KEY SCRIPTURE: John 18:18 KJV” And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. “

After Peter denied his knowledge and relationship with Jesus, he stood further away from the judgment area of the Lord. Peter was gradually losing his focus on what he came to do in the first place. What had happened to Peter? His earlier failure to accept that he was one of Jesus’ followers could have made him feel very guilty. Guilt often turns a person inward looking and depressed, if his guilt gets at him so much. The result is an absolute loss of focus or concentration on what he had in mind to pursue earlier.

The Bible says ” Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life”. (Prov 13:12) Hope deferred means a disappointment, which often makes the heart sick.   Peter’s heart got sick. There are many people who have lost focus of whatever they set before then to attain. The year is in its last quarter and you might be feeling defeated and disappointed because nothing seemed to be achieved. It is alright to be challenged about how little you have done, so you improve on your efforts. It is very defeating to be so sorrowful about negative outcomes that you stop making efforts to regain what you have not achieved or lost. Put the bad experience behind you and forge on to the heights before you.

Some get so defeated by a negative situation, such that they never recover from it again. Dear one there is so much to be done for our Lord Jesus. Refuse that negative event and commit your life to bring glory unto the Lord. Never forsake that good thing you started. Many great lives today evolved from very difficult conditions. These people decided not to bow to fate, but they vowed to rate.

They kept fighting their way to greatness, and now have become a spectacle of great success in life. Maintain your focus in spite of painful setbacks.

THOUGHT: DO NOT BOW TO FATE, BUT VOW TO RATE.

FURTHER STUDIES

Ecc 9:4 KJV “For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion”.

Mar 9:23 KJV “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”