04/25/2023
In today's lecture, I shared my wins over the years of becoming an IFBB Pro.
One of the many trophies was the Winning of the sword, which I desired; it felt like a reward when I saw it in my hands, as I had seen those before me win it. However, I recognized that I still felt lost and didn't belong in this world. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that what you have is a gift you deserve when it is just another shiny object for temporary satisfaction.
The "sword" could be anything you desperately prayed for, such as money or success. But when you find external peace, you may lose sight of your purpose in life. Unfortunately, we often forget to seek our internal purpose when the external becomes too bright to see within.
For example, you may have put God first in the past but find it challenging to keep Him there alongside. You’ll find yourself praying for different things in good times, you praise the Lord, and in bad times, you’ll pray for business, marriage, and relationships if they fail. However, the world’s distractions can make it hard to keep God's word first.
You may set goals for selfish reasons but never prioritize keeping God's word first, except in times of need. Our time served to God becomes more distant and shortened by the overwhelming goodness poured on us, but not in us. It's important to remember that true peace and purpose come from within, not from external rewards. The reward of the sword I desired was only a shining object that the devil shined on me.
Over the years, my relationship with God has become powerful, and I no longer pray for myself when I know that God has never lost sight of me. Instead, I pray that I will continue seeing past the shiny objects and never lose sight of what God wants from me, in good times and in bad. This means not just reading the word of God but genuinely understanding my purpose and doing the work of God by His guidance with trust and obedience.
