You’re unique, you’re peculiar, and you’re not like the rest of the world. This is the reason God sometimes gives you instructions that are strange to the natural man. It’s unfortunate that many Christians don’t know that a man’s measure of greatness before God is in his obedience to such instructions!
You see, greatness or the top isn’t meant for everybody; it’s for just a few people. There are times God, in His infinite wisdom, tells you to do something or make a decision that seems absolutely preposterous to human reasoning. His intention is not to frustrate you but to demarcate you from the rest of the world. In Genesis chapter 12 God instructed Abraham to leave his native country, family, friends and relations. “Lord, to where?” would have been a rational question for the man to ask. But Abraham knew better, he trusted God enough to follow His initial instructions to the letter. And of course, he became great according to what God said.
God has made you great and He’s keen on ensuring that you live every single day of your life conscious of this reality. As you follow His leading and do His Word, you’ll discover that those that run with you become fewer; your friends gradually decrease until you get to the top. Sometimes it’s as though you don’t have friends anymore. There are things that God will ask you to do that nobody else can understand. Never be ashamed to follow through on His instructions because He backs His words with results. Men may not understand why you do what you do at first but that’s no problem at all.
Many of God’s children seek the approval of men rather than God’s approval; they are more concerned about what other people think of what they’re doing. Some others are content with the ordinary life; they say, “I’m not keen on being great, I just want to be myself.” But if your desire is to be all that God wants for you to be, then this message is for you.
God is great and He raises great kids. It’s not up to you anymore; the choice has been made already!
