The first season is SURVIVAL.
in this phase we are still struggling to figure things out. Our career, relationships and spiritual life is all in drama. its always up and down, we always need a miracle. Someone is either messing with us or we are messing with someone, everything just seems up and down, its awful, its draining, it sucks the life out of you. At this stage many Christians feel discouraged. The bible says that hope postponed, makes the heart despair, here we keep praying and nothing changes and what we are hoping for keeps going longer and longer, discouragement is written all over us because we seem to just be surviving in a deep sea with our nose just slightly above the water. Survival mode can be a very addictive mode, its a place where most people need miracles. When you study survival mode in most Christians life, you quickly realise that they quickly go to all the miracle sermons that take place in churches. At this phase, we need to allow the holy spirit to nurture us. When we completely rely on the direction of the holy spirit and most importantly don't loose hope, the holy spirit will show us how to transition into the next phase., life is a process, you are not the only one going through this phase. we could be experiencing the survival mode either in our job, marriage or relationship. you feel the relationship is not going like it should, or the marriage is not what you signed up for or the job doesn't give you inherent satisfaction. you are struggling with this issues. This is the survival mode we didn't start the relationship to fail..its a process, focus on the holy spirit to move this to the next phase. don't quit, or get a divorce...just yet. The situations of our lives are up to us.
The next season is stability
one of the most incredible thing you gonna do is when you move from survival mode to stability.. at this phase.. you are not gonna get a divorce anymore, you have a constant pay cheque coming in, you got your dream job, She/he accepted to date you again, you feel like he/she might like you again so the relationship might work.. oh he's beginning to change, he is now a good dad, here there's a breathe of relieve (uhhh!!!! things are falling into place ***smiles). you went through survival, you didn't give up, you trusted the guidance of the holy spirit and things stabilized. most of us get so comfortable with stability and forget to dream again. once things stabilize you have to dream again, because if you don't dream again you may stay in stability for the rest of your life and think you are successful, if you stay here then you might never know what it is to succeed.
the next interesting phase is SUCCESS
Success is about dreaming again. in order to move from stability to success, your focus is important. Focus on positive evidence, gather the right evidence, focus on Gods word.( Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of what we cannot see.) Stability is a comfort zone but remember nothing great happens within a comfort zone. Stability should be the fuel that propels and prepares you towards success. ,Money is good, but Success isn't just money, what about success in your relationship!. what does SUCCESS look like!! have u ever thought about it?, success is about dreaming again, after you become stable in any of the 4 key area of your life, you have to dream a new dream, Success is a journey not a destination. Stability is just a destination you long to reach after survival but after been stable you have to dream and keep dreaming and keep moving, yes you got the job, dream for a promotion and keep working, yes you got the relationship, dream for a next level and keep working, there's always a higher level to attain and success is the ability to keep dreaming for the next best level and attaining it. you have to be the light, bring flavor to the company, be the light in the relationship . The bible says we are meant to be the head and not the tail, success is the continuous strive to be that light, that head and not the tail. We have to be really cautious not to confuse stability with success. Life has got storms but the holy spirit will guide you through your success and great things will happen in your life as long as you don't get comfortable in the comfort zone of stability.. Do not project a give up mentality but get up and keep working. most times success is measured by how many failures you have overcome but if you get comfortable with stability and don't dream again you may never even know the difference between success and failure because in the comfort zone of stability, you never really get challenges.
THE 4TH AND MOST INTERESTING PHASE IS SIGNIFICANCE.
This is more precious to me than any other. What is success to you! getting the dream job or the dream car!! oh yeah may be, what ever it is for you, hang in there but there has got to be something more.., this is the paradigm shift to significance. SUCCESS is about you but significance is about others. SUCCESS without significance is empty, it has no passion. Significance is more about ministry and discovering your purpose. there is something you are made for that should impact the lives of others. Significance is about the Kingdom. This is not just about feeding people or providing people with shelter, its more about helping people discover their purpose. Jesus did not just go about feeding people or giving them shelter but he taught them about the kingdom because there, they discover their purpose and living your purpose brings a sense of fulfillment as you now function in your role as a king. The purpose of a true king is to look after people. Kings don't look after themselves, they look after people and that is why they have Kingdoms. Its not about making your money and having a healthy bank account and going home. Its about the lives you impact.
Regardless of what the situation out there is, you represent Jesus. No matter your limitation (moses was a stammer), everyone has excuses but do not let your excuse eliminate you from an incredible sense of significance.
its all about giving, give your time, give your money, give your all, take the risk despite the complacency to make another persons life better.
just be kind. Kindness touches souls. Whatever it is you are doing, represent Christ. be tough on a difficult situation if you have to but do so with love and respect, end the relationship if you have to but do NOT INSULT THE PERSON YOU ARE LEAVING. fire the employee if you have to but do so without exhibiting anger, because in all, you are dealing with fellow humans and you should in every circumstance show respect for a fellow human. in everything you do, represent Christ.
The purpose of your business is not to enrich your bank account but to seek first the kingdom. The purpose of your marriage is not for love or sex but to seek first the kingdom.
you need to get past success and live in SIGNIFICANCE.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive. Keep Smiling. xoxo,Manka
Great article worth reading. Highlights of some key areas of life we most master to create harmonic wealth- Relational, physical (health), financial , and spirituality( your ministry).
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