John 3:25-30 “Therefore there arose a discussion on the part
of John’s disciples with a Jew about purification. And they came to John
and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have
testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.” John
answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him
from heaven. You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’
but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ He who has the bride is the
bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him,
rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine
has been made full. He must increase, but I must decrease.” (NASB)
Hello,
Most of the time when we start something new, we start with
the right reasons/motives/goals/frame of mind. But, we run into a danger called
success. You see, when we have success we are faced with a critical choice. We
can keep our focus to where it started – or we can begin to look around and get
caught up in the success and begin to carry forward with different motivation
than when we started. John the Baptist was having great success – but he didn’t
let it change his motivation. He knew his goals and why he was doing what he
was doing and stuck to it.
Have you checked your motives lately? Did you start well
intentioned, but get derailed with success?
Have a blessed day,
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