Sweet victory
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| "We were made to achieve victory, it is in our hands." |
We work so hard to enrich ourselves which is not a
bad thing so long as you are not overambitious.
God is pleased with such diligence
and blesses the works of our hardworking
hands (Heb 6:10). When you compare yourself with your brother, sister,
classmates and age mates and it becomes a constant reminder by your parents
of how Frank and Mary doing well in their lives. This dawns to you on how you
are a failure. You are by no means a
failure in any way you may look at yourself. You have to learn how to see
your opportunities and how to salvage them to being victorious
according to God’s plan.
I love watching DC and Marvel comic TV shows. Just to get
your attention; The Flash, a speedster who is able to run faster than a
speeding bullet and break the sound barrier, the light barrier, time barrier
and dimensional barrier. This means he can at will travel back and forth of
time, into the multi-universe and tremendous abilities of running vertical over
buildings and above water and vibrating his body to phase through oblique
objects. But fictional as it is, he cannot change bad events with good ones as
it will affect the time continuity and hence his own very existence and his
loved ones. This means at some point, having speed or no speed, time and its
events are unquantifiable to us. Bad events will be replaced by worse ones or
the very good ones can also replaced by catastrophic ones. And that is why we
need to have God in our lives (Psalms 31:15; John 1:3 Colossians 1:16)
Remember, we cannot rely on our understanding for we cannot
fathom the architectural framework of our time. This means that if we rely on our understanding, we will be acting of
our own selfishness, arrogance, enviousness, jealousy and all things that say,
”me me me” building that skyscraper called greed.
So having the urge of grasping victory in our hands we need
to have the essential ingredients for this sweet victory we are cooking. The
ingredients are as follows:
- God
- Time
- Wisdom
- Hope
God as the first ingredient
God as the first ingredient is the architect of all things
visible and invisible and nothing was created without him. (Colossians 1:16-17,
Genesis 1:1, Psalm 19:1, Hebrews 11:3, Isaiah 42:5). We can put our trust in Thee to lead us for
we are in total darkness. Yesterday goes away and it is forgotten, tomorrow
never comes and today and now is what we deal with so total darkness in deed. “
I am the light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but
will have the light of life,” Jesus said (John8:12) So press the “follow”
button on your bible as you tell Him your goals, your plans to achieve your
goals through prayer and surely he will be the help you so needed.
Time as the second ingredient
Time is an unquantifiable unit of continuous progress of
existence and events. Time is quite important for it entails God giving you
existence through birth, passing through the stage of life (i.e. childhood,
youth, middle-age and old age) and the joy and pain that comes with it. The
time confinement teaches us to be patient as the Architect does his wonderful
works so long as you believe in Him. (Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 27:14; 31:24, 40:1,
62:5, 130:5).
His timing is perfect for it is moment of glory to show His
might and sheer ability to the whole World and the Heavens overall. Secondly, it
is an act of love to all who believe and depend on Him in all times (Psalm 62:5;
18:2, 37:2, Isaiah 41:13 Phil 4:6). Thirdly, it is a learning process and when
we are encountering challenges we will achieve victory and lack nothing (James
1:2-4)
So with time, we learn what we are taught from events of
time and experiences which widens your scope of thinking and apply the
understanding gained to achieve the sweet scent of victory
