I will tell you what inspires me. I will tell you how I go about certain things. I will tell you how life is lived through.
Look around, what do you see.
You look at your self and you see the ugly duckling. You are the odd one out.
Its okay. I have felt this way for quite some time now. But after a lot of self introspection and turning back to the faith I so trust, I found out there was more to it than meets the eye. There is more to you than you can ever imagine.
I remember the story of Joseph...
Joseph was a chosen one of God and he found favour in the eyes of his father. But this did not go down very well with his brothers.
Genesis Chapter 37 vs 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Joseph had a dream, just like you. But he did not allow the comments of everyone else pull him down. He had to face all the schemes. in fact they said
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Now, to an ordinary eye like ours, this is the worst kind of conspiracy that can happen to us. We would decide to kill ourselves. If we were good and evil were done unto us, we would turn and become bad, we work hard to prove the people who despise us wrong- You do not have to prove anything to anyone.
However, Joseph might have had these moments of questioning God but he did not lose his focus. He remained good all the same. He trusted and believed in the vision God had given him.
I remember the story of David. David was that shepherd whose entire time was spent in the fields with the sheep. David was that boy, who when Samuel the prophet came was called in after the prophet had insisted.
I Samuel 16 vs 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
You see, David was the annointed one of god though Jesse his father did not think so. I am inspired by these two young people. They are so in common with me, maybe with you too.
You feel like life has not been treating you well?
David did not begin like a King. He began like a shepherd. He did not walk into the battle field and kill goliath, he killed a lion and a bear as training.
What I am saying is that God does not put you in situations that do not have a meaning in your life.
God does not make you pass through pains that do not add anything to your life.
When you go through certain things in your life, be happy. The Bible says in Phillipians, In all things do without grumbling or murmuring, but in all things give thanks and praise unto the Lord.
We do not take these words and use them in our lives. We think they are mere illustrations of how people in those days lived. But No! God is talking to you right now, wherever you are. God is telling you you have the potential, you have the training and you have the favour.
I even remember the story of Jesus. He was born of a woman and lived through life, not because he could not have fallen from heaven with shining clothes and an army of angels, but so he could live the life that we live.
People argue that even the best preacher is one who went through rough patches in their lives. People say a person who has lived through pains in life is better positioned to advise another. It is generally agreed that 'muzivi wenzira yeparuware ndiye mufambi wayo' (loosely translated, one who knows the way through a thicket is he who has been through it)
Jesus lived life just like all of us. He was even not listened to because he was a child whose father was a carpenter. He was not listened to. People despised him because of the circumstances of his birth. People did not believe who he was because of his background.
But he did not need to shake the heavens for him to prove who he was. He merely lived his humble life and at the end, when he was dying, after fulfilling his mission, did those who despised him believe who he was.
So, you don't need to prove anything to anyone. You owe your life to him who created you. Thus, all honor and glory need to be channeled back to him, and live life in your right way.
Joseph became the most feared man on all earth and just below Pharoah in title. He had been thrown into jail, accused wrongly, his brothers had forgoten about him, BUT..
His God was faithful. His dream came to PASS...
David had to serve under Saul for a while, playing the harp. He was still that shepherd who was not looked at and considered as great. Even his father felt he had to take food to his braver brothers who were in battle, BUT.....
God had another plan. He used this platform to elevate the young man. He was to be the next KING of Israel.
God trains us.
God shows us what we are to be, all we have to do is trust and obey.
A friend of mine once said " partial obedience is disobedience....."
Your Faith in God and your obedience to him is what matters.
Lord, thank you for giving us your word, for your word is binding. Lord you say in your word that if we shall ask anything in your name, you are faithful that you will give us. Lord I want to thank you for your truth, which you continue to show us. Teach us Lord to hold fast to your word and trust that all you have said you will do, shall come to pass. Thank you Lord, In jesus mighty name, Amen...
Y. Mashie
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