Many believers are quick to congregate in God’s presence for the Word, but how many of us can truly praise Him without restrictions? How many of us can pocket our reputations today so we cash out on the blessings that eventually await us tomorrow? How many of us can be like King David, as he danced without boundaries to glorify God’s presence?
As I witness the jubilation that cuts across the lives of recent graduates, I couldn’t help but recollect my graduation. Behind the smiles on camera was a young man filled with anxiety- desperate to hear from one of the several companies I had interviewed with. It’s quite ironic that most people who seem to have life figured out are the ones struggling the deepest. In my case, a struggle so deep that I left my graduation mid-way for a job interview, which I didn’t secure.
On the Sunday following graduation, I found myself at Hillsong Church. And as I stood still in the midst of strangers during worship, my heart whispered, “How can you expect to be elevated when you are already standing tall?” Despite being engulfed by a state of diffidence, I knelt in obedience. I believed no one would understand my praise because they could not understand my hunger. I firmly believed the prayers that escaped my lips as I kneeled, the worship that serenaded the Heavens as I sang, and the Word that permeated my temple as I listened would unlock my elevation.
You see, the moment you learn that God works generationally and not situationally, you stop getting disappointed when things do not go according to plan immediately. In fact, very few are fortunate to find that what we want isn’t always what we actually need to fulfill our purpose on Earth. Now aside from the fact that I secured a career shortly afterward, it just happened to be in an industry that would later propel me to build an institution that would transform the incomes of hundreds. Fam, it’s so clear that we must give ourselves continually to the ministries of prayer, worship, and the Word. One can just not journey without the other in unraveling the manifestation of a victorious believer. Class of 2023, Congratulations!
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