Maximize The Season

‘So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do’ Eph.5:15-17.

A lot of people that go through extreme rejection have serious inferiority complex. They react to things through the veil of that complex. But David did not have inferiority complex. He would not have been able to look his brothers in the eye. How do I know? When he needed to confront Eliab, he did it without resentment. ‘…and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart… And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?”’ 1 Sam.17:28-29. In order words, David was saying, “why are you all sitting in the tent like cowards? Is there not a cause?” No inferiority complex! That is what being in the Presence of God does to you. Someone says “if you can kneel before God, you can stand before men”. Another thing that comes with intimacy with God, in the case of people that are suffering from intense rejection, is not having a superiority complex. Intimacy with God protects you from having inferiority or superiority complex. People come out of the season of rejection and I’m usually shocked how they treat others that are going through the exact same thing they went through. “Let him suffer, I worked for my money”. Have you heard that before? God delivered you from something, you see someone else going through the same thing and you think you are superior to the person? Even the little Egyptian boy, David stopped to fed him and help him because David knew what it is to be left alone in the wilderness to die.Thirdly, David’s intimacy with God healed him completely and David was able to open his heart for covenant relationships. For some, after going through rejection and pain, they become suspicious of everyone. God brings people into their lives to help them reach their destiny and they are suspicious. God brings Jonathans into their lives, instead of embracing him and striking a covenant relationship, they dwell on the suspicion that he can sell them out to Saul. They begin to conjure up theories that don’t exist. That is a sign that they have not utilized that season embracing God.

Prayer: Father, please help me grow in intimacy with You regardless of the season of my life, in Jesus Name.