Determination

"But as for you, be strong; don't give up, for your work has a reward." v7   

                                                                                   2 Chronicles 15:1-7   CSB 

The Spirit of the LORD came upon Azariah, son of Oded. So he went out to meet Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. He told them, 'The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you ' v2. For years, Israel had been without a true God, teaching priests and were left without instruction. But here, God was telling them that if they were determined, God would reward them. There are some very wise words to consider here for all of us!

To have a successful relationship with God, we must be determined to make it work. This is not a game, but one of life and God wants to flood you with it. The definition of 'determined' is to have a 'fixed intention'. When we have this applied to our walk with Jesus, we will be blessed and successful. But it takes determination, in fact, all we have got but it is worth it.

Thomas Edison is classed as one of the most prolific inventors of our lifetime. We tend to think that he invented the light bulb, but he didn't. This was invented before Edison had the chance to achieve it. However, he is famous for perfecting it giving us the light we have today. He did though, have many failures but he didn't see it that way. As an inventor, Edison made 1000 unsuccessful attempts to invent the light bulb. When a reporter asked him, 'How did it feel to fail 1000 times?' Edison replied, 'I didn't fail 1000 times; the light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.'

His determination was second to none, he never gave up, determined that he would succeed. People who knew him were critical, in fact a past teacher said he was, 'too stupid to learn anything.' Edison was also fired from his first two jobs for being, 'non-productive'. And yet, this man's determination brought him success in the end. He is famous for saying, 'When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember you haven't.'

                                                      Info on Edison sourced from ElitesBrand.com

You are not a failure; it just hasn't happened for you yet. Don't give up - ever; be determined and go ahead, ensuring God is in your dreams. He will then make you successful.

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