I LOVE THIS REMINDER
WE ALL NEED A REMINDER SOMETIMES
You ever hear someone say, “I just can’t seem to catch a break?” We see people who look as if they are on top of the world but we don’t know the struggles, the investments nor the compromises that they made to get there. We just know that they are there and we are not.
The wicked never seem to grasp that the “breaks” they are getting is through a carefully crafted plan of the enemy to keep them in the grip of sin. Not a revolutionary strategy. Satan keeps it simple because it works.
The flip side of this is the believer. They have accepted Jesus and trusted Him with all they are. They learn quickly that patience produces character, and character produces hope. It is in this hope that the days of destructive behavior will pass. That the emptiness and anguish associated with life here will be eased because we have made peace our leader and righteousness our ruler.
Only then does God promise that, “The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” -Isaiah 60:22
Let me break it down for you. Prosperity that comes through crookedness is not lasting. It’s a hard fall from the penthouse to the outhouse. But for those who wait on the Lord and His time when blessings come, they are lasting and sustainable.
“Stop comparing your first step to someone who’s reached the top of the staircase.”
I guess some folks take the elevator to the top.
I think I’ll take the stairs.
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