Honour Your Part

By Josephine Lim

We have the tendency of settling for less or second best compromising what we are hoping for. If we remain focused being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we have not seen (Hebrews 11:1) then the Bible calls it Faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6).

We struggled through life because we allow ourselves to be distracted and discouraged - losing sight, hope, faith and confidence of what we hope for while waiting for answer(s). That's when we make erroneous decisions and regret for our actions. Choose to remain focused and be confidently certain of what we believing for because God is faithful to answer our prayers. He always honours His promises according to His word. He will always honour His part and able to do exceedingly abundantly far above and beyond all that we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20). The question is - "Are you honouring your part?"

Are we cooperating with Him to see our prayers answered by our speech, decisions and actions? Are our spoken words and actions reflect our faith on Him? Let us not settle for less, not compromising our standards, let us move forward and keep moving (be it big or small tiny step), you’re nearer to your goal than you realised. Be it your dream course/study, career, business, ministry, friendship, relationship, finances, etc never lose hope but direct our path towards the goal.

Never give up, continue to persevere and wait patiently as God does Honour His part as you honour yours by trusting in Him. Prepare to receive your answered prayers. He shall surely place you at the right place at the right time to realise your dreams and what you longed for. God treats our every prayer, thought and wish honourably. What about you?

Realise your worth. You are very precious to Him that He did not withhold His only darling Son for us, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things (the best too!) (Romans 8:32) according to the riches of His grace/glory? He has a big generous heart with resources that never runs dry. He is faithful to see our prayers come true in His (beautiful) time so don’t hesitate, neither procrastinate, steer your life towards your goal, put your faith into actions and get ready with all the knowledge, wisdom, skill, talent and resources you’ve been given so that when opportunity comes your way, you are prepared for it and take it on with confident trust by the grace of God. Nothing is impossible! All begin with a dream and we shall see the fruit of our faith.

You'll feel relief, satisfied, and motivated when you do what God has designed you for this purpose regardless of our circumstances, gender, age and all kinds of limitation. Otherwise, you'll always be restless and searching for one thing after another. Make up your mind, stay focused, determined, and diligently directing your path towards your goal and work on it. Don't worry about "what if it doesn't work?" Give it a try at least you have tried. What if it works and your dreams come to pass? You shall be greatly rewarded.

I was inspired by the recent movies - "The Kid" and "Eat, Pray, and Love". How people learnt from their past and triumphed over time. The life Christ died to give us is of abundance Life. I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). He gives each one of us talents and gifts (Matthew 25) and we can only be satisfied when we see that our God given talents do not stay hidden but invested to impact our loved ones, colleagues, associates, friends, community, church, nation and the world. Even if it's just impacting one precious life, it's all worth it and very rewarding. All it takes is one person at a time.

Last week, I dropped my wallet in the bus. I mobilised my friends to pray alongside with me. Straightaway I received words of faith from friends who said "The Lord shall surely restore all that you've lost and your wallet will be returned to you" and another said "The angels of the Lord are protecting your wallet". What a wonderful words of encouragement during desperate moment! I praise the Lord for surrounding me with women and men of faith. The next day I called the Lost & Found Department, before I could finish giving my full name, the lady from the department read out my full name and said my wallet has been found and I can come to collect it. I was elated and she was very happy for me too and we both laughed and thanked each other. My Chairman upon hearing this and even after knowing that I have bought a new travel card the night before insisted that I accept some cash from him to spend on my journey to retrieve my wallet. God truly restored all that I lost. Nothing is impossible for Him!

Like the boy who presented Jesus with his five loaves and two fish, Jesus gave thanks and multiplied it to feed five thousand people with twelve baskets full of leftovers (Matthew 14) so shall it also happened to us when we surrender our prayers, dreams, and visions to the Lord He shall grant us beyond our expectation and imagination. This is our God!

Be inspired, fulfilled and blessed!