You were born great

But somewhere along the line you stopped believing that you were destined for greatness because you couldn't look past yourself, your own environment and circumstances . You started worshipping your conditions , they manifested and became bigger than you.

It's easy to start believing that you're not going to ever be great or be able to do what you love or make an impact...I get that. Our minds magnifies what we worship ,the worshipped object becomes a limiting factor in all your endeavours ,no wonder God warned Israelites not to worship any other gods ,graven images or any ideology .He wanted us free from mental slavery , and earthly standards for success.We are to break forth and set new standards ,the crooked path must be made straight.

I know it's easy to turn the TV on and see people who don't look like you, who don't have your problems or don't come from your background(environment )who seem to be successful and seem to have it so much easier than you. The TV on its own can make you feel smaller than you really are , be careful what you feed your mind on!!Most worldly marketed ideas of success are at par with the abundance and wealthy God promised us.

It's easy to just doubt yourself and to constantly find ways of putting yourself down and reminding yourself that you haven't got what it takes and that you don't have the money, time, education and resources that other people have .Maybe you have accepted the belief that you are not talented enough ,Moses felt the same.

But the truth is greatness exists within each and every one of us but you're too busy looking at what you aren't that you completely overlook all that you can be. You are letting your past to determine your future ,your present does not determine your future either you possess inside of you the transforming power of Jesus Christ these dry bones will live .You possess the resurrection power inside you , use it.

I'm asking you to stop comparing yourself to everyone else you see on TV, magazines and on social media and start looking at yourself as someone who has something unique and beautiful to share with the world. Start measuring your life with a different lanyard ,which is God's promises. Do you remember what was the difference between Caleb and the spies Moses send to Jericho.

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature.There we saw the giants ( the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
Numbers 13:31-33 NKJV

You were born to be great but that doesn't mean you're going to be a singer, actor, celebrity, doctor, lawyer,Soccer player or world famous. A new path is being created for you ,which only you can manage better .We are to profit from folly and not be partakers of folly .God is changing your destiny right this moment. You are not designed to be a cry baby but to be a conqueror , and a problem solver. Whether you are going to be a Caleb or the other spies in your story totally depends on you.

Greatness comes in so many different ways we are living in an era where there are so many opportunities but many are blinded by the dead gods they bow down to. Worship a dead god ,or earthly idols you are bound to be ruined. Be ye separate create own path and claim your Canaan.Israelites were given Canaan not because there were righteous or worth it they were given Canaan because of the iniquities of Canaanites and surrounding tribes.

“Do not say in your heart when the Lord your God has driven them away from you, ‘Because of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to take possession of this land.’ Rather, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is dispossessing them before you. It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and in order to confirm the oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9:4‭-‬5 NASB2020

Canaan had been promised to Abraham already ,they were staying in the land so that means Israelites were going to take over a land which has been cleared .You will overtake all the giants in your life it's in you you were promised to be the head and not the tail get ready to overthrow Canaanites.

You have to be great at what you were born to do and that might not make you famous or financially wealthy but it still makes you great because you did something very few people ever get the change to do.....fulfil their life purpose and reach their potential.

Greatness lives within you! Within you is power immeasurable just tap into that power .You are a success and you have all the resources necessary to take over Canaan, Jehovah Jireh has already given Canaan to rise up take charge and conquer (destroy any limitations set for you and take over).

Now the only question is:
What were you born to do?, and Are you living your life following the path God chose for you or are you blindly worshipping idols?

Be who you are meant to be and your potential will start to unfold right in front of your own eyes!

I believe in you.
Now it's time for you to believe in YOU!

Shalom

You got to know your audience

Words are like seeds ,if planted to the right people you get results.When our saviour was walking on this earth many were healed ,the lame were made whole ,the dead rose to life yet they were people opposing his mission on earth.

People misunderstood him ,some took him as Elijah ,some expected a Messiah who would liberate them from the Roman rule.Pharisees and Sadducees saw him as a threat to their authority .Those who knew him as a Carpenter's son couldn't take him seriously.

Jesus taught us the art of saying the right words to the right audience.Mainly he would speak in parables around people who had little faith. He had a discerning spirit he would answer accordingly but to his disciples he would speak plainly.

Matthew 22:17-22 (KJV) Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Mostly we fail in our purpose by our failure to understand our audience.Humanity hasn't changed much over the years and this duty of being a mouthpiece of God still demands the same wisdom.The same rule applies everywhere ,wisdom is a necessity.

I am not going to describe the nature of humanity in this message but my main aim is to encourage and empower you in our main purpose which is to spread the true word of God to all nations.Wisdom and courage is something you need to possess , because surely you will be persecuted ,they will call you names and if they know the sins you commited surely they will be published ,so take courage.

Apostle Paul faced a similar situation in the beginning of his evangelism , the other disciples were scared of him and some were doubting him since he was taking the gospel to the gentiles , mind you by Jewish traditions after touching a gentile or mixing with a gentile you would be unclean for 3 days you were by law supposed to wash for 3 days .So Paul had a different mission from Peter's mission so we can see that you can be given a totally different mission , obviously you will be misunderstood.

So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
John 21:15‭-‬17 NKJV

We are instructed to feed the sheep , no matter how they will accept the message but it we love Jesus Christ we must feed his lambs.We are shepherds , ambassadors of Christ we have to convey the message of the cross.Only the truth can set the world free ,are you playing your part ? And if you are , are your words seasoned with salt so the so the spiritually young in Christ can grow ? You decide your strategy and ask God to help you in conveying the message.After King Uziah died prophet Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on his throne and angels worshipping God ,Isaiah noticed that he had unclean lips.

So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.” Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
Isaiah 6:5‭-‬8 NKJV

Taming the tongue without God is almost impossible ,it is something you need to ask from God ,realise that you lack control over your tongue if you ask anything ,he will surely transform you.He answers prayers and is quick to assist those who chose to spread the kingdom of God on earth.

Be blessed and let the world know about this gospel of truth .Feed the sheep!!!

Shalom