BE FLEXIBLE IN YOUR DESIRES (PART 1 OF 2)

BE MINDFUL OF YOUR CHOICES

July 15, 2020

BE FLEXIBLE IN YOUR DESIRES (PART 2 OF 2)

July 17, 2020

16th JULY 2020

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work – 2 Corinthians 9:8

Flexibility is a key aspect of spirituality. That is correct to the extent that nothing is static in the spiritual realm. Everything in the spirit realm is in continuous motion. So it is on earth; everything is going through changes all the time. As the world goes through changes, so also is our desire changing so as to make room for the changes taking place in the world. The changes on earth and in the spiritual world will continue as long as God exists. What then is the importance of this lesson? This lesson is to teach us that God is not limited in His physical expression. This means that God’s creative power is not delimited in its power to create anything for us. The reason we fail to manifest what we want is partly due to the fact that we often ask the Lord for the things that are not relevant to us. Or better still, we request the things that may not, at that point in time assist us in the fulfillment of our mission in life. Therefore, God might not do those things for us simply because we have asked Him to do them for us. God would rather vet our requests, and instead, do for us the things that would address and satisfy our peculiar nature in accordance with the changes happening around us. When that happens, it does not mean that God has not answered our prayer; it only means that the will of God has been done (Ref: 1 John 5:14). The will of God and His providence are interwoven with our desires; this is why God’s providence would run according to His will. If we ask God for anything, He will surely respond in accordance with His will, not our own will; and when God gives, He adds no sorrow to it. The mistake that some people make is to become obsessed with their desires and to pursue the same violently and selfishly without regard to the will of God for them. The fact that we got what we wanted does not mean that God gave it to us. Remember, God has already given us the power to pick and choose as we desire, but He expects us to exercise positive discretion in our choices. If we make choices on our own outside the will of God, then we shall be responsible for the outcome. The word of God today makes us understand the fact that, although God has the power to do all things for us, he may not grant us all that we prayed for if those things will not make us abound in every good work.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ let thy will be done in my life so that I may abound in good works at all times. Thank you, father. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: Psalm 23:1 – 4, 1 John 5:14

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.