Seeds of Destiny 31 July 2024 by God’s Servant Pst. Dr Paul Enenche:: AVOID THE CRAVING FOR SELF-ASSERTION Don’t do anything you cannot defend before God on the last day.
DATE: WEDNESDAY JULY 31ST, 2024.
TOPIC: AVOID THE CRAVING FOR SELF-ASSERTION
SCRIPTURE: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. GENESIS 3:6.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is nothing wrong with having a will; but everything is wrong when your will clashes with the Will of God.
Seeds of Destiny 31 July 2024 Message
The craving for self-assertion is one critical root of character failure.
Now, what does the craving for self-assertion mean? It means the craving for the enforcement of personal will. It is having a mindset of, “What I want is what I will have.” It is a situation when you come to the point of being a law to yourself.
Genesis 3:6 says,
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and ate, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate.
This is self-assertion!
There is nothing wrong with having a will; but everything is wrong when your will clashes with the Will of God. There is nothing wrong with wanting something, but something is wrong when what you want clashes with what God wants.
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to anyone is to become a law to oneself.
Whenever you come to a point where you say, “Nobody can tell me how to live my life; nobody can tell me what to do with my life; I can do whatever I want with my life,” you have reached a dangerous point in your life.
This is common among young people. They tell themselves, “I am mature enough to take decision for myself. I am mature enough to know what I want for my life.” And most times, the things they want for their lives are disastrous to their destiny.
You know, the difference between a father and a child is that the father has been a child before, but the child has never been a father before. The elderly person has been a young person before, but the young person has never been an elderly person before.
So, it is not possible for the young person to know what the elder knows.
Therefore, if you are still young, decide to sit and learn.
Remember this: There is nothing wrong with having a will; but everything is wrong when your will clashes with the Will of God.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Do not be too proud to learn from those ahead of you; you don’t know everything.
2. Be disciplined enough to surrender your will to the Will of God so you can have a glorious life.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You deliver me from the craving for self-assertion. I receive the grace to submit my will to Your Will, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE CHALLENGE OF CHARACTER
QUOTE: Character is sustained by conviction. And conviction is firmness of purpose. Culled from the book, “Who Are You?” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Isaiah 49-51.
AMAZING FACT: The human reproductive system contains the smallest and the largest human cells.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): May the Will of God prevail in your life in this season, in Jesus’ Name.
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Jesus Trends Salvation Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I come to You in humility and repentance, acknowledging my sins and my need for Your grace. Lord Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, who died for my sins and rose again to give me eternal life. I confess You as my Savior and Lord.
Forgive me, cleanse me with Your precious blood, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I turn away from my sinful ways and open my heart to You. Take control of my life and guide me in Your truth.
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About the Author
Dr Paul Enenche is also the author of many destiny-defining and life-transforming books, some of which include the Daily Devotional Seeds of Destiny of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, which is located in Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors.
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