Staying Power 11

The environment that supports continuous success

Bible Reading: Psalm 1

Look around you and you will notice that the creator has created everything to function well when they are in a particular environment. You don’t grow a mahogany tree in your sitting room. You don’t see fishes swimming on the streets. Interestingly, man has also learnt from his creator and has unconsciously dictated the right environment for most of his inventions. That is why you do not drive your car on water and you don’t operate your computer inside a swimming pool. God places his creations where they can flourish and be their best and man is also doing the same. But have you ever wondered about the particular environment God has created for man – where he will flourish and be his best?

Friends, there is an environment that guarantees your continuous prosperity. If you leave that environment, you will realize that you keep increasing your efforts, but with little or no results. You may attend prayer conferences and deliverance services; you may visit the best counselors; but if you are not in that environment, you will find it very difficult to achieve your God-given goals. Take all the possession of a Christian and leave him in that environment, he will immediately start to blossom. But give him all the world’s riches and take him out of that environment, it will take only a few days for him to return to nothing. What is that environment? The Bible tells us —

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.  Psalm 1:1-3 (BBE)

Notice the Bible demands you leave one environment and get into another, only then will you continue to experience success in all you do. We have discussed about being in the environment of the Word in our previous messages. But if you do not leave the evil environment, you will not make good progress even though you meditate on God’s word day and night. It’s like attempting to drive with the two left tyres of your car on the ground and the other two tyres on water. It just cannot work. Bible says – do not be deceived, evil communication corrupts good manners. One of the mannerisms of a Christian is that (s)he will shine brighter and brighter everyday. But with bad friends and acquaintances, such manners get corrupted.

Remember, you can’t fly with the eagles if you scratch with the chickens. May be it is high time you examined your friends, especially those in your inner circle.

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