Skip to main content

Dominion Mandate daily devotional Thursday, Mark 9:14-24

Theme: Stop Limiting Yourself
Mark 9:14-24

Quite often it happens that the greatest enemy to your progress in life is the person living under your skin. Yes, you can be the biggest obstacle to your own progress through the things you think, the things you believe and the things you say. One of the most popular sayings attributed to Henry Ford is “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right.” He says in other words, that the man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can’t are both right.

The counsel given by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the U.S. is: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

It is indescribable what happens at that point that you accept the reality that a task that once seemed impossible can indeed be accomplished. One explanation to what happens at such a moment is this: At that point you come into agreement with God’s own declaration that nothing is too hard for Him to do (Jer. 32:17). This makes you a vessel God can use. “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23).

Sir Winston Churchill described a pessimist as one who sees the difficulty in every opportunity; while an optimist, he says, is one who sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Don’t be a pessimist. Choose instead to be an optimist.
Most of the advancements made by humanity are attributed to individuals who were driven out of their comfort zones by some form of adversity. When therefore you are confronted with the many challenges that are bound to come your way in the course of your earth journey, do not begin to wish them away or dodge them. Instead, confront them and uncover the opportunities that are coming your way in disguise.

Pray for renewal of your mind as you study and pray.

CONFESSION:
Every challenge presents me an opportunity, not to go down but to climb higher. I move higher every day.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Dominion Mandate Daily Devotional February 26, 2016

THEME: RETREAT TO REFRESH READ: Matt. 11:25-30 When some musicians want to release great songs, they retreat to secluded places where they can reflect, meditate and create. Some choose places overlooking the vast oceans, some choose where there are waterfalls, and some choose places with thick forestations.  As they observe the beauty of nature, the swift moves and songs of the soaring birds, the colourful flowering vegetations, the serene beaches and the unending waves of the nearby waters, they capture inspiration that helps them develop the hit songs they have been longing for. I met one of the world’s renowned musicians in Atlanta, USA a few years ago where journalist surrounded him and were asking what he had come to do and why his beards had grown so much. He said that his last album did not perform well enough and he was incubating another one he wanted to release that would perform better. He said that he needed to pull away from the Noise of New York and California ...

A NEW MONTH OF DIVINE ANNOUNCEMENT

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Luke 1:13 The Bible is replete of records on how God announced some events before they finally happened. Because you made it into the new Month, God will specially announce you in Jesus name.  Whenever God want to do something unusual, He first of all announce it, for instance, when He wanted to delivered the children of Israelite from the hand of the philistine whom He has delivered them to, He sent an angel to break the new to the parent of the deliverer - Samson. Judges 13.  When God wanted to turn the hearts of men back to Himself, He sent angel Gabriel to announced the birth of John the Baptist to his father, Zacharias. Also when God was fully ready for the redemption of man, He first announced it to the one whose body His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ will pass through to the earth. Luke 1:26-38. That was the...

Marriage Booster: Do You Still Love Her/Him ?

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:25 KJV "This is what I love about you" In the beginning you love everything about him. You are captivated by his six pack, his spirit of adventure, and his lion’s heart. In the beginning you love everything about her. You go crazy with the swing of her hips, a wink or a chewy chocolate cake baked especially for you. One day you wake up. Daily routine has shattered your rose-tinted glasses. “His six pack is not so hot anymore, instead his joints creak with every move.” Or: “It would be better if she swung her hips into a gym one of these days.” You realize: “My partner has changed.” Fortunately! He isn’t standing still. The problem is not the change but rather, that you are a creature of habit. It is your task to rediscover your partner and to simultaneously not forget why you went up the aisle with sparkling eyes to marry your bride/groom. MARRIAGE BOOSTER Write d...