PONDER!
Completing the mission before us is what matters and not necessarily being successful in the definition of the world. What the world considers as success isn't it in the perspective of the kingdom of light.
It is easy to substitute the completion of one's assignment with success in the world's view. Most leaders are distracted by their obsession for success, and as a result, they are losing sight of the mission before them.
The church of the Laodiceans was successful in the world's perspective (Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing). However, in God's eyes, they were "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked." Rev 3:17
That is the problem with the world's perspective of success; it makes people proudful and boastful of their financial and material wealth but blinds them to their true condition.
The church of the Laodiceans thought they needed nothing because of their financial and material success, but unknowing to them, they were "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
In the kingdom of God, what some consider as 'poor' could be great riches, and riches, gross poverty.
Sadly, the church today in some quarters is divided between the line of 'rich' and 'poor,' a reflection of the world's system. As a result, the race to be successful ( Make money and acquire material things) has replaced the passion for getting the 'job' (Mission) completed. Also, the above mindset deprives us of seeing the connection between what God has given us and the completion of the mission.
Hear this, if we don't repent and press on, laying down everything to get the job done, we may be here during certain phases of the Great Tribulation, which wasn't God's perfect will. And all the rhetorics about leaving the earth before the Great Tribulation will not change that since it wasn't associated with 'getting the job done!'
We can hasten the coming of the Lord, or delay it! It depends on when we get the job done. The wise will understand!
Ponder!
Dr. Etta
GFC Visionary
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