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Peter 5:6-7
Humility
is the characteristic that if handled correctly will unlock the divine will and
plan of God for your life… I say that it must be handled correctly, because
humility can also unlock destruction in chaos in once life if you are humbling
yourself to the wrong authority… This is why Peter says Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God; your humility can either be used to
promote or tear down and it must be handled carefully… The meek temperament
shown through humility allows someone to be molded, shaped or fashioned for a
specific purpose… In the beatitudes, Jesus Christ declares “Blessed are the meek, for they will
inherit the earth.” When you
allow yourself to be molded, you then can be transformed to go to another level
in Christ which will in turn open up doors in your life to inherit things that
you never thought you would be able to obtain… A meek person is submissive;
they are complaint to the authority in their lives and are mild mannered… I can
reiterating this point because it is of the utmost importance that we
understand how humility unlocks Gods favor but can also lead us down a path of
darkness and destruction if we submit to the wrong things… A lot of us
become frustrated with the will and plan of God; we don’t see Him moving as we
desired and so we find ourselves submitting to the desires of the flesh or of
this world… This is why Peter says that we must first submit to the
mighty hand of God and then proceeds to say that this must happen so that he
may exalt you in due time… You have to know that just because you submit to
the will of God doesn’t mean that He is going to act in your favor or own your
behalf right away… So many of us are looking for a big miracle and God is
simply paving avenues to your divine destiny which are not bordered in gold…
Your faith and humility are stable when your foundation is knowing that God
will move in due time… The things of this world which teach that results should
be instant do not flow with the design of the very will of God… The bible
declares very clearly that “his ways are not our ways nor his thoughts our
thoughts…” God has plan being carried out and you must learn today that
your humility can not be deterred based on when you see results… Being
accountable is the key to experiencing the purpose that God has for your life…
Peter says that we must humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God… The
truth of the matter is that we can do nothing on our own, when we try to live
according to our own standards and priorities we end up in a world of hurt and
pain… God wants you to leave all your thoughts and cares with Him… He wants
you to walk around knowing that He can and will take care of you… This is
why humility is key, if you aren’t humble than you will never be compliant to
the will of God because you will try to handle every situation on your own… When
you are humble, things roll off your back because you take them to the Lord and
leave them there… Look at your life and the results that you have seen when it
comes to choices that you have made without seeking the guidance of the Lord…
In acts of humility we recognize that we need Gods help and that we are full of
flaws and mistakes… God will deliver you, but you must be accountable to
admit that you need deliverance… Once we accept that humbling factor, we
must have enough faith to not give up when situations aren’t changed or
corrected in the time in which we desire… How strong is your faith? Think about
it as we examine these scriptures taken from 1 Peter the 5th
chapter… The fact of the matter is that God knows what you stand in need; He
sees your aches, your valleys, and your mountains! He knows all to well the
course of rocky plains and hurdles that lay before you, the question is do you
truly believe that? To humble yourself is to sacrifice your focus and shift to
the authority of another! Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God; go
through the trials and tribulations, face the storms that rage and intensify
knowing through Faith that God is with you, knowing that trials come and serve
purposes in our lives and as the psalm writer said, believe that “we will
understand it better by and by…” There will be many things that don’t make
sense, many problems that we don’t want to face, but it is through these
circumstances that God is asking the first question, how strong is your faith?
Before you can be blessed, God must be assured that you are ready, before you
can be exalted God must be assured that you are ready for exaltation! He must
be assured that you are accountable to your own sins and know that He is the
way, the truth and the light… Growing involves growing pains, maturing involves
spiritual and physical adjustments… We were made in His image, and He is trying
to bring His image out since it has been clouded by our own desires! You will
be exalted in due time, your breakthrough is coming, your victory is assured,
and your triumph has been ordained under the heavens! So don’t become weary,
don’t give up, don’t settle, but press toward the mark, hold your head up, and
keep the faith! Cast all your cares on the Lord, when your struggling, Pray;
when your hurt, Pray; when your back is against the wall, Pray, when you feel
alone or isolated, Pray…. Cast all your cares upon him. Everything that is
on your mind take it to the Lord in prayer, knowing that He hears you, but more
importantly, believing that He will step in, in DUE TIME!!!
BE BLESSED!!!
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