TEXT: Psalm 40:14
This sounds rather strange but I
assure you that you read that well, very well. There are spiritual principles
and virtues that are required to make progress in life and advance Heaven-ward.
Those who know these positive spiritual principles make impact in destiny.
However, today on SPIRIT SWORD we consider certain things that when present in
a person’s life makes him a candidate for failure and backwardness in life. We
shall consider eighteen (18) of them while looking at nine (9) today and the
remaining tomorrow.
(1) PRIDE: When you are proud God becomes your opposition (James 4:6). When God Himself begins to
resist you then who is there to rescue. With pride you cannot make any stride
in life.
(2) GREED/SELF-CENTREDNESS: When you live for self, you live for small!
This was the error of the rich fool; he had enough yet he helped no one…he
didn’t last (Luke 12:16-20). Greed
cuts short greatness.
(3) ARRIVAL MENTALITY: When you begin to think ‘you have arrived’ you
are unknowingly announcing your departure. Beware when people begin to clap for
you because of your achievements…once it enters your head, you have entered
your ‘end’.
(4) TAKING GOD’S GLORY: God is your Father but He does not play with
His glory. Those who take God’s glory don’t last, ask Herod (Acts 12:21-23).
(5) LACK OF VISION/PLANS: If you don’t have a vision for the future you
don’t have a license for tomorrow. In truth, there is no man without a plan;
even those who fail to plan have a plan to fail.
(6) BACKBITING: Backbiters have only one position – the back! If all
you do is talk about people and their problems in the negative, you hinder your
progress.
(7) DISOBEDIENCE: Jonah by disobedience landed in the belly of a fish (Jonah 1:17). This is how far
disobedience can take a man – downward! It punctures grace and wearies the
race.
(9) EVIL THOUGHTS AGAINST OTHERS: When Ahitophel thought evil against
David, he died (2 Kings 17:1-23).
When Haman thought evil against God’s people, he died (Esther 7:10). Joseph’s brothers thought evil against him but they
remained behind him in destiny. Where ‘evil thoughts’ is the occupation,
backwardness is the wage/salary.
(8) SELF-WILL: The farthest you can go without God is backward! If you
value your plans above God’s plan it means you value where you are above where
God wants to take you. You cannot go far with God with your plans intact.
Self-will must surrender to God’s will for destiny to happen.
The difference between two (2)
people at different points in life may not just be time but attitude to life. A
negative attitude cannot attract a positive destiny. A wrong life cannot
inherit eternal life. Sometimes the problem isn’t the devil or witches, but odd
lifestyles that results in wrong lifetime.
PRAYER: Lord, free me from any wrong lifestyle locking me out of my
God-ordained destiny in Jesus’ name.
***TO BE CONCLUDED TOMORROW
(SPIRIT SWORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
– Saturday, 5th April, 2014. YOU CAN READ SPIRIT SWORD DEVOTIONAL AT: www.drwilliamsbukola.blogspot.com OR Visit www.treasuredhouse.org)
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