LIFE BEYOND THE AVERAGE (1)
LIFE BEYOND THE AVERAGE (1)
As a matter of fact, you must not accept the life of the average, regular life as the norm. God does not intend for our lives to be routine or average! When we think of an average life, we probably think of someone who is enduring the daily grind. No one wants to get to the end of their lives and realized to live mere average existence when they could live over the top lives. When God wanted to reveal great mysteries to John the Beloved, He asked him to come up thither, John must leave where he was used to before he could see what is to come. God wants all of us to raise the bar in our lives. He wants us to come up higher. He wants us to know that He has a way for us to live with full bars, spiritually, as well as physically.
Jesus gave us a true picture of how extraordinary the life of His followers should be. In our Covenant with Christ, not only does Jesus promised to wash away all our sins, fill us with His Holy Spirit to “lead us into all truth” and empower us to do His will, Christ also promises, to those in a relationship with Him, the opportunity to live a life that is far above status-quo. Imagine, you no longer have to wake up every day and settle for just getting through another day! Or face each morning with a list of how to get to the top. Those things you are going to try to make happen to bring success for yourself–or your kids.
The more-than-the-present-life Jesus offers cannot be accomplished through manipulation, or merely pulling yourself up by your bootstraps to muscle through. On the other hand, the life that rises above status-quo won’t just happen to you either. So what can you do? On your own–nothing. But God, who knows the plans He has for you, has given you a formula for living an above average existence. What is that formula? Ask anyone who has learned to live the life God intended and they will say: Prayer, diligently studying Scripture, and applying what you learn to your life are critical steps in abundant living. You have to appropriate the resources God gives to His children – live deliberately – as I like to call it.
Faithfully attending church and fellowshipping with other believers is absolutely necessary as well. (Do you realize that to “forsake the assembly” of yourself with other believers is to disobey the Lord’s mandate for His people?). Yes, the Lord has granted us everything we need for life and godliness in Christ Jesus (2 Peter 1-3). As a mother, God will give you success as a parent if you choose to live in obedience to His ways. By the way, success doesn’t mean raising perfect kids; it means living in a manner that causes your kids to want to know your Saviour. May it never be said of this generation that we settled for average when God offers abundance!
Word Affirmation: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" – John 10:10b (Don't just say it, mean it!)
“ May it never be said of this generation that we settled for average when God offers abundance! "
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