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Judges 13: 1- 12
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Vs
13 ‘So Manoah asked him, ‘when your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule
that governs the boy’s life and what will be his work?
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I
want you to touch about 7 persons and announce to them ‘I am special’.
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An
angel may not have announced your birth. Nothing may be special about your
birthplace. You may be a product of a conjugal mistake. You may be borne by a
wayward mother like Jephtha or out of wedlock like Jesus. But that does not
take away the fact that you are born special. Tell 2 persons to your right and
left and say, I am special.
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Let
me tell 3 reason why I take you are special;
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You
are made by God and created in his image. Tell yourself, I resemble God!
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You
were made for his purpose; not for your purpose, not for your parent’s purpose
but for his purpose. Before he made you, he had a plan. To some people, you may
be a biological accident. But to God, you are born on purpose. Tell 3 persons,
I am not an accident!
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You
are born again. You are Christian. You are Christ-like. Christ is not the
surname of Jesus. There were several Jesus’ in his days. Christ was used to
describe Jesus. He was called the son of David. There were so many descendant
of David; so that was not enough. He was called Jesus of Nazareth. There so
many Jesus in Nazareth. That was not enough. Christ means the anointed one and
his anointing. There is only one Jesus that God anointed with Holy ghost and
with power, who went about doing good…’ he is Jesus Christ! Hallelujah!
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So
Christ was used to describe Jesus. In the same way, Christianity is not a
religion. It was what was used to describe the Believers. And the believers
were first called Christians in Antioch Act 11: 26.
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Being
a Christian simply means a believer who carries and operates the anointing of
Jesus for out of his grace we have grace for grace John 1: 16. Somebody is
receiving grace tonight. Who is that person? Announce to 5 people, I am a
Christian! I carry the Holy Ghost anointing. I will do good, great and mighty
things everywhere I go in Jesus name.
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The
organizers invited me to teach and not to preach. Well I am a preacher not a
motivational speaker. But I will try to teach tonight. The want to teach on
career choice.
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The
story we read is not only the birth story of Samson but an example of your own
story. Since you cannot tell how you were born, this story can at least give an
idea of the divine process that went into your conception and delivery.
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I
don’t know many things about God, but from the little I know I have observed
that with God nothing is accidental, incidental and coincidental. With there is
nothing like urgency or emergency. He is a God of plan and purpose.
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Isaiah
46: 10 says that He declares the end from beginning, and from ancient times
thing not yet done, saying my purpose will be established and my plans will
come to purpose’. So you must understand first of all tonight that in God’s
agenda for your life, nothing is accidental or coincidental, there is a plan
for your life. Tell somebody, there is a plan for my life.
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I
want that to sink in your mind and I pray that the Holy Ghost will resonate it
in your memory for the rest of your life because a lot of us live as though we
are truly a product of some atomic evolution. We live as though there is no
plan.
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What
is a plan? It means an agenda or scheme worked out before hand for the
accomplishment of an objective. Before you were conceived, just as we read
about Samson, from birth to death his life was already planned out.
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Secondly,
don’t forget that, you cannot be fulfilled outside God’s purpose for your life.
Everything and everyone God made is for a purpose. Samson life’s assignment was
so clear. He was to deliver the Israelite from the Philistine. He was born for
that purpose. Everyone here tonight has a life statement that can be delivered
in one sentence. Have you discovered your own?
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For
Mary, she was to be the virgin that will conceive, deliver and raise the son of
God. That was her life purpose. That was the reason she was created. Life
fulfillment is in fulfilling God’s purpose for your life.
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The purpose of life is to live a life of
purpose. You cannot be happy, fulfillment or have a sense of accomplishment
unless you doing what you made to do. My thought is that, what statement would
you want people to write on your tomb? That summarizes your life in a sentence.
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The
pursuit of purpose is what is called career. The father of Samson prayed to
God, ‘teach me how to bring up this child’. He was a man that understood
purpose. The Jews understood that God has a plan for everyone’s life and each
one has a peculiar and specific life’s assignment.
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Many
parents have missed this. Many of us are victims of our parent’s ignorance of
God’s way. They programmed your life according to their purpose. How many
parents would go to God and asked ‘Lord, how do you want me to raise this
child’. No, we set out our plans. To the extent that the Jews will ask God for
the name of the child. But today, the whole family will donate names. A
generation that is ignorant of God’s ways of doing things. No wonder, we are
not blessed with divine partnership in our life’s journey. As though God is
saying, you have decided to work alone. So you are your own.
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The
second question Manoah asked is the question of life’s principle. What rules will govern his life? Sorry, your
parent didn’t ask God but you can go to God and ask. Let me ask you, what are
your life’s principles? You cannot fulfill purpose if you are not principled.
You cannot succeed if you are not disciplined. What are you known for? What
compromise will you never make?
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The
purpose of God for Samson was almost scuttled when he began to violate the
principles. To destroy your career, Satan will move you against the rules
governing your life. For your person, there is a purpose for his existence and
for everyone who is existing there are principles they must live by if they
must succeed in their life’s purpose. Your assignment is to found out; 1. What
are the rules for my life 2. what are rules for success in my career
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The
third question he asked was, what kind of work will he do? Please understand that between your birth and
fulfilling your purpose you must be engaged in something. You cannot be idle.
Jesus was a carpenter before he became a Rabbi and then the Savior. Peter was a
fisherman before he became the fisher of men. 2. You cannot do any kind of
work. Not many people know that. For your kind of person, there is a work you
are wired to do because of your purpose. So many people are in a wrong career
because they studied the wrong course, got the wrong job, went after the money,
got the only job available, managing dad’s business or fulfilling mum’s dream
hence, they are not finding fulfillment.
How do I discover my
career or life’s purpose
1. Your talent. Matthew 25: 15 ‘…he gave talents to each one
according to their ability’. Discover your talent. Your talent is a point to
your purpose. You were born with an ability that nobody else have. When you
discover, develop and deploy your talents accordingly, you will find
fulfillment. By extension, do only the work that best describes your talent.
2. Your dream Genesis 37: 5. I am not talking about your
selfish ambitions but about the dream that God puts in your heart. That dream
is a revelation of your life assignment. There is a thought that is prevalent
in your heart; a desire that burns like fire; an imagination that won’t leave
you
3. Your experience. Remember there is a plan for your life.
Nothing that happens to you is a waste. ‘All things work together for the good
of them that love him, who are called according to his purpose.’ Your
experience is pointer to your purpose. In determining a life career, chose your
experience.
4. Your hobby. What do you enjoy doing? Something that
elicits your passion or emotion; that makes you angry, cries or excited. What
you love to do is a pointer to your career. Your passion is a pointer to your
purpose. Jeremiah 20: 9 ‘But if I say, ‘I will not mention his word or speak
his name, his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in bones. I am
weary of holding it; indeed I cannot.
5. Your skills. Let me read Exodus 35: 30- 35 because I am
about to pray a mighty prayer for you…your skills is a pointer to your life career.
In conclusion, please remember that;
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You
are special
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There
is a plan for your life
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You
cannot be fulfilled unless your pursue and fulfill God’s purpose for creating
you
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You
are not permitted to live like everyone. There is a difference between the lifestyle
of an eagle and chicken; a lion and a cat.
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You
must be principled. If you are ignorant of the rules for your life or you
break, you endanger your purpose.
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You
cannot do just any job, study just any course or work just anywhere
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Your
career is the pursuit of purpose
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In
choosing a life’s career, there are pointers you must give attention to; your
talent, your dream, your experience, your hobby and your skills.
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If
you don’t choose the right career, you live your working and living the dreams
other people and you can never succeed or find fulfillment.
I am filled
with the Holy Ghost; I am anointed; I am supernaturally filled with wisdom,
with understanding, with knowledge and all kinds of skills
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