This message is taught by Amos Johnson Jr, PhD. He leads and pastors Church for Entrepreneurs. God has given him a calling to help believers succeed at their calling. He believes a fulfilled life comes from clearly knowing what God has called you to do and doing it.
Message summary & scripture references
In our guru culture of coaches and mentors, we are being programmed to follow other people’s paths to success. This is tempting to our intellect and emotions because we believe that if somebody has made six or seven figures doing it a certain way, then we’ll also be successful if we just follow their way. However, this rarely happens.
If you look at the results of the guru’s students, they rarely reach the same level of success as the guru. And of course the guru says that if you take action, you will make it just like me. Well, people are taking action, and it is still not working.
The reason it is not working is because another person’s path to success is not your blueprint from God. And by the way, this also applies to trying to follow the success of someone else’s ministry.
Hebrews 12:1 KJV
[1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
[11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 1:5 KJV
[5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Romans 12:2-4 KJV
[2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
[3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
[4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Matthew 9:17 KJV
[17] Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Matthew 15:6 KJV
[6] And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free . Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Mark 7:8-9 KJV
[8] For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
[9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Acts 19:13-16 NLT
[13] A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
[14] Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
[15] But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?”
[16] Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.
Proverbs 15:22 KJV
[22] Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Proverbs 20:5 KJV
[5] Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 NLT
[12] But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.
[13] That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
[14] God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
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