Title When Things Don't Go Well
Contents Bible: Gal 6:9-10
Title: When Things Go Wrong
What we feel in life is that there are more times when things go wrong than when things go well.
At this time, we become discouraged, despair, and even give up on the task.
Others try to achieve their goals by force, even illegally, and they can see themselves being dishonored and harming many people.
There are more failures than successful people in this world.
Therefore, at this time [when things do not go well], we not only share grace together while looking for the secret through the Bible on what to do, but I pray in the name of the Lord that we all become successful.
1. When things are not going well, we should not despair or give up first.
First of all, I need to find out the reason why I failed.
What's the biggest reason things don't go well?
① This is when the goal is not clear.
A goal in work illuminates our thinking, creating a strong and systematic sense of purpose.
It's like a traveler who has to make a clear decision on where I'm going to get on a plane or how.
If your goal is unclear, you cannot determine the specific method of how you will reach it. But things don't go well when the goal isn't clear.
Our purpose in life today should be clear.
(1 Corinthians 10:31) So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
What other purpose should it be?
What is God's greatest will?
(Mat 26:42) And he went out again a second time and prayed, saying, “My father, if this cup cannot pass from me except I drink it, it may be done as you will.”
(1 Timothy 2:4) God wants all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
If you go out with these two clear goals, things will go well.
② The reason things do not go well is when there is no motivation.
I work hard when I have a sense of mission as to why I should do it.
I work hard when I have a sense of mission as to why I should do it.
This is not only for personal work, but also for work or even church work if this motivation is motivating, then zeal arises, and the goal is achieved only when there is zeal.
However, motivation is achieved when one has a fantasy and a sense of calling for work.
③The third and most important reason things don't work out is that you don't believe and work hard.
At this time, I would like to introduce a man named Musa Alami, who had a positive mindset and blossomed in the Judean Desert.
He studied at the University of Cambridge in England and returned to Palestine. He crossed the Jordan River to Jericho. Looking at the vast, barren, dry desert of the Jordan Valley, I wondered if this could make green pastures. It seemed impossible because it was expensive and there was only the Sea of Galilee for water. Famous scholars also opposed his plans to clear the wilderness as madness.
But he started digging groundwater in the desert. But only dry sand came out and no water came out. But after digging for 6 months, water came out. Water coming out of the desert is a dream-like story. In this way, today's Israel produced the first miracle in history to turn the desert into green pasture land.
Therefore, we need to know that the reason things are not working well for us is a lack of faith and a lack of effort.
We must not forget the prayer of Leonald da Vinci.
He prayed like this. "Oh! Lord, you give everything in return for our efforts."
The famous paintings of Leonard da Vinci (The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, etc.) It is the fruit of faith and hard work.
2. We are trying to find the secret to making the things shown in the text work well.
① Above all else, you must do good to succeed.
"Let us do good"
The good here generally does not refer to good works, but to the will of God.
It does not matter whether it is the work of the church or the work of society.
We often limit the work of God to the work of the church, which is wrong. God is the ruler of the whole world. Therefore, we must consider whether this reveals the glory of God or hides his glory.
Then what is the glory of God?
Everything that shows that God lives is a display of his glory.
It is the glory of God that reveals God's love and justice.
It is the glory of God to resurrect the dying souls.
Therefore, the important thing is whether or not what I do reveals the glory of God. For all successful people in the past, this is a command from God. It happened when I believed that this was to reveal the glory of God.
② The secret to making things go well is not to become discouraged.
"Don't be discouraged"
The first thing everyone gets discouraged when things go wrong.
When the environment is bad, people are discouraged first.
We know the French sculptor Rodin.
He was born into a poor salaried family. But as a result of hard work, I went to art school and took the exam. But it fell all three times. Because thinking about sculpture and art was different from art school teachers.
Because Rodin insisted that sculpture is his soul and must be contained within it. However, Rodin did not become discouraged that he failed, and he studied hard on his own to overcome the art school teachers by studying hard on his own. Finally, at the age of 36, he produced a work called the Bronze Age, which made him a world-famous sculptor.
Therefore, we must not be discouraged.
Then why are we discouraged?
㉮ It is because of lack of faith.
We are discouraged because we lack faith that God is with us and that He helps us.
㉯Because I try to take responsibility.
But we don't have to be responsible.
Because we are all stewards, we have to do what God keeps, and we are not responsible for the results.
Therefore, there can be no failure for us whether it works or not. Just do your best. However, people misunderstand that they are the owner and worry when they can't.
But the Master is God.
Even if you are the president or the president, I hope that you do not forget that God is the master and you are the stewards, even in your dreams.
③ The third secret to making things work well is not to be tired.
"Unless you are tired"
Do you know why we are tired?
㉮ I am tired because I am trying to do everything by myself.
God is a God of love, never merciless.
If we do our best, God takes care of the rest, but we are tired of thinking that we are the masters and trying to do everything by ourselves.
I'm tired of trying to do everything in the world by myself. Everything in the world is done together, never alone.
㉯I'm tired because I have to work until I don't have to.
You can't do it alone, and you can't even do it on your own.
㉰But the biggest reason for being tired is because of stress.
This mental stress is the most terrifying in modern times.
What surprised me is that even young children are under stress.
However, the best way to get rid of this stress is to exercise and climb, but even better, you can receive grace.
When singing a hymn, sing a little loudly,
Even when we pray, even if we seem a little ignorant, we say out loud together saying Lord, Lord,
smile a little when dealing with people,
Shaking hands takes away all the stress of the week and relieves you of all stress at church.
However, many of the members of the church come to church and go there because of the stress.
But let's not do that.
Live a life of faith with some simple faith.
Only then will the stress be relieved. Why do we have to go under stress until we come to church?
④The fourth secret is to have patience to wait for the right time.
"The hour has come"
Just look at the farmer.
Sow barley in the fall and wait for the snowy winter. Even in winter, when all blue things wither, we wait without being discouraged. We must learn the wisdom of this farmer. But we are impatient and anxious.
This is the cause of failure.
Time is the key to solving everything.
We should know that most of the sicknesses are cured by themselves over time, and most of the problems of individuals, churches, and nations are resolved by themselves over time.
⑤ The secret to good work must be harvested.
"I will reap"
No matter how great a bountiful harvest may be, you will reap.
You must learn the wisdom of reaping what you sow and cultivate.
Looking at the ants is really wise.
Bees are also very wise. The wisdom they reap is really better than men. We must learn.
Just as a farmer is of no use unless he puts his crops together in the fall, we too must learn the wisdom of gathering.
God gave us material things, He gave us time, He gave us wisdom, He gave us health, He gave us so much. We must put these together and do the Lord's work to succeed. You shouldn't just invest in some.
Are you good at what you do? Thank God.
But if it doesn't work, find out why it doesn't work. And I bless you in the name of the Lord that you will find the five secrets of success in the text and become successful in all of them.