Flying High!
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus,
Who is the Leader and Source of our faith…
Hebrews 12:2 (AMP)
• In the spotlight. . .
• Highly
successful. . .
• Living high on
the hog. . .
It’s
wonderful up here on cloud nine; on top of the world, smelling the roses. Did
you see me set the world on fire? It’s remarkable that no one had to help me. I
did it all by myself. Me. . . I did it! I set my mind on the prize and went
after it with gusto, because I’m so brilliant and magnificent. Uh-Oh!
The manifestation of answered prayers is great,
but we have to remember that the glory belongs to God. We can’t do anything
without Him. It’s encouraging to hear the testimonies of those who weathered
the storm, and came out victorious. It lets the world know that if God did it
for one, He will do it for others. We become walking billboards showing God’s
goodness.
However,
the enemy sees what is going on, and he doesn’t like it. So, he has some
billboards that will discredit us. If we’re not watchful, the devil will cause
us to have amnesia. He wants us to forget that the glory belongs to God. He
wants us to boast and brag that we did all this on our own because we’re so
great, smart, and powerful. In Romans 12:3 it says that we shouldn’t think more
highly of ourselves than we should. Public figures should especially keep that in mind.
If we
ever find ourselves flying so high that we begin to showcase an arrogant,
pompous, high affluent nothing can touch me attitude, our heads could get bigger
and bigger, and bigger and bigger, like balloons. We might be flying high, but
all it takes is for God to stick a pin in it. Kaput!
©
2014
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