INFLUENCING THE NEXT GENERATION

I was reading my word for today and i was inspired by this particular massage so i decided to share it with everyone. By blessed as you read. (AMEN)

INFLUENCING THE NEXT GENERATION

“You have stayed long enough at this mountain” Deuteronomy 1:6

A teenager was telling a senior why the older generation doesn’t understand the younger. ‘You grew up in a primitive world’, ’You’re right, we didn’t have those things; that’s why we invented them!’ So, what are you doing to bless future generations? God said, ’”… I will pour my spirit into your descendants and My blessing on your children’” (Isaiah 44:3).

God wants the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake this one! And He wants you to be one of those who raise the bar. Don’t use the comfort of the status quo as an excuse for not challenging old thinking. To get beyond your mental barriers you must stop saying things like, ‘That’s just the way I am,’ or ‘My family never amounted to much, so I won’t either.’ No you are contradicting God!

When God delivered Israel and they headed for the promised Land, a journey that should have taken 11 days took 40years. They ended up circling the same mountain repeatedly because they’d been oppressed so long that mentally they couldn’t grasp what God had prepared for them. Finally He told them, “you have stayed longed enough at this mountain…take possession of the land…the Lord swore He would give to your…descendents…” (Deuteronomy 1:6-8).

If your history is one of failure and despair, rise up and say, ‘Enough is enough! I’m going to trust God for bigger and better things!’ It’s in such moments that your destiny is shaped. Think: the decisions you make today will affect not only your future generations-so make sure they’re the right ones!

• Soul Food Reading:
  Num. 32:25-33
  Matt. 10:11-20
  Pslm. 72:1-11
  Prov. 11:19-21
  

NB - FROM U.C.B. - ( WORD FOR TODAY - 16TH OF MAY 2007 )