Success Message

Few days ago my sister informed me of her being selected for a  coveted and prestigious "Assistant Professor" post under the Government of Manipur. The examination and interview were done almost a year ago, but due to the political-cum-ethnical turmoil, the result has been suspended for long. Meanwhile, she has been already appointed as an ad-hoc post of Assitant Professor in Delhi University, and that too is most likely to be made a permanent post. Yes, it was a good news indeed. Yet, I expressed my feeling that before making any decision, the matter has to be brought to the Lord in prayer and to the Body in fellowship; we are for the Lord, Christ-the head of the Body, and we are also for the church, the Body fo the Head, Christ. Any decision, especially of this nature which will decide one's entire life-course must be thoroughly considered in prayer and fellowship and see the perfect leading of the Lord. Wherever the Lord leads, there we shall go in view of the gospel and the building up of the Body of Christ.

In view of this, I posted a message in our family group for all to learn life lesson; Success Message.

Romans 11:36 Because out from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.  

Praise the Lord for our dear Sister Kim's selection for "Assistant Professor" post under the Government of Manipur. This itself is a testimony as it has been gotten righteously on merit amidst the cloud of corruption circumventing the entire political arena where a Govt. job of this nature could have cost a huge sum of bribery if we have to bow to the custom of the nation. That being said, we neither have to assume and jump too quickly and easily to a conclusion that the job has to be accepted. Many would have reckoned it as hitting a jackpot when bright future in worldly eyes could not nor must not be given a miss. To me, this would be kowtowing to the fantasy dream of prosperity. The world does it, does not necessarily mean we, Christians, should do it. 

We, Christians, should live by the divine life in obeisance to the Lord's leading and anointing, and not be coerced by circumstances. If every opportunity that comes our way, or perhaps, every success that comes our way, were to be interpreted as the Lord's blessing and leading, I will never be what I am today. Instead, as a master's degree holder in Computer Science, I could have been working as a software engineer working abroad as many of my ex-classmates are now today; some in the USA, UK, or erstwhile in Europe and South East Asia. If that be the case, by now I could have heaved up riches to the praise of the worldly-wise. Thank God, I was not and will never succumb to circumstances sans God’s perfect will. 

God be gracious to us that we become not a prey to the goddess of prosperity or success, but follow and only follow, the perfect will of the Lord. Furthermore, may we be graced to love the Lord more than anything else and always seek the things above; the heavenly, spiritual, and divine things. 

Colossians 3:1-2 If therefore you were raised together with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  Set your mind on the things which are above, not on the things which are on the earth.  

Therefore, let us rejoice and give thanks to God, but let us not yet conclude that this success is indeed of the Lord. Out from Him and through Him are all things, so shall it be to Him. In our making decision, big or small, let us always keep this principle in mind: the perfect will of the Lord; not the nature, nor the place, nor the position, nor the salary of the job. Let us pray, and confirm in prayer and fellowship with one another, what the will of the Lord is, as this decision is probably a life-time decision. 

Let the will of the Lord be done. We are not for ourself nor for our family, but for the Lord. With our decision, our lives must be to live to the Lord unto the end and even unto the glory of God. Amen. 

Romans 14:8 For whether we live, we live to the Lord, and whether we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore whether we live or we die, we are the Lord’s.