Go Further Than You’ve Ever Gone

Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 (NKJV)

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again–if you want to go places you’ve never gone, you have to do things you’ve never done. And to do things you’ve never done, you’ll need to think things you’ve never thought.

All throughout the Bible we find examples of people who needed to learn to think differently before they could be used by God. Esther is a great example. One new thought started a chain of events that changed the fate of the Jewish people.

Esther was a Jewish girl who had become one of the king’s concubines in Persia. After gaining favour with the king, she became his queen. One day, when the fate of the Jewish people hung in the balance, someone gave her a new thought—maybe she didn’t inherit her incredible looks just so she could live comfortably as queen. Maybe she was created for such a time as this—to save her nation.

Abraham had to think differently too. God said, “I’ll give you a son,” when Abraham was 100 and his wife Sarah was 90 years old (Genesis 17:17, MSG). Abraham laughed out loud at the thought of it, but then he started to expand his thinking. As he began to believe, he did something about it! Abraham became motivated and, as I imagine it, he probably started chasing Sarah around the tent! This new thought caused him to take new actions.

When you start to think differently, it’s not long before you begin to do something about it. Your actions move you toward new places you’ve never been. Imagine what would happen in your life if you started thinking differently!