Mountains in our Lives Mountains in our lives are situations that block us so that we cannot see clearly where we are going. When you are faced with a mountain, your view is blocked that you cannot see your destinty. But once you are a destined to reach your end, you will certainly get there cause what it might. See? One thing clear is that the Lord has destined you to get to your intended Goal and that is final. Romans 8:28-30; Daniel 4:35; Isaish 60:1-15 God's original plan for Mountains in our lives is not to block us but to elevate us so that our view point is clearer so we can see where we are and where we are going. Your point of view depends on your view point, if your view point is wrong your point of view will also be wrong hence the need for mountains in our Christian lives. Always remember that each time you are faced with a mountain, you've not come to the end of the world but mountains are there so that when we face them we may call upon the Lord for Him to exercise His Lordship. There are specific prayers that move mountains from our way. God is a very jealousy God who will never allow any thing to stand in our way as we follow Him beacuse they block our view of Him. May the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ pass through your mountains and level them. The Lord is with you. MOUNTAINS BEFORE ME MUST MOVE AWAY Some of the helpless situations and problems we face include:- 1.Joblessness 2. debts 3. financial struggles 4. Sickness 5. accidents 6. losing our money 7. rejection etc When you face those situations the first thing to do is to thank God for the problems because God has a chance to manifest Himself through the problem. Before God does a miracle, there > must be a problem, and the bigger the problem the greater the miracle, > the tougher the challenge the sweeter the victory. The deeper the > problem the greater the God’s manifestation. Before God takes you to your destiny(promised land, Canaan) first He must send you to wilderness..(a place of preparation) Wilderness is not a dying place but where God’s power is manifested... Wilderness is when your boss tells you to pack and go, when your debtors have decreed that you will not live, when landlord is about to take all your belongings out of his house etc. When you are in wilderness don’t complain instead learn to be calm When you are in wilderness don’t build permanent structures you are not there to stay. The way you behave determines how you will come out of the wilderness The wilderness can either leave you better or bitter During the time of problems devil will face you like he faced Jesus to tempt him When you are in the wilderness use your faith (worry looks around, regrets looks back, but faith looks up) Before you complain before God, first check whether the source (root) of the problem is you. You can be root of the problem SOURCES OF PROBLEMS 1. from the devil 2. self imposed problems 2.God’s tests 3.Rachael had prevented herself from getting children (she was barren) Gen 30:22 she was the source of the problems (she had another god from his father Laban (Genesis 31:19) Israel had to go to promised land for 7 days but disobedience caused them to stay for 40 years When you are in a problem men’s eye will be on your problem not on victory but God’s eyes will be on victory side not on your problem E.g. where people saw bareness- Hannah- God saw a fruitful woman Sam1:20 Where people saw bareness – Abraham – God saw a father of many descendants Where people saw a shepherd- David- God saw a king 1 Sam 16:1-10 Where people saw a beggar- Widow woman- God saw an oil distributor Where people saw an inmate- Joseph-God saw a ruler (governor or prime minister)
TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS > a) Isaac obeyed God’s instructions ”Do not go to Egypt , stay there I will bless you ( Gen 26:3) b) The sick man for 38 years obeyed instruction “take your bed and go you are healed” c) Elijah obeyed “go and stay in a certain place- there ravens (birds) will bring food 1 kings 17:1-2 d) Zachariah failed to obey instructions – he became dump (Luke 1:20) e) Jonah failed to obey instructions-he chose his way instead of going to Nineveh (Jonah 1:3) f) The blind man obeyed instructions “ go and wash your eyes at the pool” John 9:7 g)Naaman obeyed instructions “go and deep your self seven times at Jordan river ” 2 kings 5:14-20 WHEN THE DEVIL IS BUSY CREATING A PROBLEM FOR YOU, GOD GETS BUSY TO PREPARE A SOLUTION FOR YOU
When they were planning to kill Joseph, God was preparing another man to come and buy Joseph (Genesis 37:25-28) As they were planning to kill Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego, God was busy preparing the fourth man- Jesus (Daniel 3:25) As devil was planning to pick Judas from the other disciples, God was preparing Mathias (acts 1:12-26) As they were throwing Jonah in water, God was selecting a fish that had big belly and mouth that can accommodate his body size (Jonah 2:17) As devil was planning how to kill David, God was preparing Jonathan to reveal the secret to David (1 Sam 19:1-3) GOD’S LONG ROUTES When you want to talk with God avoid short cuts because God mostly uses long routes. He is able to heal you and give you a job promotion in one day ,but He can delay your 2 blessings and delay is not denial God used long routes for the Israelites to know the provisions of God – Manner, water from the rock God used the long routes for the Israelites to see God’s grace (their cloths grew with them) Sometimes God does a miracle when your front side and backside lacks no entry/ Escape: YOU NEED DEVINE FAVOUR TO OVERCOME YOUR PROBLEMS Favor is a friendly regard shown towards another especially by a superior. 1) God’s favor enabled Mary to be selected from other virgin ladies to give birth to Messiah (Luke 1:29-31) 2) God’s enabled Isaac to harvest when all conditions favorable for harvest were absent (Gen 26: 1-10) 3) God’s favor will enable your application letter to be separated from other 400 letters in a certain office. 4) God’s favor will enable you to remain working when the boss tells others to pack and go. 5) God’s favor will cause your Visa to be released when others are bound 6) God’s favor will enable you to excel when others are failing The degree in which you demonstrate love to another and support God’s work will determine the multiplication of God’s favor (grace, enabling power,) in your Job and your life.. Let this message go, someone needs to know that God is watching over them. And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end. The Lord is with you!!