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Inordinate Position Seeking

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MEDITATION
2 KINGS 11:1-12

Beware of inordinate position seeking

1. Inordinate position seekers
a. They are willing to destroy or assassinate the character of anybody that stands in their way of ambition v1. 
b. They, perhaps unconsciously, value their ambitions more than human lives v1.
c. They hypocritically pretend to want to serve when in actual sense they want people to serve their ambitions and lists v1.
d. The will of God is secondary to them and seeking His will is just to ask God to rubber stamp their ambitions v1.
e. They may get what they want but that thing will eventually destroy them and if care is not taken end up in hell vv13-15.

Inordinate Affections and Lust — Secrets

Q What are the other  characteristics inordinate position seekers. 
2. The right attitude to follow
The young Joash, who did not fight for the throne, eventually became the king.
a. Think twice before struggling for any position for which nobody recommends you. It may be that people don't see the grace for that position in you or it is not yet time. The same is true for both secular and spiritual v4. 
b. Even if it is God who you believe speaks to you, there will be sincere people who will encourage and recommend you to move forward. Before David became King, many people have seen and confessed royalty in him vv4.
c. God will bring genuine helpers your way to help and support you to climb that position if it is the will of God vv5-8. In this case it was Jehoiada and some soldiers v12. 
d. Make sure you stick to Christian principles and never compromise Christian's graces and virtues on your pathway of fulfilling your ambition. Beware because one compromise will lead to another.
e. Don't outpace or think to outsmart God. Hebrews 5:4, Habakkuk 2:3.
Pray that God will purge you from every trace of inordinate ambition🙏
Pray for grace not to move faster or be too slow for God🙏
Pray that God will work mightily in you and send helpers to make you what He planned for your destiny🙏
Ask God that He will frustrate every move of our youths in the church  towards self destruct in the name of ambition🙏
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