Welcome to part 2 of this article. If you have not yet read part 1, then click this link to read it: LIFE’S INTERRUPTIONS
The fact is,
interruptions will always occur in life, but it is important to note that
interruptions are not meant to dislocate us but to relocate us.
Often, when we set
out to achieve something worthwhile, some things will happen which appears to
be a cog in the wheel of our progress. It could be obstacles, problems,
setbacks, etc. All these constitute what I will call “life’s interruptions.”
And to be victorious
over these interruptions, you must see them as what you must necessarily
undergo before you achieve your goal. Bearing that in mind, you are well able
to handle the interruptions.
In his bestselling
book, LIFE’S CHALLENGES, Pastor
John Haggee narrated a story which vividly illustrates
that life’s interruptions are not meant
to truncate our progress but to pave way
for our greater success.
Haggee narrated that
one Howard, a member of his church came
to him and requested that he should pray for him to get a high-paying
job to enable him cater properly for
his family.
Haggee prayed for
him, but after two days, Howard was fired! He returned to Haggee visibly
unhappy and told him that he had lost
his job.
Pasor Haggee, a seasoned combatant in the Lord’s
Army, smiled and told Howard that he couldn’t expect to get a better job until
he lost the one he had got. He further encouraged him to claim
God’s promises, endure the problem and by faith wait on God’s provision.
Howard returned home.
Five days later, he was hired by one of the finest firms in the city and was
paid an amount that tripled his former income.
Understanding Life’s Interruptions
Dear reader, to be
the best that God wants you to be, it is important that you hold a proper
perspective about life’s interruptions. When you have a proper perspective
about life’s interruptions, you will never be held down by any obstacle,
situation or problem that comes your way.
Below are some lessons
you can learn from life’s interruptions and how you can apply them in your own
life:
1. Prayer Changes things for Good
Prayer simply means
asking God to do certain things for you. Jesus has assured us that if we ask
God for anything in His name, God will answer us. When we pray, we should
expect God to answer us.
In Psalm 50:15, God
said: “And call upon me in the day of
trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” By virtue of
God’s love, he will watch over His Word to perform it, but the problem we have
is that we don’t seem to trust God enough to answer us.
This happens mostly
when we pray and the situation gets worse.
Now, the question to answer is: “Does prayer worsen a situation?” No, it
doesn’t. Prayer doesn’t worsen a situation; it changes situation for good.
If you have been
praying and the situation still gets worse, don’t get discouraged. And don’t
let that stop you from praying. The worsening situation is an indication that
God is working on your situation and He is about to change it for your good.
2. Interruptions are Not Meant to Crush You
Generally, problems
of life are not meant to crush us, but unfortunately, because of our negative
attitudes towards the problems we face, we allow problems to crush us.
We need to realize
that problems are not meant to crush us, but to catapult us to stardom. When
the situation is getting worse instead of getting better, don’t be discouraged.
THE FACT ABOUT LIFE’S
INTERRUPTION IS THAT MOST TIMES, THINGS WILL GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER.
No matter how smart, wise and intelligent you are, you cannot escape life’s
interruptions. The lesson to grab here is that INTERRUPTIONS ARE GOD’S WAY OF
ELEVATING US.
Peter’s bitter
experience on the lake of Gennesaret is a good example of how life can get
worse before it gets better. Though a professional fisherman who knew how,
where and when to catch fishes, his
knowledge and experience failed him! He toiled all through the night and caught
nothing!
When Jesus asked him
to let down his net, he explained his plight to Jesus, but promised:
“nevertheless, at thy word, I will let down the net.” When he did that, he
caught multitudes of fishes, so much as he had never caught in his entire
fishing career!
In addition to this great feat, Jesus enlisted him as one of
His disciples, thus upgrading from a fisherman to a “fisher of men!”
Peter’s life got
worse before it got better. In our own life, these may not be an exception.
Things may get worse before they get better. Make up your mind now that no
matter how worse the situation, you will not be discouraged, you will not be
frustrated. You will keep looking unto God and wait for His time.
3. How You React to Problems determines whether You Will Overcome or Be Overwhelmed
One of the reasons
people react negatively against life’s interruptions is that they find it
difficult looking beyond or ahead of the present situation. If many people
realize that greater future lies ahead of them, they would not resort to
negative destructive acts.
We need to constantly
remind ourselves that life’s interruption is not an end, but a means to an end.
Life’s interruptions are a means to a greater future. Your future matters most.
You may not be able
to avoid life’s interruptions, but it is within your power to determine how you
will handle or react to them. “Your attitude,” says the master motivator, Zig
Ziglar, “determines your altitude.”
Make up your mind
today that you will not allow life’s interruptions to deny you of God’s great
plan for you. Understand that beyond all life’s interruptions lies a great
future. LIFE’S INTERRUPTIONS ARE SIGNS OF GREAT BLESSINGS AHEAD OF YOU. THIS IS
WHY YOU MUST EXERCISE PATIENCE AND WAIT FOR GOD’S TIME.
The best way to enjoy
God’s blessings which are very much around the corner is to keep praying and
waiting for God’s time. Let me remind you that prayer doesn’t worsen a
situation; it rather changes a worse situation to the best situation.
If you keep praying
and the situation seems to go from bad to worse, never give up. Pray harder!
When it appears you cannot find a way out, pray harder!
Never lose hope in
God. Never disappoint God. God believes in you. He has never given up on you.
He sent Jesus to redeem you. He equips you with unlimited potentials for
achieving greatness. On the basis of these unlimited potentials, he mandates
you to exercise dominion over the earth.
“Dominion” signifies
authority, power, victorious living, fulfillment and success. This is why you
must sing this song of victory today:
I
am victorious!
I
am victorious!
Glory be to God who gave me the victory!
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