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Where are you in your life today?

Whatever position in life God has for us is important. He needs no working on it.

Have you ever heard the saying, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything?” If your position is everywhere, your momentum is zero. If you’re here, there and everywhere, you’ll never accomplish anything.

Some of us have gotten knocked out of position because of circumstances. But God has a way to pick you back up and situate you to a place where you can recover. It may not be in the location you were supposed to be, but you can and will recover and God’s blessing will come.

One of the secrets of success is learning how to stay put when circumstances come against us. We can learn a lesson on how to stand by looking at the life of Moses. He was a great leader but he had to learn to stay in position.

Exodus 14: 13-14 (NKJV) “And Moses said to the people, do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace.”

After the Israelites fled Egypt, they found themselves in a hard place. The Egyptian army was behind. The Red Sea was in front of them and mountains surrounded them. They faced obstacles on every side. It looked as though they had no way of escape. Moses told them to “stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.” We can only imagine the outcome if they had tried to run or if they had tried to climb the mountains or swim across the sea. It may not have made sense, but standing still put the Israelites in position to move when God told them to go.

In our lives, we want to be in God’s perfect will. Getting out of position can cost us. In the Bible, God called people to certain places. If Moses had stayed in Midian, we wouldn’t have heard of him today.

Jesus told his disciples to stay in the upper room until the Holy Spirit came. The command to stay in Jerusalem, however, went out to more people than just the disciples. On the day of Pentecost, only those who were in the upper room received the Holy Ghost. They were in the right place at the right time to receive. In 1st Corinthias 15:58 (NIV) says, “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

So when undesirable circumstances come, resist the idea to cut and run. No one likes pressure, but success does not come when we run away. Decide to depend on God to help us stand Ephesians 6:10 encourages us to stand in the power of his might. You must understand that the power of his might comes when we know who we are in Christ.

Stand on the promises of God in his perfect will and you will have a supply line. All of the resources we need are found in the word of God. It will give you strength on the inside to stand your ground.

Stay where you’re at until you’ve accomplished everything God wants you to do. Being in the right position is when we will experience our best blessings. Remember Ephesians 3:20, “now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or thing, according to the power that works in us.”

(Stead is a pastor of Christ Healing Center in Wintersville.)

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