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I think it\u2019s safe to say that everyone wants to be successful. Every day people get up to go to work or school — all chasing success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many achieve the success they are looking for, yet still many others do not.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea of comparing our lives to the building of a house is not new. We see it multiple times in the Bible, one such example is 2 Timothy 2:20-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Timothy 2:20\u201321 KJV: <\/em>20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master\u2019s use, and prepared unto every good work.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Each of us are called to organize our house in a way that makes us meet, or ‘qualified’, for the Master’s use. We are preparing ourselves so God can come in, use us, and make us successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem is, as time goes on and God begins to add to our house, we can forget that God is the master builder, and we are just His little helper. We get to thinking that we<\/em> are the reason our house is growing and our name has become increasingly respected. When this happens, fleshly pride gets a chance to slip in and take over. The phrase you utter in awe, \u201cGod thank you<\/em> for building my house\u201d, becomes, \u201cLook at what I<\/em> built.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nebuchadnezzar made this mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daniel 4:29\u201334 KJV <\/em>29 At the end of twelve months, he walked into the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?\u00a0<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The king took the credit. He began to look around and see the greatness, and it went straight to his head. God has called us to be great, but if we make it to that status, will we still remember who got us there in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
31 \ufeff\ufeffWhile the word was in the king\u2019s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, \ufeffsaying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee \ufeffit is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
We must take caution to not let those thoughts that try to slip in become our words. As soon as you start to speak words of fleshly pride, your downfall is right around the corner. That kingdom you think you <\/em>built, will be stripped away from you by the One who truly had a hand in its building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
32 And \ufeffthey shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: \ufeffthey shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, \ufeffand seven times shall pass over thee, \ufeffuntil thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, \ufeffand giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33 \ufeffThe same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and \ufeffhis body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles\u2019 feathers, and his nails like birds\u2019 claws. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The downfall won\u2019t be easy either. It’s quite difficult to watch the walls of your metaphorical house be torn down until the last ounce of pride no longer lingers. Maybe you have fallen. You have already let pride take over and it feels like you have lost it all. You, who once cleared out that humble little home of yours, began to let the filth back in where it started to grow bigger and bigger. It compounded until your house was full and no longer fit for the Master’s use. Now, you may think it\u2019s over, but thankfully there is a Great Contractor. A Master Builder who has a history of restoring houses just like yours; no matter how messed up they seem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
34 And \ufeff\ufeffat the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted  \ufeffmine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and \ufeffhonoured him \ufeffthat liveth for ever, \ufeffwhose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and \ufeff\ufeffhis kingdom is from generation to generation:<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can lift your eyes and worship God, and humble yourself, and become qualified for the Master’s use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Master will build you and make you great. He has a plan and a purpose for your life, but in that process, we must remember Who built this house.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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