Certain people stoke the fires within you to be all you can be. When you
find them, feed off them! When you have little or no water in your own
well, be willing to draw it from theirs. Elisha spent many years living
in Elijah’s shadow. But he saw it as a privilege, not a put-down. He was
willing to set up tents, cook meals, wash clothes and run errands
because it meant he would experience first-hand some of the greatest
miracles in history. As a result Elisha said to Elijah, ‘I want a double
portion of the spirit that’s at work in you’ (See 2 Kings 2:9). And
before his life was over Elisha worked twice as many miracles as Elijah.
Understand this: you must have a foundation – and you can’t build it
without help! Seeing God bless someone else should challenge you to
reach higher. This is not envy – just a strong desire to receive more.
Look at Hannah, Elkanah’s wife. She wanted a child. In order to stir her
up God used Peninnah, who was married to the same man but able to bear
children. The more Hannah saw Peninnah have children the more she wanted
her own. Peninnah challenged her. She also made Hannah pray. That’s the
right response! It wasn’t that Hannah was jealous and didn’t want to
see Peninnah have children, it was just that she wanted her own. If
seeing others succeed makes you want to sabotage their success, you’ll
never prosper. Learn how to rejoice over the blessings of others, and
realise that the same God who blessed them can bless you too. Let their
blessings challenge you to reach higher!
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