You're Never Too Big To Fail

You're Never Too Big To Fail 

By Lee Williams

As I look back at the ruin that has now become my life, I can't help but to think about the goodness, grace and mercy of God. Why might you ask? It's because when we are going through challenging times, God is actually teaching us, strengthening us and shaping us for what is to come. So that's why I am excited because God is about to do some awesome things in my life. Psalms 27:5 states, "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me."

There was a time when I thought that all of my talent, success and accolades came from my own doing, but today I know differently. I now see that beyond a shadow of a doubt that the accolades and worldly possessions come from the infinite source of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior.

He saw something in me that made Him bless me in ways unimaginable, but when I failed to honor him, trust him, follow him or obey him, He had to show me that I'm not too big to fail. No matter how successful you become, you must always give honor to God. You must always seek thy face. He doesn't want you to call on Him only when you need him. He wants you to develop and maintain a close relationship with him so that you never get too proud or too big to serve him.

Some people may not be following me right now. My words may be falling on deaf ears, but let me break it down for you, so that we all can see where I'm coming from.

Have you ever had a friend that you really like, but every time the friend called, they were in a state of crisis? The first couple of times, you listened to them or even offered a couple of dollars to help that friend out. A couple of days go by and the friend calls you again with another crisis and they need another helping hand. You soon began to realize that this friend wasn't a true friend at all. This friend never called you to see how you were doing. They only called when they needed something. The next time that friend called and you saw the number on the caller ID screen, you politely hit the "ignore" button on your phone.

Now, I couldn't possibly know what God is thinking when we call on Him, but we could understand if God just hit the "ignore" button when we called on him at times because we don't have a relationship with Him. We just call on Him when we need him, but when everything is back to normal and the crisis is over, we go back to drinking, drugging, fornicating, stealing, not praying, not trying to win souls for Christ, not tithing or giving offering, not offering up our services to those less fortunate.

The lesson is that we must get back on track with God. Make a commitment to Him, develop and MAINTAIN a relationship with Christ. Praise Him in the good times and the bad. Behave in a way that is pleasing to the Lord, and I believe that your life will begin to move in a positive direction. Giving praise, honor, and glory to the Lord. Amen.