Our Greatest Hindrance

Week 12: Success

The greatest hindrance to success is unbelief.
1 John 5: 4

You won’t do what you believe you can’t do. But, Jesus says in Mark 9: 23 “If you can? Everything is possible for him who believes.” If this is a given how do we insure we believe in what is true? And, how do we strengthen our beliefs so we overcome the hindrances of unbelief?

The Apostle Paul gives us the answer to the first question: “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ” (Romans 10: 17). The second answer Jesus tells his disciples is through prayer and fasting.

The Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi said, “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will”. What means of grace, what spiritual disciplines exercise your will towards greater success? What will you do today to get in better spiritual shape?

What means of grace, what spiritual disciplines are you using to exercise your will towards greater success?