21/01/2017
Beloved,Refuse To Settle.
Apostle P Chatikobo
United Body Of Christ International Ministries
‘They set out…to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.’
(Genesis 11:31).
Are you pressing ‘on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called [you]’ (Philippians 3:14), or have you ‘settled’ along the way?
God made a pact with Abraham - one that continues to influence the modern world. A lesser-known fact is that years earlier Abraham’s father, Terah, ‘set out…to go to Canaan’, the land of abundance where God later called Abraham. But Terah never made it: ‘When they came to Haran, they settled there.’
No question, it couldn’t have been easy travelling hundreds of miles across rough terrain with flocks, herds, children, and servants. Can you imagine the sheer logistics! Remember, there were no professional movers to pack and load your stuff! Finally Terah decided they couldn’t go any farther, so they settled where they were comfortable.
Allow me to say this: ‘I wonder how many times we do the same thing? We have a big dream…to excel in our careers…as parents…and in our walk with God. We get started, but things get difficult and achieving our goal doesn’t happen as quickly as we hoped. Perhaps similar to Abraham’s father we say, “Let’s just settle here. It’s not really what we wanted, but it’s good enough.” Don’t fall into that trap.
You were made for more than “good enough”…Don’t settle for a little love and joy, a bit of peace and contentment, or a small helping of happiness…Pull up stakes, pack your tents, get your belongings, and start moving forward. Enlarge your vision. You may have had a delay, but…you can begin again.’
Kingdom Declaration:
I was created to creat and rule my own world.I refuse to settle for mediocry.I will indeed get to my own promised land(place of my full potential!!)
I refuse the spirit of Terah of settling for less when there is more just a few miles away.I have the Abrahamic annointing where I can do all things through Christ my LORD and Saviour who gives me strength to be the head and not the tail; be always at the top and never at the bottom.