| 14 Feb 2015 |
| HOW TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS (3) |
| '...They replied, 'Let us start rebuilding.' So they began this good work.' Nehemiah 2:18 |
| It's
said that of all the people who have dreams, only one out of ten will
fulfil theirs. Why? Because the other nine never started! To enter the
Promised Land, Israel had to cross the Jordan River when it was in flood
and they were afraid. But God said, 'When you step into the water it
will roll back' (See Joshua 3). It did, and they reached their destiny.
So, what are you waiting for? 1) Perfect conditions? You'll never find
them. 'Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the
clouds will not reap' (Ecclesiastes 11:4 NIV). The New Living
Translation says, 'If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never
get anything done.' You say, 'I'm waiting for God to move.' Has it
occurred to you that maybe He's waiting for you to move? 2) Everybody to
agree with you? When David announced his intention to fight Goliath,
his older brother Eliab, a general in King Saul's army, told him to go
back home because he was embarrassing the family. But David refused to
be put off or put down; instead, he went out and defeated the giant. And
with God's help you can too! 3) Until you feel 'qualified'? God doesn't
always call the qualified, but He always qualifies the called.
Regardless of your education, nationality, or gender, God can use you.
Oliver Wendell Holmes started studying Greek at eighty. When a friend
asked him why, he replied, 'Frankly, it's now or never!' Because
Nehemiah was willing to start, God gave him a glorious finish. And He
will do the same for you. So what are you waiting for? Get moving! |
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