Frustration

Scholars estimate it took Noah around 100 years to build the ark. Once the ark was finished he had to collect all the animals 2 by 2. Let's listen to a conversation between him and God.

Even Noah got frustrated with the job the Lord had commanded him to do. That can happen to us too. Following God's call is not easy, if it was, everyone would do it. But if we do just as He commands the rewards far exceed the inconvenience.

What would happen today if we follow God's commands without arguing with Him? What would happen today if we let His will become our own? What would happen today if we remembered the covenant that He made with Noah and lived our lives on purpose?

What would happen today...?

Genesis 9:12-16 (NIV ©2010)

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”

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Hearing

All through history there have billions of men that have gone through life without hearing the voice of God. But the Bible is full of stories of men who had encounters with Him, some struggled with Him, some were healed by Him, and some were told to do great things for Him. There is one guy who heard His voice and talked to Him. The Creator told Noah to do something that was ridiculous, impossible, even crazy, but because Noah was a righteous man he followed God's direction in spite of what everyone else believed.

What would happen today if we listened for God's leading? What would happen if we trusted Him enough to follow through with His plans even though they may seem crazy? What would happen today if we stopped worrying about the "cubits" and lived God's will for our lives? What would happen today if we "built the ark" that God is telling us to build?

What would happen today...?

Genesis 6:22 (KJV)

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

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Limit

When man puts a limit on what he can be, he has put a limit on what he will be.
Dr. Myles Munroe from the book Understanding Your Potential.

What would happen today if we did not put limits on ourselves? What would happen today if we followed God's will for us instead of listening to the lies of the enemy? What would happen today if we took a stand against Satan and his tricks? What would happen today if we asked God to open our minds, our intellects, our creativity, and our hearts to change the world?

What would happen today...?

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV copyright 2010)

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

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