God's See's Failure As Nothing More Than an Illusion

From the beginning of time, God knew that you would be here right now reading this message. Isn't that amazing? Every since you entered this world, God has been molding and crafting you for His purposes. Every experience you've had... both positive and negative has made you who you are today. So with those thoughts in mind, what does it mean to fail? If God, who is ever present with us, is the one allowing situations and circumstances to happen in our lives, what is your definition of the word "failure"? Do you see yourself as a failure simply because your life hasn't evolved into what you thought it should be?

Think for a moment about the things in your past that you thought you really wanted. It could be a particular car, a certain house, a special job, or even a wife or husband. Before God allowed that particular person, place or thing into your life you probably thought to yourself, "If I could only get a car like that, if I could purchase that home, if I had that job, or if she/he would marry me, I would be the happiest person on earth". And then, God grants you your desire of "the thing" that you thought would make you happy, only to find out that "the thing" made you miserable and in the end, you got rid of "the thing" (or are desperately attempting to get rid of "the thing").

So what happened? You pursued the thing you thought would bring happiness, only to find that "the thing" brought nothing but misery. You didn't (nor did you have the ability to) see the big picture; therefore you could not place a value on how much happiness (if any) the thing you were in pursuit of could bring. There were too many variables that you had no way of knowing about.

Failure can be looked at in the same light. We have no way of seeing the big picture in what we have termed failure. Most times when we use the word failure, what we really mean is that things didn't turn out the way we thought they would. But is that a bad thing? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Our lives are a progressive revelation. Even though we think we're in control, we have no idea what our lives will be like from moment to moment. We all know of people who are in one place one moment, and then life picked them up and placed them in a whole new realm of existence in the blink of an eye. Failure is not failure because the plans that you orchestrated (or thought you were orchestrating) didn't happen the way you planned them to. True failure is not being flexible enough to bounce back when the stream of life takes you in an unexpected direction.

Always remember that God is in control and even thought you have no idea why you ended up where you are now, surrounded by the people whom God chose to surround you with, there is a purpose in it either for you or for those whose lives you have the privilege of impacting. Be encouraged and look forward to the day when you can sit down with your Heavenly Father and He can show you what He had in mind when He took you down the path that you're on now.

When you look around you not having a clue as to why you're in the place you're at right now, take the illusion of failure and bless those around you knowing that you're here for a reason. Good things can sometimes come in deceptive packages. Be careful not to toss out a blessing that may be right under your nose.

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Faith Muscle Memory

Why do you go to church? If you had to stop and give an answer to that question what would your answer be? Could it be because of:

a) the fellowship

b) the worship

c) because we are commanded to gather together with other believers

d) the message

e) to be an example to your household

f) to minister to the needs of others

In my opinion, all of the above answers would be correct. However there is one reason that stands out more than all of the above. And that answer is:

g) the training.

Knowing how to skillfully handle the Word of God in threatening and/or life changing situations is paramount to living successfully as a Christian. It's also fundamental in being a blessing to those around us. We have an enemy that seeks to kill, to steal and to destroy (John 10-10). How we handle the attacks of our enemy will depend on the training we receive from our local churches. When we are being attacked on all sides, do we react to his onslaught or do we respond with what we've been taught? Knowing how to respond to our enemies attack can mean the difference between stomping out a fire before it gets started and losing everything God has blessed us with. No one can identify with that analogy more than firefighters.

Firemen train constantly so when called to act in an emergency situation, they can respond almost on autopilot. Sometimes the moment it takes to think about how to react to a situation will cause the fire to gain momentum and grow out of control. In an emergency situation, firemen need to know exactly how to respond. The proper kind of response in an emergency situation only comes from training and preparation.

For us Christians, it's easy to have faith when the kids are safe and the bills are paid. It's easy to love others when we're surrounded by lovable people. The true test of our level of spiritual growth and development is how we respond when the kids are in distress, when the bills aren't paid and when everyone around you is seeking to drag you down. God's Word wasn't given to us to use in ideal conditions. It was given to us to use when life is difficult. A ship doesn't need to drop anchor when the sea is calm. One who is searching doesn't need a flashlight in the daylight. And a healthy man doesn't seek a physician.

Our primary reason for going to church should be to grab nuggets of truth. Nuggets of truth that we can bring home and talk about with our family members. Nuggets of truth that we can use to satisfy our spiritual hunger. Nuggets of truth that we can study to the point they become an intricate part of our internal response systems. And once the truth of God's Word gets down into our spirits we can act upon it in emergency situations and stamp out the fires in our lives before they become blazing infernos.

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Proverbs 4:23 - Keep Your Heart With All Diligence

As humans, our hearts are constantly growing things. Our hearts are supposed to be the garden from which the seed of God's Word can be planted and grown. The cultivation of God's Word planted in the believer's heart ultimately produces life and peace. You can view the human heart, or spirit as rich soil that will grow any seed that is placed in it. Seeds are planted into the human spirit by what we give our attention to.

The world we live in is constantly competing for our senses. Our eyes and our ears are bombarded with information all the time. Some of that information is good, and some of it is bad. The whole purpose is for the seed, whether positive or negative, to enter into our hearts. Our responsibility is to guard our hearts from that which is bad, because once that which is bad gets past our senses and down into our spirits, the seed will produce a harvest whether we want it to or not.

Have you ever wondered why during the course of a 60 minute TV program they show the same ad 5 or 6 times? Or why catchy jingles are so irritating?

Sing along with me... I have a Structured Settlement but I Need Cash Now!

I bet almost everyone in the US who reads this message knows who to call if they have a structured settlement. Why is that? Is it solely because of cleaver marketing? Not completely. That jungle and message has gotten past your senses and into your spirit. It's become a part of you, so if you ever do have a structured settlement and you need cash, guess who you're going to call?

God's Word is incorruptible seed. It's seed that will produce after its own kind. If you're meditating on scriptures that have to do with healing, then those are the seeds that will germinate and produce in your life. If you're meditating on scriptures that have to do with peace, then the result will be a harvest of peace in your life. If you're meditating on scriptures that have to do with love, then love will manifest in your life.

If a farmer wants a good harvest, he must first prepare the soil. It's unreasonable for the farmer to expect a decent harvest if he neglects the soil. The condition of the farmer's soil is the foundation for producing good crops. So where do you want your life to go? What issues would you like to change in your life? You may first want to ask yourself what condition your soil is in. Begin to prepare your heart, and then sow the seed of God's Word knowing that life... true life that can only come from God, will spring forth...

Proverbs 4:20 - My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them and health to all their flesh.

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Romans 12:2 - Be Not Conformed to This World - But Be Ye Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind

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Romans 12:2
, And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God (KJV). For the Christian, opportunities to conform to the way the world does things are all around us. It's human nature to want to belong. It's natural to want to be included as opposed to excluded.
Everyone wants to be a part of the cool in crowd, but think about this for a moment. What is cool? Who sets the "cool" standard? When you close your eyes and imagine what a Christian looks like, do you see a "cool" person? If your answer is no, could the reason be that we as Christians don't think very highly of ourselves? In Romans 12:3, Paul says, "For I say, by the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." Did you get that? Don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to think. We are to think highly of ourselves. The problem comes when we begin to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think. So if we think highly of ourselves, it should show.

As a Deputy Sheriff, I thought highly of myself and I thought highly of the organization I was a part of. The result of my thinking was a high level of performance on the job. I was brought up to think that Law Enforcement was a noble profession; therefore I enjoyed serving my community. I didn't think I was more or better than anyone I served. However, I was proud to be a part of the Law Enforcement community. As a cop, I had no desire to participate in criminal activities. I remember going into some of the worst areas of my city and while there, I felt no pressure to conform to the negative surroundings I found myself in, nor was I ashamed of who I was and the job I was there to perform.

So as Christians living in, working in, and playing in non-Christian environments, shouldn't we see ourselves as the cool kids on the block? Or are we ashamed to be associated with the label "Christian" because of what others think of our group? I think it's time we applied a bit of reverse peer pressure. It seems to me like they should want to be like us... the in crowd. When they see us with the strength to forgive when we are wronged. When they see us giving our employers an honest day's work. When they see us loving one another with the love of the Lord. And when they see us walking consistently in the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) God's influence through us will be undeniable. And to top it all off, days, months and years after they witness Christ in us, they will have the Holy Spirit speaking to their hearts, reminding them of what real life in Christ is like.

Let's change the standard and show the world who the real cool kids are. Walk in love. Walk by faith. Show the Fruit of the Spirit everywhere you go and watch the contagious, undeniable effect of the Spirit of God take over your home, your town, your State and eventually, the World.

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