Now let's take a holistic review of our activities( planned & unplanned) of past years or the very last in particular.
Its quite obvious and clear that some of those that resulted impromptu seeming unrealistic were achievements celebrated or waiting to be. Of course we can't neglect those set as goals and finally crowned with huge celebration because they came real.
On the other hand, some of both the later and former resulted to loopholes we never expected.
All the same in all cases, there are reasons for which you've celebrated.
Looking intently, you will realise that none of these achievements were actually 100% success as a result of your contribution. Every other persons you made contact with must have played significant roles. Sometimes this roles are seen to be minute, to some persons we may particularly conclude they did nothing.
But no matter how intangible the roles may seem, they actually contributed to your success. Little wonder the popular adage, a tree cannot make a forest.
There are those who will dispute this fact even as plane as it could be. Well, no matter the background of your argument, the truth must always be called truth.
But peradventure you're successful disputing all facts about human assistance to your achievement, you must never fail to recognise the divine assistance of God.
Few weeks ago, my discussion with an artiest reveals his disbelief in the existence of God, thus he doesn't accept anything resulting from the help God provides in accordance to His will for our lives.
He entirely believe every success he achieve results from his personal effort or that of other human who are willing to reciprocate help.
Its not my first time meeting such people anyway, but this time I met a young promising Nigerian and his expression really baffled me.
For this set of people, it might look a waste of time explaining this, except they're first convinced about God then...
Someone may then question, what's your effort towards convincing him about God? Well, after a short discussion, he concluded; there's nothing you've gat to say that I've never heard. After understanding the milieu both naturally and career-wise, I decided in my heart, this one needs God's direct intervention. Of course he still needs prayers.
When God has divinely designed things to be, whether your effort is available or not, it will surely come to pass.
Jesus told the Pharisee, God is capable of raising stones to praise Himself if they fail to do so.
In similar way, God just request human assistance to pursue/fulfill His will not necessarily because He can't perform it divinely, thus when God gives us opportunity to become His workmanship/partner, we ought to accept it wholeheartedly.
I may have a weakness here to list all your achievements throughout 2017. Well, I know you may as well have such difficulty especially for some, that might seem small. But if you could find a solitary place, reflect within few minutes, you'll certainly recollect things that came to success even without your effort.
Now ask yourself, how could this have come success without the help of God- that's Grace, isn't it?
Some persons hardly recognise nor accept Grace made available for them by God just like the guy above. They can in fact tell you, there's nothing like Grace. But believe me, there's absolutely nothing achievable without the sufficiency in God making it possible. It doesn't matter here the amount of effort/contribution made by you.
Jesus Christ in spite of His sovereignty recognise Grace made available by God, thus He asked. " If it be your will, let this cup pass over me, nevertheless not my will but thine" - Mrk 14:36.
The grace of God is made available for us, whether on demand or not. That's though to a certain degree for each individual. Don't ask me why Christ had to seek for it. Of course His mission was signed and sealed already and His task was a critical one.
Thus from each mild activity to the tasking goals we set to achieve, when we see & recognise God's Grace made available, things become essay hence, we gat no worry when things don't work like we plan and that's possible by trusting God's capability to fix things for us even when they wrong.
Throughout the years past, nothings had made things possible for me & family and kept us going if not God.
Through tough, mild and essay times, God is involved and without Him, I am nothing.
That Grace is still available to keep you going through the year 2018 and beyond. Just trust God & obey Him.
Welcome to 2018.
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