TOTD, April 05-08

Enjoy Your Accomplishments

We should work not just to accomplish, but also to enjoy our accomplishments.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
--- Ecclesiastes 5:19

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Work, work, work all the time. Work harder and even harder. Then you wonder, why I become so exhausted...?
Of course it will be like that, since you've forgotten to sit back and relax for a while. Take your time to enjoy your accomplishments, just do whatever you want to --- in a proper way for sure.
Then you'll find a new strength, a stronger one to fight for the better in every area of your life.
Enjoyment is not a sin, as long as it leads you to a new and better accomplishment, including your spiritual life! (-fon-)

Follow the Anointing

God is not obligated to anoint you, or fill you with His power, for anything He has not called you to do. He may have called you to it at one time, but now that call may be fulfilled. Once God's anointing is lifted from something, it is finished. That's when you need to let go of it and move on in obedience to the Lord.

For all tho are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
--- Romans 8:14

My own reflection on this Thought:
* for ministry purposes, God will grant us with some anointings. But, we need to realize that those anointings come from God Himself. And He can lift it any time He wants and might give us a new one, a different one to help others for glorifying His Name. We can't push God to left a certain anointing in us only because we want to keep that one. But, He'll choose which anointing is needed for ministering His people and grant it to us. Accept what He sends us...(-fon-)


Run with Patience

When you make mistakes, receive mercy from God and press on toward the finish line. Be patient with yourself while you are overcoming your weaknesses.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.
--- Hebrews 12:1

My own reflection on this Thought:
* You might read those words above and wonder how could you do that?
Being patient with yourself might be the hardest thing to do. Some of the perfectionists can't stand any mistake being made by themselves. It seems that if they make one mistake, it will be like the end of the world.
It made me realize that we're not perfect...we're no angels. We're only human with weaknesses but we want to try to be a better person. Realizing once more that God's grace and mercy would enough to forgive us, why won't we forgive ourselves and be more patient...? (-fon-)


Cooperate with God

You cannot get beyond your own opinion of yourself --- no matter how many good things God may say about you in His word. Regardless of all the wonderful plans He may have for your life, none of them will come to pass without your cooperation.

God does not have a bad attitude toward you --- you should not have one toward yourself! Shake off the past and set your sights on the future.

" For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the LORD, " plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope."
--- Jeremiah 29:11

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Watching a basketball game or a soccer game, we see how good the teamwork of the winning team. Looks like they win the game easily with their smooth cooperation among the players.

Today's word of God reminds me of how important to have a good teamwork with God. Since the battle of life is not easy to conquer, we need to have a solid teamwork and cooperate well with God.
We can be the winner in the battle of life! What we need to do is just to cooperate with God. Make God your ultimate team-player and together with Him be sure that you'll be a winner! (-fon-)