No architect starts building without a blueprint. Every part of the structure follows the plan. In the same way, God’s Word is the blueprint for your life. If you want to become everything He created you to be, you must build according to His Word. That’s why, several years ago, I made up my mind to be everything God wanted me to be, have all He wanted me to have, and do everything He wanted me to do. But then I was also quick to realise that my ability to achieve this depended on my knowledge of God’s Word.
I wanted to know everything I could from God’s Word. I didn’t want to miss out on anything. I remember that I used to carry around a small handbook with me. Whenever I learnt something new, I’d write it down. That little book followed me everywhere. That should be your desire: to be what God wants you to be. But first, you must locate yourself in God’s Word; in other words, picture yourself in God’s Word.
Did you ever look at a social media post or a magazine and wish you were as confident, successful, or put-together as the person in the picture? The truth is, there’s an even better picture of you in God’s Word. God’s Word is an album that mirrors you; it catalogues your beauty and reveals the glory of God in your life. Start looking at yourself in God’s Word. Imagine yourself doing the same things the Lord and the apostles did, preaching the Gospel, healing and blessing others, glorifying God with your life!
Who do you really want to be like? Who do you want to be identified with? Is it the Lord Jesus and the great men and women of God who made a mark on the world through the Gospel, or some model in a fashion magazine? Make up your mind today to start seeing yourself as a success for the Lord; see yourself excelling in everything you do. See yourself as an excellent promoter of the Gospel because that’s God’s plan for you. Praise God!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you, for I’m filled with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; and I walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
