“But as it is written,
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man,
the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” 1Co 2:9
This is
2012!
Thank God
for bringing us safely and triumphantly into it.
Now that you
are in it, what are your plans for this year?
I am not
talking of New Year resolutions here. I’m talking about goals, plans,
aspirations, desires, dreams, call it what you want, those things you wish you
can achieve, realize, experience and live this year.
You know
those yearnings in your heart that you daydream about, then jerk out of with a
wistful sigh ending with your resigned ‘if only!’
Those are
the exact yearnings I want you to feed on this year!
No matter
how ludicrous, no matter how impossible, no matter how unachievable those
yearnings might seem, don’t stop thinking about them.
Do you know
why? Because you become your thoughts – “As
a man thinketh in his heart, so he is” Prov 23:7. You can never grow bigger
than your thoughts!
Maybe you
have heard the story of a man of God, who, a few days to the end of a
particular year had a Minister’s Conference with his Pastors and during the
program, asked if any one believes he or she will have a brand new car before
the end of the year. This was just like three days to a new year. A few raised
their hands but many didn’t. It was too big, too new, and too impossible for
them to believe. But for the few who dared to believe, they all got brand new
cars that minute from the man of God.
What a beautiful
illustration of daring to imagine the impossible!
Yet, our God
is more sure, more certain, more reliable than that man of God.
How can you
not trust Him for that big, new, impossible dream this year?
And the fact
of the matter is, no matter how big or new or impossible your dreams are, they
are nowhere near what God has planned for you - “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that
love him” 1Co 2:9
And you know
what else? - “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert”
Isa 43:19
Isn’t that
amazing? Not only is God willing, and eager to do that big, new, impossible
thing in your life, He will also be the one to make a way for it to be realized
and flourish. And remember, He is the one who says a thing and does it.
In fact, do
you know that desire to achieve is from God and He is just waiting for you to
ask so He can fulfill it? – “At the sound
of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work
of your hands” Job 14:15
Feed on that
desire, think on it, dwell on it, dream it, imagine it, and believe it until it
becomes your reality. It definitely will be realized because the Bible says – “. . . He bringeth them unto their desired
haven” Ps 107:30
How can your
Father cause you to conceive a desire and not see that desire birthed and
nurtured and raised? – “Shall I bring to
the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring
forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God”
Isa 66:9 That is not the nature of your Lord.
Dare to
trust Him for the miraculous this year. Then you can afford to Think Big, Think
New and Think Impossible!
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