Encourage yourself

A rags-to-riches businessman was interview by a local newspaper about his sudden rise of prominence in the business world. The reported asked his secret to success. He replied, “My secret is found in the left pocket of my jacket.” The reporter prodded the businessman to show it. “Are you sure you want to know?”. The reported nodded in excitement. The businessmen pulled out an old pocket notebook with scribbles in it. It contained inspirational quotes from leaders of past and present. “But the most important part is found at the back of this notebook.” He showed the back pages and found Bible scripture verses. “These Bible verses saved my life, put me in focus, and God gave me success.” The reporter could not question his claim because he had all the proof in the world of his success. Read this verse of scripture taken from Joshua 1:8 (New International Version) “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” In the Message bible, the same verse is paraphrased this way: “And don’t for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you’ll get where you’re going; then you’ll succeed.” That is why we encourage you today to confess, study and memorize scripture so that it will not depart from your mind and, thus, your mouth. Ponder. Meditate. Reflect. Memorize Scripture daily. Get this: These are key words that will help you be successful in life. But not just any self-help book or philosophy to contemplate. It should be the Word of God - The Bible. No doubt, the key to transforming yourself from an ordinary Christian to a Spirit-Filled Christian is through scripture study, confession, memorization and meditation. So encourage yourself to succeed in life….