Make your mark

Make your mark

 

Blessed old couple

During my short stay in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe last week, we were hosted for one of the nights by a wonderful old couple. I therefore had an opportunity to have some interesting conversations with the old lady in which she told me that she was married on the 27^th of December 1952. That makes it about 57 years in holy matrimony! It was very refreshing, educative and humbling to talk to the old people who have been around that long.  She then told me something even more interesting. When she got married, they built and settled on that homestead which they are still living in today. 57 years in the same place. I was touched by the humble surroundings they have lived in for such a long time. They had settled.

 

Don’t settle

It is amazing how as human beings we have a tendency to create comfort zones, build tents and settle down. The future comes one day at a time. The days not maximized will accumulate to weeks, months and years which are not maximized. If you have been in a place long enough there should signs that you have been there. You are not just a place holder; a statistic or a biological coincidence. You must steer the nest, create movement and progress and explore the inner purpose for which the Creator brought you to that place. Don’t just wait for a long service award like Methuselah who lived ‘969 years and he died’ (Genesis 5 v 27). The difference between long service and experience is in what you achieved; the mark you made. Make your mark!

 

Make a change

New worlds emerge when patterns are broken. Eaglets discover the power in their wings when the nests are shaken; and they discover how high they can fly when their wings are stretched. Old dogs realize how easy it easy to learn new tricks when they let go of the old tricks. Like air that expands to fill the available space; your potential expands to fill the set boundaries; the boundaries you have set for yourself. Your mind is elastic and so is your ability. What you can achieve is dependant on how much you are willing to stretch yourself; and how prepared you are to move from where you have settled. 

Create movement

It takes more faith to move than to remain in the same place. It takes boldness to move from a comfort zone; and life favors the bold. Israel had a mandate to possess the Promised Land but they found comfort in the mountains and settled at mount Horeb. Horeb was peaceful; and there was no resistance or wars. It made a perfect dwelling place – but it fell way too short to the real promise of God to Israel. God had better things for them, if only they could rise up and take the journey to the mountains. He spoke to them and said ‘you have dwelt long enough at this mountain’ (Deuteronomy 1 v 6). You have settled too long at the stage you are in life. You feel comfortable and more at ease because its familiar terrirory. The miracle and the breakthrough is not in the familiar territory. After performing the miracles Jesus had to go to the other side of the sea to experience more exploits. After experiencing God as Jehovah Jireh – the Lord that provides, by the brook; Elijah had to move on to Zarephath to experience the same God, as the God who multiplies.  You might be in comfort because all your needs are met but don’t settle for the second best when God has a Promise for you. He wants to multiply you. Take the step.

 

Experience the shift

Your miracle is in taking a step. Abraham had to move away from his country and his kindred for him to experience the promise; Joseph had to move away from his family for him to experience the dream; Daniel had to be moved to a foreign land for him to rule; and Peter had to step out of the boat for him to experience a miracle. Take your step and experience the shift.

 

Make your mark!

 

Calvary love 

Peter Mbada

 

 

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Finish strong

Finish Strong!

 

A week in the woods

Last week I did something I hadn’t done in many years. It was holiday in Botswana from Wednesday through to the weekend. I decided to spend the long weekend in some remote eastern highlands’ villages in Zimbabwe in the mud-huts preaching the gospel of salvation to the unchurched. It was so fulfilling going door to door; sitting in the round mud smoky kitchens and leading those wonderful old people to the Lord. The message did not need to be complicated; it didn’t need to promise riches, success or prosperity; but it was just a simple sharing of the love of God; it was a sharing of the simple but profound message of John 3: 16.  I slept in the car and I slept on the floor but I enjoyed every moment of it, seeing the young and the old; some who might never have had an opportunity to hear the true gospel, making decisions for Christ. We have a mandate to plunder hell and populate heaven.

 

Just one more step may be all you need!

To get to the village I drove over a thousand kilometres. Most of the road was very good except the very last 30 kilometers. The last 30 kilometers were rough, and bumpy; and it was in the bush. It took close to one and half hours to navigate the last 30 kilometers in the rough dirt road. This was after over 12 hours of driving. It was dark, in the middle of the bush and tired. There was a big temptation to just park under a tree take a nap and look for the village in the morning; but we made our minds we were going to get to our destination. The journey normally gets heavier when you are near your destination. The race gets tougher when you are approaching the finishing line; the darkest hour is just before dawn. Where you shed your tears is where your treasure is! When the going gets tough don’t throw in the towel; one more step may be all you need to make it.

 

Fight, race but don’t lose the faith!

Paul said, ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith’ (2 Timothy 4 v 7). It was a mixed bag! He fought, he competed; but above all he kept the faith. He fought against sin; he fought against his adversaries, his enemies; he fought against fear and discouragement; he fought for the gospel and fought for his health. He fought for his life and for his survival. He experienced the sting of the blows; and the bruises of the fights. He experienced the joys of landing a good blow on his enemies and the pain of being on the receiving end of the punches in the battles. Above all, he kept the faith!

 

Finish strong

Paul ran the race to the finishing line. He competed against himself and against his potential. He used his talents and abilities to compete in every area of his life. He knew the joys of succeeding in the competition and the frustrations of failure when competing. Right up to the finishing line he kept the faith. Whatever he experienced and whatever he received; whatever he achieved and whatever he lost; he did not let go of his faith. He kept the faith to the end. Don’t take your successes into your heads and have them cause you to depart from the faith; don’t take the frustrations of loss and failure so badly that they move you from the faith. Determine to finish strong!

 

Whatever the season – remain standing!

You will experience different seasons in your life; you will experience sunrises and sunsets. You will have seasons of fighting; fighting for your success or fighting for your life; and you will compete in many aspects of your life. You will compete against others and you will compete against your own potential and calling. When you fight you will land some powerful blows on your opponents but they will also land some blows on you; some which may cause you to stumble. If you stumble you should always remember that the greatest wisdom in life is to know that when you fall seven times you can rise up 8 times. Determine to finish strong. Keep the faith to the end!

 

Whatever it is that life will bring your way – keep the faith; and determine to finish strong! How you finish is more important than how you begin!

 

Calvary love 

Peter Mbada

 

 

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