“MISTAKE THAT CAUSES SETBACKS (IV)”

Post date: Mar 23, 2017 12:20:25 AM

“So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall. For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable. So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:9-16

No one is above mistakes and everyone had made at least on in their lifetime, but no one should be allowed to continue such mistakes indefinitely or transferring the evil effect of such to their living or yet to born children. We should know that there are mistakes that will definitely cause you to experience untold and unimagined setbacks or regrets that will hunt and hurt your life for years. We should know also that there are mistakes that can be avoided and there are some that cannot be avoided but God wants us to be free from making any form of mistakes. Irrespective of the truthfulness of all our dreams, desires, knowledge, wisdom, and profession; irrespective of our financial status and fame, and irrespective of our weaknesses in life, the preferences we have and maintain in the things we do daily will definitely determine our being successful or failure in life. While you are encouraged to follow your God-given dreams and the desires to be the very best, do all you can to remain within the coverage of the word of God in all things.

The word of God will definitely defend you against the plans of Satan and against any mistake he intends for you to make in life; the word of God will guide you in navigating the troubling times and situations in your life; the word of God will direct your steps and heart to God treasure necessary to help you come out of the tempting situation; the word of God will point you to good examples of others that God did help in their troubling times; the word of God will protect you when the forces of darkness rises like a flood to consume you in that situation; the word of God will give you the success you deserve thereafter, and the word of God will give you the power to follow up the dreams and desires that God had placed in your heart peacefully. As you pursue the dreams and desires of your heart; as you struggle with the unwanted circumstances in your home, marriage, family and job, never forget that one of the proven instrument of success is not how much strength you have, but how much of the word of God do you rely on faithfully.

The greatest cause of setbacks in the world today is that of our preferences when we are in some difficult situations, our thoughts in that situation, our desires in it, and the things we do with our feelings and emotions can cause setbacks for us. When we seek to satisfy the always yearning power of our flesh outside the word of God; when we seek to follow our confusing emotions in the situation; when we seek to follow the painful feelings we have; when we seek to listen to the wisdom of the world and follow the words of men, and when we seek to satisfy everyone around us instead of following the word of God, seeking to obey His commands, and seeking to satisfy God alone. In all situations, troubles, misfortune, disappointment, injustice, discouragement, and in the shame we suffer, our preference is very important. The word of God is a guide; it is a lamp; it is profitable; it is active; it is life, and it is powerful. The word of God is never void and will never return to God without accomplishing what it was sent to accomplish. You were sent by God to accomplish a mission and the devil desire to stop it through your mistakes. For Prayers Click here