Romans 8:14-19Amplified Bible (AMP)
14 For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “[a]Abba! Father!”
16 The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God.
17 And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.
18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us!
19 For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.
Rom. 8:19 says creation is waiting for the manifestation of “sons” not slaves, some of us have a slave mentality, and until that changes you will not be able to go far. God will not commission you with a slavish mentality. The Israelites went round in the wilderness for forty years because they had a slave mentality. It took forty years before they were able to start liberating themselves from that mentality.
How long are you going to be walking around in the wilderness of life with a slavish mentality? The reason why somethings are not happening for some of us is because we have not had a shift in our mindset yet. So many desire great and glorious things and they talk about it but their lifestyle and attitude are a far cry from what they desire. Any desire without a corresponding drive and passion to see it become a reality will only end up a dream. But diligent and purpose driven people rigorously pursue their aspirations until it begins to manifest. They get offended and dissatisfied with failures and excuses but the moment the glory comes, something begins to leap on your inside.
Those with slavish mentality are not bothered when they fail again and again to overcome certain challenges of life. They are quick to come up with excuses for their failures but such excuses are the reason they remain the slaves of mediocrity. So many Christians claim to be full of the Spirit of God but the life they live is a far cry from that of the sons of God spoken about in our text for today. Refuse to give exec uses for your slavish lifestyle and watch the Lord transform your life and destiny.
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