It sounds atrocious, utterly heartless, if you mandate a student who wasn’t given any relevant textbooks or necessary materials, to pass a given examination. Or a business man deprived of capital, facilities or favorable conditions, and must still succeed.
However unfair it seems, the greatest favor that life might do to you is providing you with less competitive advantage and still requires you to excel.
The truth is that the strongest amongst us aren’t built by pleasure but pressure!
The Lord knew that the children of Israel would need to be strong if they must conquer the mighty and formidable nations occupying their promised land. And if He should just bring them out of Egypt unprepared for where He was taking them, it would be nothing but a disaster. So He instigated Pharaoh!
“…Pharaoh commanded…You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. And you shall lay on them the quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it…” Exodus 5:6-8.
Don’t diminish your goals, lower your performance or reduce your drive just because life hasn’t given or withdrawn from you the wherewithals.
Be strong and still go for the best the Lord has planned for you.
Don’t fall for the setup, instead, Step-up!
Author- Pastor Yomi Oyeniyi (Faith Among All Nations Ministry)