DRIVING FORCE BEHIND GREATNESS
Memorise: Therefore I say unto you, what things soever
ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mark 11:24; Read: Hebrews 11:1-6; Bible in one year: Mark 5:21-6:56; Job
18:5-19
How does a man experience greatness? The starting
point on the path to greatness is the desire to be great. For one to be great,
you must have definiteness of purpose; that is, the knowledge of what you want
and a burning desire to achieve it, backed by faith in God. Desire is borne out
of need and dissatisfaction with your present status or lot in life. The proof
of desire is pursuit. What you pursue says a lot about you. Your life
gravitates towards the desires of your heart. Desire is what gives birth to
miracles. Desires inspire and motivates. It was desire that inspired the Wright
Brothers to fly. Hope and wish are different from definite desire. The proof of
definite desire is pursuit irrespective of the current situations and
circumstances. Definite desire translates into reality. Wishing will not lead
to greatness, but desiring greatness with a focused state of mind, then
planning definite ways and means to acquire it and backing those plans with
persistence which does not recognise failure will bring greatness. Psalm 37:4
says,
“Delight thyself also in the
LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
Desire is like a living organism. It is born, it
grows, and it can die. People with a strong desire to be great know that every
setback along the path of greatness beings with it the seed of advancement. You
must desire to be great because greatness is your heritage. I have come to
realise that many Christians are just living life by and by because they are
complacent and have accepted the status quo. Jesus was never complacent. His
desire to succeed in His ministry was fired by His mission as stated in Luke
4:18. He kept moving onto the other side. Beloved, you must refuse to stay on
the edge of God’s blessing. There exists greatness on the other side. The
strong desire to fulfil your mission in life will fire you on to greatness. If
your desire is in line with the will of God, and you concentrate on it and do
not associate with small thinkers, you will achieve it. Another driving force
behind greatness is obedience. Obedience in this respect simply means your
willingness to do what God has instructed you to do. Abraham obeyed God when God
has instructed him to get out of his country (certainty) and go to a land that
he was yet to show him (uncertainty) (Genesis 12:1-3). Obedience is doing
anything God asks you to do regardless of its cost and consequences. God has
promised us greatness if only we will obey His commandments (Deuteronomy
28:1-13). You should therefore respect the principle of obedience if you desire
to be great.
Action Point
Obedience involves faith. Have faith in God, and He
will surely make you great.
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