Anthony Wade Ministries

“WHEN A MAN HAS A GOOD HEART,AND LET’S IT GUIDE HIM-

WHEN HE SEEKS WHAT IS TRUE,AND STRIVES TO LIVE BY IT-

WHEN HE UNDERSTANDS HIS OWN GIFTS,AND DOES HIS BEST TO SHARE THEM-

THAT MAN DOES HIMSELF AND ALL THOSE LOVE HIM PROUD.”

One of the greatest tests of anyone’s character will be how they deal with their enemies.

Regardless of what you and I encounter in the arena of enemies, the finest way to conquer them is to please the Lord.

It really doesn’t matter what our enemy endeavors to do to us; the final inspection is what we do in Him.

Proverbs 16:7 (NKJV)

{7} When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

It will be extremely hard for our enemies to remain our opposition if we would please the Lord. In fact they become well wishers. They are at peace with us by virtue of what we do. If what we are doing is pleasing to the Lord we will be overwhelmed at how God is our rear-guard. God has your back; if you will do what isnecessary out front (Isaiah 52:7-12 ~ NKJV).

The ball is in our court, and we hold the reigns to the results. What a powerful position we possess. If we would do what we should; He will more than exceed what He said He would.

DUETERONOMY 28:61 SAYS THAT ALL PHYSICAL MALADIES ARE UNDER THE CURSE OF THE LAW. BUT GALATIANS 3:13 SAYS I AM REDEEMED FROM THE CURSE. SO I NO LONGER HAVE ANY PHYSICAL MALADIES, IN THE NAME OF JESUS

FIVE REASONS FOR ADAM’S FAULTY COMMUNICATION:

Adam’s communication with Eve went similarly astray. His message broke down for five basic reasons:

1.He ignored some details in the message he was supposed to communicate.

2.He allowed Eve’s voice to influence him more than God’s voice.

3.He failed to hold himself accountable for his communication.

4.He forgot what God had said about the consequences of disobedience.

5.He did not take responsibility for the results of his faulty communication.

It was a year of the Summer Olympics. I was watching it on my television set. I was very impressed with one of the gymnasts in competition. This man had done an exceptional routine on the notorious High Bar. When it came time for him to get his score, the judges were very unfair. When the score was revealed, the commentators couldn’t believe their eyes. It was very low for what the man had just accomplished.

The camera panned over to the gymnast, and all you could see from my vantage point was a little shock as he slightly shook his head in disbelief. There was no outcry from him; he sat there very cool, calm and collected.

All of a sudden, the crowd started to boo in disapproval of the judges’ scores. The man just sat there realizing that the judges’ decree would stand.

However, the crowd had a different agenda concerning this man’s score. They were incensed with such an outlandish score—so much so that they continued to boo. They were unrelenting to the point that the commissioner of the judges came to see what created such an obstinate protest from the crowd.

Throughout the whole ordeal, the Olympian just sat there calmly. You could not at all tell that this man was uneasy—he was a class act in every sense of the word.

The commissioner encouraged the judges to change the score, but the crowd continued to boo. They felt as though the changed score was still too low.

In the meantime, the young man remained calm. There was no indication that this man felt he was being railroaded. Still, the crowd continued to roar with disapproval. It was so disturbing that the next gymnast on deck could not do his exercise.

What were they going to do? The crowd would not relent; they booed all the more. Unexpectedly, some of the people in the competition pointed to the man and encouraged him to come to the floor in hopes that he could settle the crowd.

He very graciously came, and with his hands thanked the crowd. Then, without delay, with his hands he asked the crowd to cease their protest. The crowd didn’t stop their protest all at once, but very slowly the loud roar diminished, and the games could continue.

The center of this whole account was the attitude of the lone Olympian who chose to maintain the right attitude, even when judged unfairly. He won the gold medal for his event, not only for his talent, but because of his attitude. What a remarkable example of integrity.

The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, in a high I.Q., or in talent. No, the winner’s edge is in a way of behaving. Too many people resist that notion. They want to believe that talent alone (or talent with experience) is enough.

No, my friend, the winner’s edge is maintaining the right mental attitude, even when we face adverse odds.