It is not uncommon to hear in church ‘I got promoted by the grace of God’. I remember asking a senior minister of the gospel what the secret to his success and impact in ministry was, and his answer to me was ‘Jesus is my secret’.
Now what do you do with an answer like that? How do I explain the failures of many who have Jesus, just like this senior minister of God? His answer, though true, is too simplistic. His answer was not empowering. I could not walk away knowing exactly what to do to replicate his success and more. May be such an answer is a deliberate way to keep the ‘secret’ of his success from others so they remain unempowered and forever dependent!
Others also attribute their success to the favour of God. The Bible clearly states that every child of God is in favour with God (2 Corinthians 5:19). And yet not all God’s children are enjoying success. This dichotomy has engaged my attention for a long time and through study, meditation and relentless pursuit of answers, God has enlightened my mind to clearly see the place and role of man in God’s program in the earth.
The question I want you to think hard on is this: what does God promote? What does God support?
Many are of the erroneous belief that to be promoted in life depends ONLY on what goes on in church buildings. They believe they can get promotion simply by their offering, financial seed or by claiming a prophecy.
This wrong notion is unfortunately producing believers with wrong beliefs and mind-sets when it comes to success and influence in the earth. Many believers have concluded that the offering they give in church will compensate for their incompetence at work. Does God promote incompetence and laziness? The church must wake up! Many Christians are literally sitting on the greatness within them largely because they have not understood why God made man on the earth. Understanding the purpose of man on the earth will change you forever. God made the earth and made his image (man) and authorized him to run the earth. Therefore when it comes to life on earth, man is the key.
To think that there will be changes in your life without you changing means you are already deceived. When God gets involved in your life you ought to be better. God is not a minus or a disadvantage to your life. Partnering God ought to make you creative, energized, productive, competent and excellent.
God Promotes Hard Work
Some ministers of the Gospel, in proclaiming the message of grace, sometimes posit that hard work was abolished together with the law, with the coming into effect of the dispensation of grace. They have ‘marketed’ the Gospel as an invitation to a vacation – rest from all work. It is therefore not a wonder when some believe that being favoured by God means doing less work. God made man to work on purpose. When you stop working you start waning.
Every promotion you require is scheduled into your capacity to deliver rare value. Let your quest to deliver results shape the way you think and live.
God Promotes Excellence
Excellence will always be noticed. Your promotion is in becoming excellent because promotion is embedded in excellence. I don’t care where you work; no one can keep excellent work in obscurity for long. It will be noticed. Focus on becoming excellent at what you do. It was the excellent spirit in both Daniel and Joseph that secured their place at the top.
Keep pushing, stretching and striving towards becoming an excellent person and doing excellent things. In these lie your promotions.
Take dominion.
Rule and subdue the earth!
