AMBITIONS AND SUBMITION (3)

AMBITIONS AND SUBMITION (3) 

TEXT: Psalms 20:6-9 (AMP)
⁶ Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand.
⁷ Some trust in and boast of chariots and some of horses, but we will trust in and boast of the name of the Lord our God.
⁸ They are bowed down and fallen, but we are risen and stand upright.
⁹ O Lord, give victory; let the King answer us when we call.

Not many people know how to combine great potentials or talent with a sweet personality. Too many people become too ambitious and over confident because they possess certain gifts or potentials. Instead of trusting in God with a wholehearted devotion and submission, they become swollen headed about their abilities or skills.

Many who started under the tutelage of one leader or a mentor suddenly become proud after a few successes. They suddenly realized that they are too sophisticated and intelligent to take counsel from their leader or mentor. Driven by an unchecked ambition to fulfill their dreams they take rash decisions that may look wonderful for a while but after a while the whole thing falls apart.

If you catch yourself becoming too important or big to heed to the warning of those who played a significant role in helping you gain relevance you will soon run into trouble. It is lack of wisdom to cut off from those who contributed to help make you what you have become. Verse seven of our text says, “Some trust in and boast of chariots and some of horses, but we will trust in and boast of the name of the Lord our God.” Don’t put your confidence in what you can do or what you have, they can fail you. Keep a humble disposition before God and man and you will succeed in keeping trouble away.