Funny title, yeah? Hahaha don't worry, it's not a typo error. You must have heard a lot of jokes about Noah and the Ark... Most people would say "I know a guy" but for the sake of the joke, they say "I Noah guy", so that's what I adopted hahaha.
There are so many lessons to learn from the life of Noah. It's always good to focus on things we can apply to our lives and that's how I always love to live my life. The Bible is there for us to learn, do better and improve our walk with God. I've always said that everything you see in the Bible, you will always find a way it applies to our lives and it depends on how we choose to view things.
Noah during his time chose to stand out. He lived in an era where wickedness took its toll but he didn't blend in. We also live in the era where wickedness thrives but we don't have to blend in. A lot of people would say if you can't beat them, join them. This doesn't apply to Christians who want to uphold Bible principles.
We need to operate counterculture to be able to stand out. Some people flow with the current, we as believers have to move against the current. It is easier to go with the flow of things but the real test comes when you choose to move against the flow. We can be openly thinking people in a downwardly spiral world, it is possible. The Bible told us not to be well adjusted to our culture that we fit in without thinking. We should stand out because light stands out. Your loyalty should not be to what can expire but to what cannot expire. What is trending today won't always trend. God's Word can never expire. God's Word stands sure and true. The truth of God never goes out of fashion. No matter how we want to spin it, God's truth stands sure. The Word of God will make us stand out.
The thing I can pick out from the life of Noah is that Noah was a planner. We can't live this life without planning either. He prepared the ark before the need arose. It's just like I always say, "We don't prepare for war when there is war, we prepare for war in a time of peace". It's better for us to be preparing for the future because the future will be here already before we know it. We need to plan and stop leaving things to chance. Build relationships, and build your investment portfolio because one day your life will depend on these things. Invest in yourself too because investment in yourself always pays the best dividends.
Another thing from the life of Noah is that Noah was detailed. God spoke to Noah about how He wanted the ark to be made and Noah followed it to the letter. God was detailed in His instructions and Noah showed the same attention to detail. Imagine Noah saying wood is wood and he used just any kind of wood despite the clear instruction from God on what to use. It would have defeated the whole purpose of what God asked him to do because the ark wouldn't stand.
Some people choose what they want to pick in God's Word and leave the rest. We are to follow what God tells us to do and not do selective hearing to the things of God or the truth from God's Word. So many people fail in life because they do some part of what God asked them to do. You don't succeed because you do what you are required to do but you succeed because you do what is required when it is required, as it is required. There is a way to go about things to make them work. God wants us to be full of faith and not full of ourselves which is why the Bible asked us to deny ourselves before we can follow Christ.
Another important thing from the life of Noah is that Noah was a patient person. It took 120 years before the drop of the rain God promised Noah fell. Some results are immediate while some can be over time. God's ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. We sometimes think everything should be immediate but God wants us to wait it out. Waiting means not losing our faith in what God says and waiting patiently for the promise. We all want immediate results, who doesn't? Even Jesus cursed a tree and the result wasn't immediate but later. Isaiah prophesied that a virgin would give birth but it wasn't immediate.
Just because the results didn't come immediately it doesn't mean you have to give up. Just because you started the business and you are not seeing the results despite doing everything right doesn't mean you should give up. Sometimes we have to exercise patience. There is a time for being patient and a time to let go. Know when to give up, when to let go and when to be persistent. As long as God said it, you can be persistent because God doesn't lie.
Bible principles are life's principles...they can be applied to our lives.
Thank you for your time.
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