Being the Person God Made You to Be by Joyce Meyer

Author:Joyce Meyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-01-03T16:46:11+00:00

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DEVELOP YOUR POTENTIAL

When we are confident and free from tormenting fears and self-doubt, we are able to develop our potential and succeed at being all God intended us to be. But we cannot develop our potential if we fear failure. We will be so afraid of failing or making mistakes that it will prevent us from stepping out.I often see people who have great potential, and yet when opportunities and promotions are offered them, they quickly turn them down. In many cases, they are insecure and unaware of how much they could accomplish for the Kingdom of God if they would only step out in faith and confidence.

When we are insecure, frequently we will stay with what is safe and familiar rather than taking a chance on stepping out and failing. We avoid accepting greater responsibility, and the truth is that none of us is ever ready. But when God is ready to move in our lives, we need to believe that He will equip us with what we need at the time we need it.

Humbly leaning on God leads to success. If our confidence is in Christ rather than ourselves, we are free to develop our potential, because we are free from the fear of failure.

The development and manifestation of potential requires firm faith, not wishful thinking.

GOD'S WORD FOR YOU

Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.

PROVERBS 24:3-4 TLB

DON'T MAKE SMALL PLANS!

I hope you have a dream or a vision in your heart for something greater than what you have now. It is important to have dreams and visions for our lives. We atrophy without something to reach for. God has created us to have goals. Ephesians 3:20KJV tells us that God is "able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think." We need to think big thoughts, hope for big things, and ask for big things.

Quite often we look at a task and think there is no way we can do what needs to be done. That happens because we look at ourselves when we should be looking at God. When the Lord called Joshua to take the place of Moses and lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, He said to him, "As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you" (Joshua 1:5).

If God promises to be with us--and He does--that is really all we need. His strength is made perfect in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV). Whatever ingredients we are lacking in the natural man, He adds to the spiritual man.

God is honored when we believe Him to do the "big things" we have dreamed about.

GOD'S WORD FOR YOU

... be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].

EPHESIANS 6:10

... they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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