** In a circus a lion tamer holds out a stool to tame a lion... Have you ever wonder what the stool is for? Yes, I'm sure that the lion is scared of a little stool and therefore doesn't attack it... NO! If I was a lion I would rip that thing out of that guy and eat him. :D But actually for some reason the stool is used because when the lion focuses on the legs of the stool it confuses him and doesn't allow the to see past the "engaging" legs of the stool. In that moment the lion forgets its strength, its power, its amazing teeth to destroy that which is in front of him...
How many times in our lives have we ever focused on "the legs of the stool" in our circumstances without realizing the amazing power and strength God has given us in our lives. In that moment when everything seems to be falling apart we cannot get past our circumstances and situations to focus on something so much bigger than what is put in front of us. We think is the end of our lives and that we will never be out of that situation... We put limitations and barriers to our lives because we set our minds on that stool.
What if Dwyane Wade decided to give up after he lost his first basketball game? What if Hayley Williams decided to quiet her band after they told her girl rock bands never make money? What if Mother Theresa decided to stay inside the convent after they told her a nun would never make a difference world-wide? What if President Obama decided to never run for president because there would never be an African-American president? What if Pastor Brian Houston decided to stop ministry, because there's no way a tiny church in Australia would ever impact the world?
My question to you is... What is your "stool"? What is stopping you from seeing beyond? What is stopping you from dreaming? From not boxing yourself? From NOT dreaming? What if the lion suddenly looked up and realized its strength, its might, its POWER? When are we going to look up and see that God wants the best for us? HAS the BEST for us?!
"For I KNOW the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and future." Jeremiah 29:11
** Lion analogy taken from Pastor Brian Vasil, Flamingo Road Church, July 17 & 18, 2010
3 comments:
you really have a point there; its hard not to concentrate on the stool
Great post! Focusing on the goal instead of the barrier is challenging but so important if we are going to be all that God created us to be!
Thank You so much for your amazing preaching, I could relate to it a lot. Making wise decisions is not easy thing to do.
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