Think Again

THINK AGAIN





Sadly, we miss many blessings because we do not have the patience (John 16:24) to keep trying or we too hastily turn our thoughts to something or someone else. You may feel that there is too slim a prospect for your success so why think again. You may rashly conclude that the matter is not important to your life so why think again. So, you walk away, or loose heart or disconnect.





For a variety of reasons, we often do not think again, either about previous decisions we made, or about the final choice in a present situation; and we end up with second best, regret, or we loose a winning battle. This sort of ending, is the very opposite to God’s plans for you (Jer 29:11).





God himself reconsiders the penalty which your history or behaviours rightly deserves (Isa 1:18). He does this because He does not want you to suffer (2 Kings 20:1-6). It is God’s desire that you benefit from the good things you have longed for and which God has reserved for you. Many of us do not pause to reconsider the situation, to see if we should change our minds or intentions (Luke 18:1-5; Gen 16:4-5). Your future continually pleads to you to avoid actions that may result in regret tomorrow. Your destiny relies on you to make up if you can, for past failures. Your destiny hopes that you live up to the promise of a great life (Exo 32:10-13).





It may be that you are still undecided or have had no clear direction, even after praying about a situation. Then pray again, differently this time round (Matt 6:7). Prayer is an act of faith and therefore gives you access to a power that is higher than human reason (Rom 8:6). God can open your mind to different facets of a (past or) present situation (Eph 1:16, 18), which you did not see when you first prayed and formed a view.





It may be that after you reconsidered your decision, you feel satisfied to proceed without changing your posture. This is fine -if you arrived at the decision after praying about the matter. Confining your decision to your thoughts alone robs you of the wisdom that is readily available from wise counsel, and most it robs you of the wisdom of God. Praying then thinking; thinking again and praying again – this can make the difference between success and failure (Isa 30:21). The process can take a moment or a month. Think again and change your ways if you are unhappy with your self or the world in general. Think again and change your mind if you feel you have nothing or little to offer the world. Think again and change your heart if you are about to abandon the dream that God has placed within you.





As you think about what you have heard, realise that faith in God is a way that is better than reason. May God give you the courage to reconsider and act on those things that hamper your progress in life."





Mike Abel©