Get Up to Speed
Friends, greetings in Jesus Name! Once again, Happy New Year! Welcome to the year the Lord will do great and mighty things in your life. A lot happened to the world in 2020 that turned out negative for many. But this time, the Lord will turn things to your favour. Today, I will be sharing with you on what I title, “Get Up to Speed”. This is the part of the year where wisdom demands that we get up to speed with our set goals and vision for the year as the Lord leads. I believe before entering this new year, you have evaluated yourself to examine certain occurrences in your life that must not follow you through this year, and certain occurrences in your life that must be improved upon for maximum progress. You see, certain changes are inevitable in your life if you must make meaningful progress in 2021. Listen, the greatest mistake any of us should allow to happen this year is to permit 2021 to pass by with nothing to show for it. “But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). It does not matter the situation facing the nations of the world today, but if you truly know your God, the earth will respond positively to you. “When men are cast down, then you shall say, there is lifting up” (Job 22:29). Like a joke, in another couple of weeks, the month of January will be over. Before you know it, the year 2021 will be laid to rest. One major word the Lord gave me this year is: “No More Time To Waste.” Yes, it is time to get up to speed! Why? The Lord will not do for you what he has empowered you to do for yourself. He will always do his part, but equally expect you to fulfill your own part of the bargain. You see, God’s promises to us are usually accompanied with warfare. If you observe in the Bible, you will see that whenever God made a promise to the Israelites, they were never required to go to bed and do nothing. They go forth to war and claim their promise. When God gives a promise, he does not change his mind about it. “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen” (2 Cor. 1:20). “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Num. 23:19). But his promises do not come on a platter of Gold. It requires your corresponding action to bring it to reality. Therefore, whatever God has said concerning your life this year should propel you to war. You know why? Satan will always contend for it. The devil hates to see the manifestation of God’s promises over your life. And you shouldn’t sit back and watch things go haywire in your life. You need to be awakened and tear down every stronghold of delay. The bible declares in Matt. 11:12, “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent takes it by force.” Meaning, you must war and overcome wicked forces that wants to hinder your breakthrough this year. Do you remember the case of Daniel who prayed and his request was granted the moment he called on God? But you know what? The devil withstood the answer to his prayer. It took the intervention of Archangel Michael to save the situation (Daniel 10:1-14). You must understand that Satan will always put up a fight – a formidable resistance – whenever great things are about to happen in your life. Many of us have good dreams and well mapped out goals for the year, but a lot of times we allow complacency, distraction, laziness, and cares of this world to creep into our lives. In so doing, we realize the year is far spent without achieving anything. Listen, the Lord is set to fast-track your progress right now. But you need to allow Him have His way in your life. In 1 Kings 18:48, we were told that, “The LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.” Have you ever heard that a man outran a horse? This is what I call “Divine Speed” of progress. It happened to Elijah. And that will be your portion this year in Jesus Mighty Name. Now, like Elijah, how do you allow the Lord to have his way in your life that he may fast-track your progress? You must stay connected to the Lord by his word, spend quality time in His presence, pay heed to his instructions over your life by not trying to do things in your own way, and then become diligent not slothful in business (John 9:4; Luke 2:49; Proverbs 12:24). I see a great and fulfilling year ahead of you as you stay connected to God. Have a Fantastic Week. With love, Elvis!