In my last post I showed that as Christians we all have greatness within us and in order to harness this greatness we first must believe it is there. Meditating on God’s word is one sure way to change or mindset about who we are in Christ Jesus. Not only should we meditate on the word of God, but we must also be obedient to the word of God. In our obedience to the word we are saying to God “I trust you with my life” So whatever He asks me to do I know it is something that will build me up, not harm me.
Coupled with obedience is submissionto God and then to each other. To submit means to come under, to give in. James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Harnessing the greatness within calls for us to live a life of humility. Jesus Christ was the greatest example of Humility- Phil. 2:5-8
Phil 2:3 tells us- Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves (NIV).Humility is allowing God to do what He wants to do in our life.
To harness the greatness within we need to live a life of patience, we must wait on God’s timing for things in our lives. We cannot become anxious; we must wait on the Lord. Hebrews 10:35-39; Isaiah 40:31.
Living a life of Love is another necessary ingredient in harnessing the greatness within. John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
With a life of obedience, submission, humility, patience and love we can boldly approach the throne of God in whatever circumstance we find ourselves.
Mt. 21:22 says- And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. In addition the word of God further states in John 15:16: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. I can hear some saying “whatever I ask in His name”? Yes, because if we are grounded in God’s word then we will not ask for unnecessary things- James 4:3 calls this asking amiss.