Because of the fast pace of today’s world if immediate gratification doesn’t happen discontent sets in and we fall deep into ourselves primed to assume self-pity. Eventually when and if gratification does come we’re off running again until immediate gratification falls short and fails us once more, then back into discontent. This hot and cold character makes it seem we’re never satisfied, and that–What have you done for me lately attitude becomes quite the norm causing many debates of why me, and not now to be taken personally. Whatever happened to take time out and smell the roses? Challenges come into our lives all the time but why if not solved right now doubt picks up momentum. What happened to the victories of the past, I’ll tell you; they’re forgotten.
Those victories and successes of yesterday are important building blocks for tomorrow, if forgotten or not recalled, for every challenge you face doubt and failure can be first off your lips giving us a blue print into your mindset showing others whatever life brings your way that’s off track and not understood immediately you’ll seize the moment with discontent and self-pity, after that your doubt leads.
Today everybody and everything has about 30 seconds or less to impress otherwise we’ll tune out or turn off; by that, everything that’ll ever happen to you in life will have a temporary life span with the appearance of being brand new if it occurs again regardless of past victories, so hurt becomes an acceptable reaction, and why?
Jesus had just finished the miracle feeding five thousand men with two fish and five loaves of bread, (Mark 6:38-44). What a victory of miraculous proportions, too, with women and children it could have been as many as fifteen thousand plus. Afterwards, Jesus told the disciples to meet Him in Betasaida on the other side of the sea, but while sailing a severe storm was brewing up about halfway into their journey and the disciples doubted they’d make it; even sink instead when too their surprise saw Jesus walking on the water toward them until He reached the boat. Jesus intended to past them by, but got into the tossing vessel and the winds stop. The twelve were amazed and startled with fear, astonished; Jesus knew right away they’ve already forgotten the miracle of the loaves. Look, nothing Jesus does or what happens around Him supernaturally should have been of any surprise to the chosen followers. (Mark 6:45-52)
Forgetting about the loaves meant the disciples were full of doubt. They ignored or couldn’t recall, perhaps both the recent miracle and past victory Jesus just preformed because of this doubt that rested first in their minds. They could only recognize the now not considering the successes of past events or any history of Jesus who was teaching them first hand. Their building blocks being disregarded had them at square one regardless of what they’ve experienced with Him. They considered not the loaves.
If you consider the loaves/your loaves by not forgetting your victories, but recalling them standing firm and true without doubt, because what God did once He’ll do again, and your dilemmas finding their cure in God’s Word which is part of all our loaves, those dilemmas will not succeed or profit against you and doubt will have a harder time surfacing (Isaiah 54:17).
When challenges come consider the loaves, when in doubt consider the loaves, if you feel boxed in consider the loaves, discontent consider the loaves, between a rock and a hard place consider the loaves, depressed consider the loaves, stressed consider the loaves, full of anxiety consider the loaves, that which is hard to understand, consider the loaves, and any lie by Satan with possibilities of corruption becoming apparent in your thoughts, consider the loaves. And I’ll add this, If your desires are in agreement with God’s Word; again hold firm, consider the loaves, because the gates of Hell can’t stop them, (Matthew 16:18).
Gaidi
Word of note: In the verse (Matthew 16:18) the church mentioned means people not buildings. The gates of Hell can’t stop what God’s has planned for you, before you do. Considering the loaves in your life removes doubt, but not to consider the loaves, and you’ll most often get out of the gate already at a lost with way too much ground and time to make up.
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