HOW TO TURN DISAPOINTMENTS INTO BLESSINGS

POSITION YOURSELF TO RECEIVE FROM GOD

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 
Luke 8:6 KJV ” And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.”
       Jesus in this parable speaks of the various degrees of commitment to God’s word and their effect on our lives. God is fair and just in his dealings with man or else He wouldn’t have the moral justification to judge the world. God’s favour is fair and doesn’t break protocols to bless a person, He isn’t the author of confusion (1Cor 14.33). Jesus has paid for the sins of all humanity including the unborn. His blessing isn’t more on some persons than the others the scriptures say in Eph 1:3-4 NIV…Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”   The blessing isn’t on some persons but on everybody just like the sun shines on everyone. We’re blessed with all spiritual blessings and not some. There’s no room for a curse in us because blessings cannot coexist with curses in the same person the scriptures say in Gal 3:13 NKJV “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")
            God has given equal opportunities, same blessing, same salvation same faith and same Holy Spirit. None is superior to the other. God could be using someone in an extraordinary manner, that doesn’t mean they are in anyway superior. Peter chronicled this in Acts 10:26 KJV “But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.” After Cornelius a high ranking officer in the Roman army met with him for the first time after being instructed by an angel to send for Peter (Acts 10:1-26). What makes the difference between individuals with respect to the manifestation of the grace of God is the state of our hearts.
         The rocky heart (Luke 8:6) is resistant and impervious to the grace of God .The seed of the word of God needs to be watered for growth to take place. The rocky heart lacks both root and moisture. Paul said in 1 Cor 3:6 KJV “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” God uses persons to water the seed of his word in our hearts. The rocky heart is unfriendly to teachers of God’s word probably because of an ugly incident with a preacher in their past. The rocky heart is prone to fall to the fallacy of hasty generalization which says “they are all the same”. When we position ourselves were we can no longer be instructed we soon develop a rocky heart. Moisture is symbolic of love which faith needs to work, the scriptures say in Gal 5:6 KJV “For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Our religious practices are of no value in the absence of unconditional love.
              The rocky heart is the product of past hurts such as a painful breakup, sad childhood experiences, disappointments and abuse by persons we hold in high esteem etc. After going through such experiences, we usually end up say “i would never allow this happen to me again” and develop hatred for those who abused us and become hardhearted, abusive and suspicious of every kind gesture. We begin to trust our judgment more than that of anyone else and soon extend our suspicion to include the writers of the scriptures (Heb3:13). Rocky hearts are often lonely and prone to substance abuse: a situation the scriptures describes as withering. They are thirsty for love and under this circumstance anything under the guise of love is welcomed. They easily fall victims of false prophets (2Pet 2:1,14). Under this condition, Satan blinds our eyes through distractions therefore making it hard for us to receive our blessings (John 12:40.2cor4:4) that’s why it seems prayers aren’t been answered, they actually are but we can’t see well enough to receive the miracle.
           We need to sincerely ask the lord to heal our hearts before we can receive anything from him. A hurting heart finds it hard to trust God for miracles. They are accustomed to taking care of themselves. It is when we seek God with all our hearts that we would be able to see the doors of opportunities that God opened for us for the fulfillment of our dreams. The disappointments shall be turned into blessings in Jesus name.    
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