Called To Unending Success And Progress
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an
hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went
forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks,
and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines
envied him (Genesis 26:12-14).
One of the many glorious benefits of the Christian life is that it’s a call
to unending success and Progress. God’s dream for you is that you consistently
make progress and heap success upon success. He expects you to be increasingly
fruitful and productive in all your endeavours.
The Bible says the path of the just is as a shining light, that shines
brighter and brighter unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). This is your
heritage when you become a child of God, having been born again. Your path in
life becomes one of consistent growth, steady prosperity and unending success
and progress.
The Lord Jesus said in John 15:1-8 NLT: “I am the true vine, and
my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch that doesn’t produce fruit,
and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more…
My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.” In
other words, if you’re productive; if you’re fruitful and effective in your
endeavours, the Lord prunes you so you can achieve even more. It’s the Father’s
glory for you to be fruitful in life; He wants you to excel and consistently
make progress. He’s more zealous and passionate about your success and progress
than you could ever be.
Thus, you ought always to be success conscious. Note that progress is not
necessarily measured at the tail end of one’s life; it can be measured at the
different stages of your life. If you’re conscious of success at the level
where you are today, that consciousness will take you to a higher level of
success tomorrow. Never think failure, rather have the “progress mentality”.
Your life will be an unending stream of victory and prosperity when you develop
an attitude of success and progress.
Success mentality will keep you from mundanity and the average life, and
help you imbibe a culture of excellence. Be excited about life today and every
day, for God has already made you a success! You have in you what it takes to
confront the crisis of life and win. You are a spirit of progress! You were
created to consistently move forward no matter what you are faced with today.
If you’ve achieved all that you set out this month to accomplish, then raise
the bar and set new goals! Give yourself a new vision because your progress
does not end and its still your month of Progress. Hallelujah!
Thank you for all your inspiring comments and testimonies. Keep sharing them
because your world is changing as a result of those faith-inspired comments. If
you have never posted a comment on this blog, remember, faith is the response
of your spirit to the Word of God. Therefore, I urge today to take advantage of
this platform to express the faith of God in your spirit. God bless you!
A TIME TO BE GRATEFUL
A Time To Be Grateful
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name (Hebrews
13:15).
As the month of Progress gradually winds to a close, it’s important for us
to take stock of the month and profusely worship and thank the Lord for His great
love, kindness and mighty blessings experienced in the outgoing month. We must
recognize Him as the One by whose grace we’ve experienced a joyous, prosperous
and fulfilling month, while thanking Him for the great blessings, miracles and
fruitfulness of the coming month.
It’s not a time to whine, murmur, complain or grumble, but a time of
gratitude, praise, joy and thanksgiving. A time to offer God true worship
that’s not dependent on the external circumstances or conditions around you but
emanating from deep within your spirit–worship from a grateful heart! The kind
of worship described by Jesus in John 4:23-24: “But the hour cometh, and now
is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
Be a true worshipper in these remaining hours of the month of Progress!
Celebrate the Lord for His goodness and wonderful works in your life.
Give Him the sacrifice of true worship; make confessions to His Name. In
worshipping God, it’s not really what you do but what you say that counts. Even
when you worship Him with an offering, you don’t just drop the offering, you’ve
got to say something. It’s actually what you say that gives credibility to what
you give to God. The words you utter in worship are very important, whether
you’re singing them or you’re just speaking them.
So today, show the Lord your gratitude; express yourself to Him in worship;
glorify His holy Name, for it’s a day to rejoice, and a time to be grateful. As
you do this from your spirit, the anointing of God will be stirred up in your
advantage and you’ll take with you a spirit of progress and victory into the
coming month. Glory to God!
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening
withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper,
either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good (Ecclesiastes 11:6).
There are people, who perhaps started out on a business venture that
seemed profitable and were excited about it at the initial stage,
however, two or three months down the line, challenges set in and it
didn’t seem like the venture was making as much progress as they’d
expected and as a result they gave up the business. They should have
stayed with it!
Possibly, you’re in a similar situation today; you’re at the verge of
giving up something you started. My counsel to you is, stay with it and
believe in your progress! Keep at it, and don’t give up. The Bible
says, “…whatsoever you do shall prosper” (Psalm 1:3). Notice it didn’t say “some of the things you do shall prosper”, but
all! Praise God. The hand of God is upon that idea, job or business of
yours and will cause it to make progress and move forward. If you
believe this, then you won’t give up, irrespective of the seemingly
unprofitable circumstances.
If you find yourself experiencing challenges in any area of your job
or business for instance, go back to the Word of God. It says, “In all labour there is profit.”
Whatever the challenges are, the Word of God will show you what to do.
Even if you had mismanaged the business, there’s the appropriate Word
from God to teach you how to be a better manager. Remember, God’s Word
remains the best book on success and prosperity.
Therefore, in everything you do, never give up hope. Only make
certain to follow God’s Word and practise what it says. That way, your
progress, advancement, success, and profiting will not only appear to
all but will be unending.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).
In this month of Progress, it is important that you understand how to
achieve the type of progress that the Lord has planned for you. Someone
might ask, “I desire to make progress in a particular situation but how
do I begin?” This is where wisdom comes in.
Wisdom is not putting two
and two together to make four; that’s the wisdom of this world which
isn’t bad, but it’s not good enough. True wisdom, which is God’s wisdom,
teaches that sometimes, what you may consider the ideal may not
necessarily be God’s choice. True wisdom is knowing and doing the will
of the Father in love.
This reminds me of the story of a certain man who came back home from
work one day and announced to his family, “I’m tendering my
resignation.”
“Why?” they all asked in shock and disbelief. The fellow was just
about to be given a major promotion in the multinational corporation
where he worked, and now he said he was leaving. “Why?” everyone
wondered! “I have to resign because I was praying and the Lord told me
to”, he replied.
The man went ahead to resign and not long afterwards, the hitherto
conglomerate from which he resigned went bankrupt and folded up.
Following the wealth of experience he had garnered over time, he
established his own company and started doing very well, and he’s still
doing extremely well till date.
Notice that the man didn’t leave his former company because it
appeared the organization was going down, for at the time, everything
seemed okay with the company. He left because he knew the heart of God
concerning the company. Knowing the heart of God concerning a matter is
wisdom and this is where real progress begins.
By studying God’s Word, you become acquainted with the character of
the Father; you receive insight into His will for your life, for His
Word is His will expressed. Through prayer, your spirit is conditioned
in such a way that you operate in God’s frequency; you’re in sync with
Him and hence able to receive His thoughts, follow the guidance of His
Spirit and achieve supernatural progress in life.
So, I urge you today, in this month of Progress, to spend time in
prayer and in the study of the scriptures, because as you do this,
you’ll find yourself functioning always in wisdom – the wisdom of God.
Remember, you have the mind of Christ, which means you can know the
heart of the Father concerning any situation. This is why progress for
you is inevitable!
“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the
same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed
great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great“ (Genesis
26:12-13).
This month of February is a month of months. The Lord told us at the
February Global Communion Service that the month of February was our
time in His calendar of Favour to make progress! As a child of God,
you’ve been called to the upward and forward life. There are those who
still say that life is full of ups and downs, but that’s not what the
Word teaches. I’ve never known the down life; I’ve only journeyed in
one direction, upward and forward only; and there’s no option to that.
That’s the life to which you’ve been called; a life of progress and
advancement. This month is your set time to move forward and make
progress in life!
The Bible says Isaac waxed great, went forward, and grew until he
became very great.
In other words, he made progress and became
successful in every area of his life. There was famine in the land of
Gerar and Isaac’s friends and neighbours had journeyed away to Egypt
where there was plenty of corn and wine. It made sense to go there since
Egypt’s economy was the best in the world at the time. But as Isaac was
about to head for Egypt, God spoke out of heaven instructing him to
stay in Gerar, where there was famine, and sow in that same land.
Isaac obeyed, and his obedience paid off as he “got richer and
richer by the day until he was very wealthy. He accumulated flocks and
herds and many, many servants, so much so that the Philistines began to
envy him (Genesis 26:13-14 MSG). In this month of Progress, learn
to listen to the Spirit of God for direction. Wherever He tells you to
go is where you should go, and whatever He tells you to do is what you
should do. Isaac became very great because he followed God’s
instructions. It didn’t matter that there was famine in the land, his
results turned out differently.
The set time for your advancement is now. It doesn’t matter how
things may look around you; if you would let the Holy Spirit guide you
in the affairs of your life, like Isaac, you’ll wax great, move forward
and grow until you become very great! This month, your life will be a
story of unending progress. This is the plan of God concerning you in
this season of favour. Expect to make progress. See yourself taking
giant strides and accomplishing supernatural feats this month, because
the set time for your progress is now.
