could have avoided a lot of headache with Hagar and
Ishmael. The Bible says, “The blessing of the Lord...maketh rich, and he addeth
no sorrow” (Pr 10:22). No matter how long it takes, seek God’s will, wait on
His timing, prepare yourself thoroughly, and move only when He says go!
Taken from the Word for
You Today Devotional
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