Romans 12:2 says ‘And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.’
DAILY READING; Philippians 2:1-11; Ezekiel 20; Isaiah 49
Bill Wilson is the founder and Senior Pastor of Metro World Child, America’s largest ministry to children, with branches in various nations. He is a well-known speaker, author, pastor and advocate for poor, inner city children all over the world.
When Bill Wilson was 12 years, his mother abandoned him on a street corner in Pinellas Park, Florida. She said, “I can’t do this anymore. You wait here, I will be back.” Bill stayed on that street corner for three days, but his mother never came back.
Dave Rudenis, a local mechanic and committed Christian, found him there and took him to his home. Rudenis offered to pay this young man’s way to a Christian summer camp. It was during this camp that the 12-year-old Wilson committed his life to God.
After graduating with a degree in Bible and Theology from Southeastern University of the Assemblies of God, Bill Wilson returned to his home church and pioneered one of the first bus ministries in the United States.
In 1979, Bill Wilson moved to one of the roughest areas of Brooklyn, New York – Bushwick. Once again, there, Wilson’s concept of a bus ministry became extremely successful. In 1988, he created the idea of a Sidewalk Sunday School, in which he converted trucks to serve as portable stages from whence his team of ministers could share their message. This concept became highly successful.
Today, Bill Wilson’s ministry globally reaches an average of more than 220,000 children each week in over 24 countries. And today, the curriculum that Wilson designed to achieve the largest Sunday school program in America, is used in over 1,000 cities around the world.
Though Bill was abandoned as a child, today, God has used him to save so many children. Indeed what the enemy meant to destroy you, can be what God will use to transform you and promote you. Your misery can be turned into your ministry and your mess can become your message.
It is God’s will for us to be refined by problems rather than to be defined by them. Indeed rather than let situations of life affect us negatively we should affect them positively. Really, it is not the storm as much as our reaction to the storm that determines its effect upon us. How we respond determines whether we are beaten or blessed, whether we are victims or victors. Through faith in God’s Word, we can change problems into possibilities, and turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
Romans 12:2 says ‘And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.’
What determines if we conform or reform is based on our spiritual foundation. Through the help of God, what was meant to mark the end of our story can become the bend in our story. It can become our turning point. God can turn it all around for our good. The important thing is to remain connected to The Word of God, because it is the Word that imparts faith into the heart and faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
1 Corinthians 10:13 says that with every temptation God has made a way of escape. It doesn’t matter how tight or tough situations may sometimes seem, God will never allow you to be tempted more than you are able to bear. He always makes a way of escape. Indeed you can escape every prison of problems and break every barriers or limitations.
By the grace of God upon your life, you can defy any odds. Don’t limit your options by how things may seem outwardly right now. Just stay in faith through study of God’s Word, and maintain fervent prayers and praise. Surely God will show you a token for good, God will take you further than you ever imagined. He will use you to set a new standard, turn you into a reference point this year. Surely, He will give you a change of story and turn every mourning into dancing for you.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for breaking every barrier and limitation in my life. Thank You for turning situations around for me and giving me a positive change of story in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222.