New Thinking, New Possibilities

Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

- Romans 12.2 NLT

You've got to think high to rise.

                 -Walter D. Wintle

‘New Thinking, New Possibilities’ is a brand slogan recently launched by an automobile company to reflect its will to create new possibilities to benefit the world and its people by encouraging and developing new thinking. Interestingly, this concept is primarily rooted in the scripture. In the words of Brother Paul, a great first century Apostle; “Do not copy the behaviour of the world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good, and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12.2 NLT)

Of late at a ‘youth alive’ even we organized in my local church, the highly inspirational poem by Walter Wintle, “The Man Who Thinks He Can”, was featured in a spirit-filled style that remarkably enthralled the congregation of promising youths.

This famous poem, as written by Walter D. Wintle, a poet who lived in the late 19th and early 20th century, has never failed to inspire possibilities,  adventure, and most importantly, incredible self-belief which has been identified by experts as the bedrock of all personal success. Unfortunately, little to nothing is known about any details of his life.

“The Man Who Thinks He Can”                               

If you think you are beaten, you are

If you think you dare not, you don't,

If you like to win, but you think you can't

It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost

For out of the world we find,

Success begins with a fellow's will

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are

You've got to think high to rise,

You've got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

  -Walter D. Wintle

Remember, you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Think possibilities. Shalom!

James Adekoje

For The Bible Motivator

A New Small Beginning

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Job 8.7

All great things start from small beginnings

-Marcus Cicero, Roman Statesman.

 

The beginning of a thing is very important because it serves as the foundation upon which everything else stands. The way you begin a thing can determine the speed, attitude and the degree of success or failure you will experience in it. I have good news for you: with Jesus on your side, you can always have a new beginning, even in a hopeless situation. There is no hopeless situation with God. He is the power behind and the source of everything you want to achieve in life (Colossians 1:17).

In any situation where you may have lost hope or experienced failure, with the involvement of Jesus, you can have a new beginning. Peter was already washing his net to pack up and go when Jesus came into the picture ( Luke 5:2-6 ). Humanly speaking Peter had done all that was expected. He got to the river very early in the morning, had the right tools to work with and went with the right team, yet he had no result until the Alpha and Omega stepped in.

One challenge most believers face is the inability to reconcile God’s timing with theirs. We find it difficult to link our present to our future. One thing we need to know is that God specializes in calling those things that be not as if they were. God can call you a manager when you are presently serving as a messenger. He can call you a billionaire while you don’t even know where your next meal will come from.

Do you know that the problem with many Christians is that of unbelief and fear of what God is calling them into? Many have remained on the same spot for so long because they are afraid to launch out. Many have wasted great opportunities because they don’t want to leave their comfort zone. Many great doors have been shut because those to whom they were opened did not have enough courage to step in. Because you have done

all you can and nothing changed is not enough reason to give up. All you need is to call upon the Alpha which is Jesus. He will give you a brand new beginning and He will guide you until your small beginning becomes very great.

You must never despise the days of your small beginnings. There can never be glory without a story. You must cultivate the habit of always praising God for every phase of your life. Some people are so preoccupied with what God is doing in other people’s lives that they have refused to celebrate the faithfulness of God in their own small beginning. Never despise that business that is starting small.

Never despise that position that looks inconsequential. Never despite that location that looks unpromising. Never despite that marriage that is starting small. That level you are on now is not your destination; you are on a mission and you can never be through until the whole world has seen the glory of God in your life.

Thanks

Source: ©Open Heavens Devotionals by Pastor E.A Adeboye