Focus On Good Things. How do you see yourself in the truth? It is very important that you have a good self-image, because the way you think, so will you be. If you stay focused on bad, low or depressing thoughts, this will only bring you misery. Don’t continue to see yourself as a failure. Be positive and grow in the Lord. He will bless you and prosper your way before Him. Remember: it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Negative thoughts bring frustration and unnecessary burdens.
Elisha was confident of the blessing before he received it
The way in which you ‘see’ things has tremendous effect on your journey to the Kingdom. Elisha asked Elijah for a double portion of his blessing (II Kgs. 2:9-13). Elijah told him that if he saw him when he was taken away, then his request would be granted. At the very time Elisha ‘saw’ Elijah taken away, he believed that this blessing would fall upon him. It wasn’t long after when Elisha shouted, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof!” Elisha saw himself receiving the blessings even before it actually happened.
Abraham saw the land of Canaan
In Genesis 13:14-18, God told Abraham to lift up his eyes and ‘look’, for all the Land which he ‘saw’ would be given to him and his seed forever. Abraham couldn’t see the whole land with his eyes, but he ‘saw’ all the land by faith. He `saw’ himself obtaining the promises and God called him His friend. Abraham focused on the eternal things of God.
Press forward
You must have hope, vision, and spiritual perspectives in life. Paul exhorts us in Philippians 3:13-14 to reach forth unto those things that are before us, pressing toward the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We need to stop looking and seeing the here and now, and think about the achievements we can make in life. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. You can do all things through Christ who lives in you. There is nothing too hard for God to do, so we are told in His word.
Put self aside and ‘see’ yourself leaning on the everlasting arms. Are all your friends full of negative thoughts, and that is pulling you down? Then it is time that you encourage them and help them to develop positive attitudes toward life.
Be a winner
A young contestant recalled how, for two consecutive years, she became first runner-up in the Miss World contest. She selected hundreds of cassettes of successful contestants and watched them keenly. Not surprisingly, the next time she entered the contest she was crowned Miss World. When asked if she was nervous as she walked up for the prize, she said “No!” because she had gone up the aisle many times before.
What does God expect of you?
See yourself the way God would like to see you — a positive, energetic servant in His vineyard, having strong faith in the promises of God. God expects the vineyard to be fruitful and yield abundant lives dedicated to His service. If we fail to maintain the vineyard properly, good fruits cannot be harvested (I Cot 15:58). It is by faith in God and Christ Jesus that we see ourselves as the children of God, heirs and joint heirs of the Kingdom of God.
Have you seen Jesus?
Patience and perseverance may be all we need to succeed in whatever we are doing. The disciples had to ‘see’ Jesus to follow him the way they did after he had left them to go to the Father. Not only did they see him physically, but also they ‘saw’ him as their Redeemer, Savior and King. Their faith was fully grounded in the promises he offered. “Come and see”, will always be the answer.
Have you ‘seen’ the Lord Jesus Christ? He is right beside you with outstretched arms ready to hold and lead you in the paths of righteousness. Wake up from slumber and sleep, and ‘see’. Abide in him, for this is the essence of true discipleship.
“He healed them all”
At this time, many of our beloved stalwart brethren and sisters in the Caribbean are ill and even bedridden. In Matthew 4:24, we are told that they brought unto Jesus people that had divers diseases and he healed all who had faith in him. Let us look far beyond our present evil time, and ‘see’ God’s Anointed One upon the earth again, standing in the midst of suffering humanity, purging the effects of sin and bringing restoration and gladness.
The Origin of the Organic World – Part One