Pastor John Amah is the Missionary of First Assembly, Lawrenceburg in Nigeria and is the Senior Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church Akoka, a.k.a. The Real Assembly, in Lagos Nigeria. He is a marriage counselor, Youth Consultant, Leadership Expert and a well traveled international conference Speaker. He has written several books & contributed to several journals.
GET
MOVING TOWARD GOD.
By
Dr. John
K. Amah
Your
thoughts determine your destiny. You can't make
a decision or take a step without first thinking about it, and it
changes the course of your life. That's why it's
so important to keep your thoughts on God's Word and seek His plan
and promises for your life. You can't think
negative thoughts and expect a positive outcome.
Proverbs 23:7 says "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he."
If you constantly dwell on God's Word that says, "You are an
overcomer," and "You can do all things through Christ," then soon,
you will become what the scripture says, and you will be on your way
to fulfilling your destiny.
Then
next time the enemy brings negative thoughts to you, use it as an
opportunity to give praise to the Lord! God is
faithful to His Word and He will always be faithful to you.
As you continue to seek Him, He will complete the work He's
begun in your life. As you keep your thoughts on
God, you will discover the champion in you!
God is
always providing opportunities for you to advance in life. It's His
desire that you constantly learn and grow. Have
you ever been afraid to step out and take an opportunity set before
you because you aren't sure it's the right thing to do?
Has your life become stagnant and mediocre because you're
afraid to try new things? In order to experience
the abundant life God has in store for you, you have to begin moving
forward and exploring the open doors in your path.
The
enemy will try anything to keep you living in mediocrity.
He knows that once you start moving forward, God will be able
to lead you in His perfect will. Sometimes you
may come to some closed doors before you find the open doors, but as
you keep moving, you'll be one step closer to fulfilling God's plan
of victory for your life. Once you make the
decision to step out, you'll learn to follow the Lord's leading and
God will open supernatural opportunities before you!
Keep
your heart humble before the Lord, seek after Him every day, and be
willing to make adjustments in your life. As you
do, you'll begin to discover stronger confidence in your ability to
follow the Lord, and you will begin living the life of victory that
He has in store for you!
The
Bible says in Hebrews, "Now faith is..." In
other words, faith is always in the now.
God is saying, now is the time to get out of the boat.
Now is the time to stretch your faith.
Now is the time to do whatever it is that God is telling you.
You may feel uncomfortable at first.
Choosing God's way, instead of your own, will stretch your faith and
cause it to grow. In the same way a muscle grows
when you work it, your faith grows when you work it.
You may not necessarily like how it feels at first, but that
is a sign that you're growing. God is taking you to a higher level
and if you'll continue exercising your faith, you'll grow stronger
and stronger.
If
you're in a comfort zone today, I encourage you to step out of your
"safe zone" and step into your "faith zone." Be
bold, rise up, and be obedient to the voice of the Lord.
As you do, you'll discover new strength and freedom like
you've never experienced before, and you will discover the champion
in you!