"Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight" (Isaiah 5:21).
Many of us have been trained to make decisions and respond to problems in a horizontal way instead of vertical. Operating from a horizontal basis means we try to fix the problem through our own self-efforts by bringing greater pressure upon it through our reasoning or our natural skills. Operating from a vertical position means we are seeking God for the answer and waiting for him to impact the problem. Perhaps it is a spouse who fails to put their clothes away, or a boss who is overly critical, or an employee that you clash with. When we operate horizontally we attempt to shame or coerce the other to change their ways.
God knows the solution to the problem before it ever exists. Our responsibility is to ask God for help to solve the problem and to rely on Him for the outcome. The minute we take on the responsibility, God quietly stands by to let us experience failure until we decide to seek Him for the answer.
One of the best examples of the contrast between a vertical and horizontal dimension in scripture is that of King Saul and David (see 1 Samuel 25). King Saul thought the way to preserve his kingdom was to kill David. While in pursuit of him there were several occasions when David had the opportunity to kill Saul, but David chose to wait upon God's timing and await his own deliverance because he understood authority. David had such respect for those who had been put in authority by God over him that he would not take matters into his own hands.
Saul represents the exact opposite of this principle. He thought David was the problem and sought to get rid of him through force. As a result, he lost his kingdom because he chose to rule horizontally instead of vertically under God's rule in his life.
No matter what problem you face today, stay vertical with God.
Source: Are You Horizontal or Vertical?
may bago na namang akong natutunan.. thanks para dito ha.
ReplyDelete'God knows the solution to the problem before it ever exists'
madadagdagan na naman ang reason why must I trust God much greater..I'm a man who seek for reasons in most of things, pumapasok lang palagi sa isip ko sa tuwing may mga pangyayari Siya ang lubos na nakakaalam,nakakalimutan kong sambitin din sa isip na He knows the solution to the problem before it ever exists,though I know .. (Romans 8:28)"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
..kailangan nating mainin sa mga sarili natin kahit gaano pa katindi ang pagtitiwala,minsan may mga pagkakataong hindi natin kayang panindigan o hindi natin napapansin na hindi natin napaninindigan. Katulad ng mga apostles,may mga pagkakataon talaga..dapat ba nating idahilan na tayo'y mga tao lamang..? ..Hindi ko rin alam. Ang alam ko lang dapat nating sigurong dagdagan yung mga dahilan o yung mga kaisipan para hindi tayo mas lalong madala ng panlilinlang ng diyos ng sanlibutan..
-sirc
Tama Cris, actually may related message ito :
ReplyDeletehttp://priceless08ruthie.blogspot.com/2010/06/hebraic-thought-by-os-hillman.html
Sa tingin ko, hindi dapat sinasabi na "sapagkat ako'y tao lamang." Ang tao ay mas nakahihigit pa nga sa mga anghel. Ang tao ang inatasan ng panginoon para mamuno dito sa mundo. Sa palagay ko, ang mga taong bukambibig ang katagang ito ay mga walang paninindigan, na kaunting tawag lang ng laman ay bumibigay na. Hindi tayo nilikha para maging ganun ganun na lang dahil sa umpisa pa lang, we are made to be vitorious through Christ Jesus. Sa kabilang banda, hindi rin ito dahilan para dumepende sa sarili nating kakayanan. Sa totoo lang, wala tayong maipagmamalaki sa Diyos. Ang lahat ng kung anu man mayroon tayo ngayon ay sa Kanya nagmumula. Naging paalala rin ang mensaheng ito sa akin dahil minsan nga, nakakakalimot din ako.Tulad nga ng kwento ni Job, Joseph, Paul, at marami pang kwento sa Bibliya, lahat ng iyon ay may plano ang Panginoon. Kailangan lang nating magtiwala at sumunod nang lubos sa Kanya.
Thanks sa comment nga pala. ^_^