DO NOT DROWN IN YOUR DREAMS

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi

 Luke 8:14 NKJV “Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.”

           It is the will of God for us to live the good life in abundance and He has made provisions for our needs to be met. God’s ability to supply our need isn’t predicated on the state of the world’s economy or other situations in life. We usually make plans based on available resources which are often limited in supply.  God’s plan for our provisions is far beyond what any man can phantom, He fed five thousand men at a time excluding women and children with two pieces of fish and five loaves of bread. He is able to nourish birds that have no farms and grasses in the wild without a gardener. He provides spouses for animals in the wild without jobs, businesses and payment of dowries and they give birth according to their desires. If this can be done for these lower class creatures, what can He not do for His beloved children?

                   God is all-benevolent, the scriptures says Ps 84:11 NKJV “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly” . God will not hold back anything from His people under the dispensation of grace. Sometimes, we assume that it is by reason of our ‘holiness’ that we are blessed with provisions; that is absolutely not the case. We are blessed because of Jesus’ uprightness and our faith in Him qualifies us as partakers of the rewards of His uprightness, the scriptures says in Eph 2:8-9 NKJV “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

           The word ‘saved’ is a Greek word ‘sozo’ which means to be healed, protected, preserved, to do well. Therefore, it is not on account of our individual ‘holiness’ that we do well in business, excel in our jobs and marriages. It is through faith in the finished work of Christ that we receive our daily supplies. It is the failure to understand this that has led to many persons in the church given up on their dreams despite the fact that they have shown a great deal of commitment and suffered hardship as a result of their resolve to live the Christian life. Some have resolved to embrace the world’s view of ‘Heaven only helps those who help themselves’. This logic is unfounded and poor. If we could help ourselves, why seek heavens help in the first place; it is illogical to help oneself, you can only be helped by someone other than yourself. God says He will help us (Isaiah41:10)

        When we allow the word in our minds get chocked with the ‘thorns’ of life (the overwhelming desires to be rich and longings for sensual pleasure), we tend to believe in our self-righteousness rather than the righteousness that comes by faith in Christ,we do so whenever we claim we are better than the fellow  that received a breakthrough and therefore Favour isn’t fair.

            God has blessed us and given us equal opportunities (Eph1:3).The word choke in luke 18:14 is the Greek word  ‘sumpnigo’ which means  to strangle completely, literally to drown, to crowd. The word of God doesn’t get into our hearts to produce faith for breakthroughs under this condition. When we set deadlines for breakthroughs for ourselves while comparing ourselves with others, we soon become discouraged, bitter begin to drown in our dreams. Nobody wants to be in a drowning ship and so we lose great opportunities and relationships as a result. The period of waiting for a miracle is a period when we should allow the word of God dwell richly in our hearts through teaching one another and by intimate worship with godly songs that edifies the heart (Col3:16). As you read this ,be lifted in Jesus name.

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