YOUR SOURCE/CREATOR DETERMINES THE RESOURCES YOU NEED FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE Jesus tells the story of a man who was going on a journey. Before he left home, the master called his servant to him and gave each of them a portion of his resources. When he returned, he asked each servant to give an accounting of what they had received. ALTHOUGH THE MASTER DIDNT EXPECT EACH SERVANT TO HAVE EQUAL RESOURCES WHEN HE RETURNED, HE DID EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE USED AND INCREASED THE PROPERTY HE HAD ENTRUSTED TO THEM (see Matthew 25:14-30). GOD HAS DETERMINED THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO LIVE A HAPPY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE, BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO MEET THE DEMANDS HE WILL PLACE UPON YOU. IF YOU ARE CONSTANTLY COMPARING YOUR RESOURCES WITH THOSE OF OTHERS PEOPLE, YOU WILL BE BLINDED BOTH TO THE RICHNESS OF WHAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED TO YOU AND THE TASKS HE WANTS YOU TO ACCOMPLISH USING WHAT YOU HAVE. The release of your FULL POTENTIAL demands that you examine your life carefully so you can identify both the many assets God has given you and the purpose for which He gave them. GOD WILL NOT ENTRUST YOU WITH MORE RESOURCES UNTIL YOU USE WISELY WHAT HES ALREADY GIVEN YOU. GOD WILL NOT ENTRUST YOU WITH MORE RESOURCES UNTIL YOU USE WISELY WHAT HES ALREADY GIVEN YOU. YOUR SOURCE/CREATOR DETERMINES THE CONDITIONS YOU NEED FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE YOUR CREATOR/SOURCE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DEFINE YOUR OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT. HE DOES SO THROUGH HIS LAWS AND COMMANDMENTS. Gods laws establish the element of your ideal environment and set the necessary requirements for consistent, healthy growth. GODS COMMANDMENTS HELP YOU TO MAINTAIN YOUR ENVIRONMENT. They serve as INDICATORS of the state of your health and the condition of your environment. YOUR WELL-BEING IS DEPENDENT UPON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF GODS LAWS AND YOU OBEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDMENTS. YOU CANT AFFORD TO BREAK GODS COMMANDMENTS BECAUSE DISOBEDIENCE BRINGS A POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT, WHICH STUNTS AND IMPEDES THE RELEASE OF YOUR POTENTIAL. You have the potential to perform great exploits for God. BUT IF YOU FAIL TO MAINTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT GOD DECREES, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE. IT DOESNT MATTER HOW MUCH YOU BRAG ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO OR WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO, OR HOW MUCH YOU CAN SEE AND DREAM AND IMAGINE; (IF GODS REQUIREMENTS ARENT MET, YOU ARENT GOING TO EXPOSE YOUR TRUE SELF!) YOUR SOURCE/CREATOR DETERMINES THE METHOD (s) BY WHICH YOU FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL (DOING WHAT YOU WERE DESIGNED TO DO) GOD NOT ONLY WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU HIS PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE, HE ALSO WANTS YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES THAT HE DEEMS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO EFFECTIVELY FULFILL THOSE PLANS. Many people try one thing after another as they search for the meaning of their lives. THEY MOVE FROM ONE JOB TO THE NEXT, FROM ONE CHURCH TO THE NEXT, FROM ONE TOWN TO THE NEXT, AND FROM ONE SPOUSE TO THE NEXT. WHEN THE GOING GETS A LITTLE ROUGH, THEY MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. (THEY NEVER HANG IN THERE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS.) Jesus tells a story about a woman who swept her house and searched carefully until she found the coin she had lost (see Luke 15:8-10). She didnt just sit in her chair and mourn her loss, SHE GOT UP AND WORKED UNTIL SHE FOUND IT. She translated her desire into a plan, and her plan into action. THE RELEASE OF YOUR POTENTIAL REQUIRES THAT YOU STICK WITH SOMETHING UNTIL YOU SEE IT THROUGH. ITS NOT ENOUGH JUST TO THINK ABOUT WHAT GOD WANTS FROM YOUR LIFE; YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND DO IT. WORK IS THE METHOD GOD ESTABLISHED TO RELEASE HIS POTENTIAL. The creation story tells us that GOD WORKED SO HARD CREATING THE WORLD THAT HE WAS TIRED WHEN HE FINISHED. BECAUSE YOU CAME OUT OF GOD, WORK IS ALSO REQUIRED OF YOU TO BRING FORTH ALL THE INVISIBLE JEWELS THAT LAY HIDDEN INSIDE YOU. GOD ESTABLISHED WORK AS A PRIORITY THAT BRINGS FULFILLMENT AND CONTENTMENT. HE DESIGNED YOU TO WORK OUT YOUR POTENTIAL. A LESSON FROM SONY Sony is a Japanese company that manufactures electronics. When you buy an appliance from Sony, you will find a booklet entitled OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS in the top of the box. In the bag with the instruction book you will also find a small slip of paper that says, BEFORE DISENGAGING OR OPERATING THIS MACHINE, READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Because Sony wants you to experience the maximum enjoyment from its product, the company wants you to be thoroughly familiar with the quality and the capabilities of the machine BEFORE YOU USE IT. IF YOU DONT READ THE MANUAL FIRST, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE HIGH QUALITY AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE THAT SONY BUILT INTO THE EQUIPMENT. THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT GOD DESIGNED CALLED MEN AND WOMEN. YOU WILL NEVER REACH YOUR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE UNLESS YOU FIRST CHECK GODS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. THE BIBLE IS GODS MANUAL ON YOU. YOU CANNOT OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL YOU BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH EVERYTHING GOD BUILT INTO YOU. One of the first pages in the Sony manual says OWNERS RECORD at the top. This page instructs you to LOCATE THE MACHINES SERIAL NUMBER at the rear of the tape recorder in the battery compartment and RECORD THAT NUMBER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW. The serial number of a product SEPARATES it from all other equipment of that same make and model. THE DAY YOU INVITED JESUS INTO YOUR HEART YOU BEGAN A JOURNEY THAT IS UNIQUELY YOURS. YOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS AND YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES HAVE INFLUENCED BOTH THAT MOMENT OF DECISION AND YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST SINCE THAT DAY. NO ONE ELSE NEEDED JESUS IN JUST THE WAY YOU DID. NO ONE ELSE CAN EXPERIENCE HIS PRESENCE AND FORGIVENESS IN THE EXACT WAY YOU DID. RECORD THE DAY YOU GOT SAVED IN THE FRONT OF YOUR BIBLE. MAKE SOME NOTES ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE THAT DECISION HAS MADE IN YOUR LIFE. THEN CONTINUE TO CHECK YOUR PROGRESS BY KEEPING A DIARY OF YOUR GROWTH. YOUR HISTORY WITH GOD IS UNIQUE. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SERIAL NUMBER. The early pages in the Book of Sony also include a list of SPECIFICATIONS. This list details each part of the equipment and tells you what to do if a certain part needs to be replaced. These instructions always include the phrase IF SERVICE IS REQUIRED, PLEASE TAKE OR SEND THIS PRODUCT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WILL USE GENUINE SONY PARTS. THE BIBLE DETAILS YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. GOD DESIGNED YOU TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. IF YOU BECOME FILLED WITH A demon spirit OR SOME OTHER foul spirit, YOU WILL NOT FUNCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GODS INTENTIONS. THATS WHY A MAN WITHOUT GOD IS A DANGEROUS MAN. HE IS LITERALLY INSANE. EVEN THOUGH A MANS MANNERS MAY BE GOOD, IF HIS SPIRIT IS WRONG, HIS BEHAVIOR WILL EVENTUALLY REFLECT HIS SPIRIT. A PERSON WITHOUT GOD IS DANGEROUS. NEVER CONFUSE BEHAVIOR WITH REGENERATION. YOUR BEHAVIOR IS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION OF YOUR THINKING. REGENERATION IS THE SOURCE OF THAT CONVERSION. YOU CANNOT DEMAND RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM AN UNRIGHTEOUS SPIRIT. THATS WHY GOD GIVES YOU HIS SPIRIT WHEN YOU COME BACK TO HIM. PROPER BEHAVIOR IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT BECAUSE YOUR FUNCTIONS ARISE FROM THE NATURE OF YOUR SPIRIT.(IF YOU WANT TO FUNCTION BY LOVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SPIRIT WHO IS THE SOURCE OF LOVE.) The book of Sony also contains a list of the FEATURES Sony built into the equipment. The features specified by Sony for a tape recorder might include a voice-operated recording system, an auxiliary microphone jack, a four-source power supply, and controls that determine playback speed and review functions. GOD HAS CREATED YOU WITH CERTAIN FEATURES THAT HE HAS DEFINED AND CLARIFIED IN HIS OPERATING MANUAL. YOU HAVE A BODY, A SOUL, AND A SPIRIT. (IF YOU WANT TO OPERATE UP TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL, YOU MUST CAREFULLY STUDY HOW GOD DESIGNED EACH OF THESE FEATURES TO FUNCTION.) THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS THAT GOVERN EACH CHARACTERISTIC. IF YOU DISREGARD THESE LAWS, YOU CANNOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. Sony also details the PRECAUTIONS to be observed when you operate the equipment. These are the DONTS you must avoid if you want to enjoy the highest quality and the maximum performance from the tape recorder. The booklet may caution you not to disassemble the casing and to go to a QUALIFIED SERVICE AGENT if the equipment is malfunctioning. It also warns you that certain things may prevent the machine from recording. WHEN GOD CREATED MAN, HE PUT HIM IN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AND GAVE HIM AUTHORITY OVER ALL THAT WAS IN THE GARDEN. THEN GOD GAVE MAN A PRECAUTION: YOU CAN EAT FROM ALL THE TREES IN THE GARDEN EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE TREE. IF YOU EAT FROM THIS TREE YOU WILL DIE. GODS PRECAUTION WAS AN ACT OF LOVE. HE WANTED TO SAVE MAN FROM THE PENALTIES OF SIN AND DEATH. BUT MAN VIOLATED GODS PRECAUTION. (WE ARE STILL LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISOBEDIENCE.) IF GOD GIVES YOU A PRECAUTION, DONT TEST IT TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DO IT. (PRECAUTION ALWAYS INDICATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIFIC ACTIONS.) DISOBEDIENCE IS ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PENALTY. Finally, the operating manual describes the MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY and the limitations to that warranty. the manufacturers warranty guarantees that YOU CAN RETURN THE PRODUCT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT if the product fails during the specified warranty period. If, however, YOU VIOLATE THE WARRANTY LIMITATIONS, Sony is no longer responsible for the equipment. YOU ARE. These limitations refer primarily to the operation, environment, and maintenance of the equipment. GODS WARRANTY INCLUDES A CLAUSE OF GRACE. HELL TAKE YOU IN YOUR WRECKED STATE AND THROW OUT satans PARTS. THOUGH IT MAY TAKE YEARS, GOD WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR MEMORY BANKS UNTIL YOUR MIND IS CLEANED AND YOUR LIFE IS TRANSFORMED. THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE. HE WILL PAY FOR ALL THE COST TO FIX YOU SO LONG AS YOU GO TO THE RIGHT DEALER. (BUT YOU CANT EXPECT GOD TO FIX YOU IF YOU ARE GOING TO satan FOR REPAIR. YOU CANT EXPECT GOD TO FIX YOU IF YOU ARE GOING TO satan FOR REPAIR. The last thing Sony tells you in the operating instructions is to RETAIN THE MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. In other words, DONT THROW AWAY YOUR BIBLE. YOU NEED GODS MANUAL TO ANSWER THE OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS YOU WILL MEET IN YOUR DAILY LIFE. YOU CAN FUNCTION THREE THOUSAND PERCENT BETTER THAN YOU ARE NOW FUNCTIONING, SO DONT GET RID OF GODS MANUAL. THE BIBLE CONTAINS THE ANSWERS FOR A FULFILLING, PRODUCTIVE LIFE. THE OMNIPOTENT GOD IS YOUR SOURCE/CREATOR. HIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL DETAILS THE REQUIREMENTS, GUIDELINES, AND WARNINGS UPON WHICH YOUR VERY LIFE DEPENDS. GODS LIFE ISNT DEPENDENT ON YOU. HES ALIVE WITHOUT YOU. BUT YOUR LIFE IS DEPENDENT ON HIM. YOU NEED HIM TO FIND TRUE LIFE. A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, HIS SON, IS THE GATEWAY TO A FULL AND RICH LIFE. HE IS THE FOUNDATIONAL KEY TO UNDERSTANDING AND RELEASING YOUR POTENTIAL. KNOWING HIM AND HIS INTENT FOR YOUR LIFE IS THE BASIS FOR AN EFFECTIVE LIFE.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:49:08 +0000
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