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Secrets Of Success : Your Indispensable Duty
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jul 15, 2020 (message contributor)
Summary: 1.SOWING 2.FORCING 3.WRESTLING 4.RESISTING 5.PRESSING 6.LABOURING 7.BESEECHING
SECRETS OF SUCCESS:YOUR INDISPENSABLE DUTY
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OUTLINE
1.SOWING
2.FORCING
3.WRESTLING
4.RESISTING
5.PRESSING
6.LABOURING
7.BESEECHING
THE MESSAGE
SECRETS OF SUCCESS:YOUR INDISPENSABLE DUTY
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1.SOWING
Galatians 6:7 II Corinthians 9:6
The principle of sowing and reaping is fundamental in the kingdom of God.Whatever we sow we will reap. If we do not sow we will not reap. Whatever we want to receive in our life we must first sow them. If we want love , kindness and favour we must first sow these qualities in the lives of others.Often people have great desires of what they want to receive but they never sow these things and therefore they never reap a harvest.We must be careful about what we sow because we will have to reap what we sow.We sow with our thoughts,words and deeds.If we sow evil we will reap evil.Let us sow good seeds and reap a harvest of blessing.
2.FORCING
The Kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force.In the Old testament when the people of Israel reached the promised Land they found that it was occupied by the enemy.They had to drive out the enemy by force before they could enjoy the promised land. The devil occupies the promises that God has given to us. We wonder why we are not enjoying the promises God has given to us.It is because the devil is preventing us from enjoying God's blessings.We must force the devil out of the territory that God has given to us and enjoy Gods's abundant blessings.
3.WRESTLING
Apostle Paul says that we wrestle against spiritual forces of evil.There is an intense spiritual warfare going on in the heavenlies that affect the destinies of nations , families and individuals. If we want success in our endeavours we cannot avoid these spiritual conflicts. Wrestling is a close battle where two contestants struggle in close contact.The key to a breakthrough in our life and labour is to overpower and defeat the spiritual forces that oppose us.
4.RESISTING
The Bible says 'resist the devil and he will flee from you'.The devil constantly attacks us in many ways.If we do not resist him we will suffer great loss and hardship. The devil brings fear, worry, discouragement,condemnation,ill health,failure and many other things to attack us. We should not crumble meekly before these attacks. We must stand firmly in faith and resist him.Our faith will give us the victory.Unless we learn to resist the devil we cannot have victory in our lives.
5.PRESSING
The Apostle Paul says 'I press toward the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus' . The secret of success is to press toward the goal that God has given us. People who live aimlessly can never acheive anything worthwhile.There may be many obstacles but we must press on and press through until we reach our goal.Jesus was single minded about finishing the work that God had given Him.He said'my meat is to do the will of God and to finish His work'.It is such determination and commitment that will help us to accomplish our purpose in life.
6.LABOURING
The Apostle Paul says 'I laboured more abundantly than they all'. Labour and hard work is indispensable to success. Jesus worked so hard in the ministry that many times they did not have time even to eat.People who will not work hard cannot expect success in their lives. There is a price to pay and it takes toil and labour and perseverance and commitment to attain success and victory.
7.BESEECHING
There is a determined prayer that will bring God's blessing. Jacob prayed 'I will not let you go unless you bless me'. Our prayers must be such importunate and desperate petitions. God looks at our hearts and when we pray and seek His blessings with our whole heart He will respond to our cry and shower His abundant blessings in our life. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Let us seek God with our whole heart and receive His blessings in our life
