REPOSITIONING YOUR MINDSET TO SERVICE!

Hello there my dear readers, it has been a while since I posted something. I have been trying my hands on many different things and it seems writing is one of my favourites after all. I am glad to be sharing this post with you all. 

The reason for starting off again really is due to a message I shared with my church family over the weekend. There was so much information to share with not enough time so I promised to share the rest later. After careful thinking of ways I could, I was reminded of my blogging on here. So here we are and what a perfect way to kick back into it. This message is in two parts: REPOSITIONING YOUR MINDSET  TO SERVICE & KNOWING WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

DISCLAIMER: the message I’m about to share is not entirely my own but information aquired as a result of my research together with the help and knowledge of The Holy Spirit(The Word of God) that  I was inspired with it. References will be made at the end of every post. 

Repositioning your mindset to service requires togetherness. It requires individuals coming to the realisation that our aim of making it to heaven means we be our “brothers keeper” and work together to achieve that. The word of God in 1 Corinthians 12:21(ESV) says “the eye cannot say to the hand I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet I have no need of you”…..meaning you cannot be a servant of God with the “I can do it by myself” mindset. No man is an island and even islands have the sea, trees and other creatures around it which comes together to  make it the perfect island. We need each other on this journey.

Now let me bring in the story of BABEL, which I’m sure most of you know. The story can be found in Genesis 11:1-9(kindly read all) for further clarification. Simply put, the story is one which tells of how the Babyloniains who at the time had one language wanted to build for themselves a great city with a tower that reaches up to the heavens but got stopped by God. Here are two reasons why I think God stopped them;

1. They wanted to make a name for themselves. Like wow! as we may rightly exclaim. How do you try to make a name for yourself by building a tower all the way to heaven? Why will you try to challenge the Almighty who’s NAME is above every other name. The one who’s GLORY no one can share(Isaiah 42:8).

2. Pride and arrogance set in. And I can see how boastful they must have become thinking we are of one language so we can do this, we can certainly reach the heavens. 🤣 (had to bring in my fav emoji). These people were on a mission and by all means necessary they had to accomplish it but one thing is certain…..”Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” Proverbs 16:18(NIV). 

What other possible reasons do you think God would have used to stop them? I will love to hear from you so kindly share your views in the comment section. 

Moving on, I was fascinated by this story because as much as it has many negatives there are also some positives to pick up from as servants of God. Besides explaining the existence of diverse human languages out of their division, It also teaches that togetherness yields great results. I mean imagine a people with one language, they must have known each other so well and it must have been well enough to reason together for such an awesome plan to build a mighty city to the heavens. This reminds me of the scripture in Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭19‬ ‭(AMP‬‬) “Again I say to you, that if two believers on earth agree [that is, are of one mind, in harmony] about anything that they ask [within the will of God], it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.” 

So I pose the question to you dear reader, can two walk together unless they agree? Let me hear from you in the comment section.

I mean let’s be honest, this was a master plan orchested and I doubt there has ever been any of such recorded in history again. This comes to show the power we possess being united. Imagine the souls we can win together being united in outreach to the world. And imagine how being united can even be beneficial to our own personal journey in Christ Jesus. We can do exploit when we become one. We usually give credit to others who are united in making wealth amongst thier families and community and we wonder why. Remember we the chosen generation are of a blessed descendants and so must also enjoy the blessings of God here on earth. But this calls for looking out for one another in good and in bad. Admitted, it can be very challenging dealing with humans but knowing who you truly are in Christ can be the beginning of learning how the other person also is in order to be able to work with them amicably and peacefully…..which leads me to the next part of this message - REPOSRITIONING YOUR MIND TO KNOWING WHO YOU REALLY ARE!

I will end this here but please be on the look out for the part two of the message in my next post. Thank you all very much for reading and by all means do well to let me hear from you too. I am sure there is so much I can also learn from you or perhaps unlearn from what i think is right. 

#Shalom ✌🏽

ESV - English Stabdard Version

NIV - New International Version

AMP - Amplified