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.”
           God desires that we live the good life in abundance and has made provisions for our needs to be met. His ability to supply our need is not predicated on the state of the world’s economy or life's circumstance. We often plan based on our limited resources and this is in contrast to God’s plan for our provisions which is far beyond what any man can phantom, He fed five thousand persons with two pieces of fish and five loaves of bread and nourishes birds that have no farms and grasses without a gardener. He provides partners for animals in the wild and they give birth according to their heart's desires. If this can be done for these lower class of creatures, what can't He 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 any good thing from us because of His love for us . 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 to partake 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. The failure to understand this leads to failed dreams by persons who have shown a great deal of commitment and suffered hardship as a result of their resolve to live the Christian life and out of frustration they embrace the world’s view of ‘Heaven only helps those who help themselves’. This logic is unfounded and poor :why seek for heavens help if you can help yourself? It is illogical to help oneself, we can only be helped by someone other than ourselves. God says He will help us (Isaiah41:10)
        Whenever we allow the word of God  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: it could lead to the assumption that God's favour isn’t fair.
            We are blessed in Christ with equal opportunities (Eph1:3). The word 'choke' in luke 18:14 is the Greek word ‘sumpnigo’ it 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 personal deadlines for breakthroughs while comparing ourselves with others, we soon become envious , jealous,  discouraged, bitter and 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 of this error. The period of waiting for a miracle is a period when we should allow the word of God dwell richly in our hearts by constantly reminding ourselves of His promises through intimate worship with songs that edify the heart (Col3:16). Those who wait shall not be disgraced. 
Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace for uncommon promotion in Jesus name.
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