24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
DAILY READING – Hebrews 1; Genesis 45:1-46:27; Psalm 36
There is always a struggle at the point of transition to greater heights. A moth will not become a beautiful butterfly until it has endured the struggle through the tiny hole in its cocoon. When a moth is struggling to get through the hole, it is actually forcing the fluid from its body into its wings. Without the struggle, the wings will not get the necessary fluid to grow; without the struggle, the butterfly’s wings would never be strong enough to function and fly. And without flight the butterfly will not be able to survive.
Challenges always come at the point of growth or moving to a new level. When you get into a seat on an airplane, what is the first thing you are told? “Fasten your seat belt.” Why? Because you are about to go up, brace yourself for the turbulence. In the same way, when you are about to move to your next level of accomplishment, you must fasten your mental and spiritual seat belts because you must endure the turbulence of change.
When you are about to soar to the next level, God will always allow you to receive an ‘examination.’ This is to prepare you to handle that new height, because new level comes with new devils, and you must be prepared beforehand to overcome, so that what was meant to become your throne does not become your tomb.
The challenges you are facing now may just mean you are about to go higher. Perhaps you are at the very edge of your promotion; so, don’t be discouraged, don’t waver. Rather, see every challenge as an opportunity to draw closer to God.
Though David was anointed king by Samuel, it took years of passing through difficult challenges before he could eventually mount the throne. But all that was part of the preparation for where he was going to. Life is a continuous succession of both small and large challenges. It seems no sooner you get control of one situation than another comes along. But yet, all these challenges come to make us stronger to prepare us for the heights we are destined to attain. Adversity pushes us to accelerate the development of our greatest potential. Without adversity there will be no growth.
See challenges as opportunities for rising, trusting that God is too faithful to allow you to be tempted more than you are able to handle. See them as times to praise God, because He is about to raise you. And as you praise God, He will indeed cause you to soar to your next level.
PRAYER: Father, please help me to overcome the trials and temptations that come my way, so that I can be qualified to ascend to greater heights in life in Jesus’ name.
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To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.
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