Your Point of Power

by Karin Syren

These things have I spoken to you,
So that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you have tribulation,1
But take courage; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 NAS

Who among us is immune to stress, the often overwhelming pressure that results from feeling we are powerless in the face of our circumstances, inadequate to face and overcome our surroundings? All our systems go into overdrive in an attempt to ramp up the power and every part of the human organism is involved in the stress reaction.

Who wouldn’t like to be flying above the stresses and storms of life? The good news is that it is possible, but knowing your Point of Power is the key. There will always be storms and stress is a part of life, the Christian life most certainly, as our Scripture indicates. But you can choose to remain on the ground, battling the storms or you can supersede the natural law of gravity that governs the earthbound by achieving lift and leaving the ground, with its storms, far beneath you.

Your personal Point of Power is that point at which you achieve lift and begin the ascent from the ground of your circumstances to that clear blue sky above the clouds. It is perhaps slightly different for each of us, this point of power, this breakthrough point that powers us through the clouds, and it can even differ from day to day. So, how do you know what your point of power is? Here are a few clues.

• It is the point at which you face down your biggest fear. It is that moment in which you determine that fear no longer has the power to paralyze you.

For God has not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

If you have to move forward with fear still digging its talons into your back, you will. That is the point of power called courage. And it is the hallmark of the truly invincible.

• It is the point at which you let go of that ancient grudge. When you begin to see that your lack of forgiveness will burden no one but you, indeed poison no one but you, and realize that no matter how wronged you were, the grudge you hold is turning your own heart to stone — then you will soar.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors…

For if you forgive men for their transgressions,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:12, 14

• It is the point at which you surrender control and begin to trust in what you know to be Truth. Very few of us actually lack knowledge of the Truth. But we often refuse to live by it, preferring to take what appears to be the easy way, essentially not trusting God to be Who He says He is.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
And the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 14:6 KJV

Face the Truth; acknowledge it and then commit to order your life accordingly and you cannot help but achieve lift.

• It is the point at which you acknowledge and accept your Purpose, which speaks to your relation to God, and your Mission, which addresses your relation to other people.

‘For I know the plans I have for you,’
declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

• It is the point at which you put Goals to your Visions, wings to your dreams. Driven by your vibrant Visions and willing to risk everything in bringing them to pass, you will take to the air above those who are still stuck striving for their own comfort and ease in life.
• It is the point at which you realize that it is not necessary to learn it all, understand it all, or have it “all together” before you soar. It is enough to know that the laws of lift work whenever the conditions come together. You would not think of waiting to take a commercial flight until you had a complete understanding of aerodynamics and jet flight. You do not need to know how it works – it’s enough to know that it does.
• It is the point at which you allow yourself to love freely and give of yourself with abandon, expecting nothing in return. And it is the point at which the needs and concerns of others become personal issues for you.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
1 Corinthians 13:4-5a NIV

• It is the point at which you determine to operate in integrity no matter what everyone else is doing or how it looks, the point at which your character achieves clarity.
• It is the point at which you make a quality decision, no more waffling. (James 1:6-8) Then you will begin to live the high life. It is the point at which you examine your motives in light of your Purpose and Mission and are willing to look toward changing yourself, and no one else. It is the moment at which you assume responsibility and remove the word BUT from your vocabulary.

You can rev your engines all you want and you can even begin to move down the runway. But until you make a quality decision to let go of what has kept you earthbound and find your Point of Power, you are going nowhere. Until then you will never achieve lift or experience the exhilaration of watching the earth move away beneath you as you point yourself to the endless skies – no longer earthbound.

Your greatest potential is realized at your personal Point of Power. You are the crown of God’s creation and you were designed to soar. If you are feeling earthbound, begin today to determine what may be sapping your power and then take the steps necessary to rid yourself of it.

Achieve lift on your personal life path, in your relationships and most importantly in your focus. Lift your eyes – divine focus is the key. If you are soaring already, experiencing the thrill of operating above the storm, don’t forget those who are still earthbound. You have the secret; don’t be stingy. Find someone who is still stuck and help them get off the ground!

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Copyright ©2006/2010, Karin S. Syren. All rights reserved.

Adapted from an article originally published in The Commonsense Communiqué,

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