The Anointing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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“God made each of us as we are. He chose our parents before we were born, chose our environment, our childhood peers, shaped our interests—not to mention determining our IQ! When we come to terms with our limitations we gain not only peace but productivity in the end. We will do a thousand times more by accepting our limitations than we will by being governed by unrealistic expectations on unwarranted ambitions and trying to prove how clever we are. ‘It is he who made us, and we are his’ (Ps. 100:3). ‘But now, that is what the LORD says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine’’ (Isa. 43:1).” (source)

“This unrealistic expectation has its origin in our pride.” (source)

“Everybody has an anointing. The apostle Paul called it ‘gifts’ in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. The Greek word charismata really means ‘grace-gift.’ It is God’s gift, which He graciously bestows on those who don’t deserve it. The difficulty is, ambition gets into the picture and some don’t like it if their own anointing does not result in a high profile.” (source)

“‘The worst thing that can happen to a man is to succeed before he is ready.” (source)

“One of the worst things we can do is to take compliments too seriously” (source)