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DEFINITIONS OF ICHABOD
Ichabod is an Hebrew word that means:
– The glory has departed or
– Where is the glory?
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God is committed to ensuring that the latter parts of our lives are greater, even than the beginning. (Ecclesiastes 7:8)
Many are excited about the beginning of things.Beginnings are characterized by the start of something new, accompanied by overconfidence.
Usually, the beginning relative to the end is characterized by ignorance.
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The book of Job 8:7, says “Though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”
When the Bible says, “should”, it does not necessarily mean that thing will be, because there are certain conditions attached to its manifestation. (Job 8:7)
Your true stamina is not measured by your ability to start, but by your ability to remain and sustain what you started. Starting is not enough.

WHY GREATNESS IS SHORT-LIVED AMONG MANY:
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1. Pride. (Proverbs 16:18, 18:12, 29:23, James 4:6-8)
Pride is the unashamedness or refusal to acknowledge God as the basis, the reason, and the principal factor for any result you may have.
Before any man falls, he may always look like he cannot fall, until it happens. There is nobody who cannot go down.
(James 4:6-8)
In the presence of greatness, pride will always come to test you, because something happens to men when they become great.

The pride of life is the inevitable self-exaltation, that comes as a result of obvious results.
As God lifts you and you rise, the first thing to verify is if pride is present.
Being simple does not automatically equate to being humble.
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2. An arrival mentality. (1 Corinthians 8:2)
One way to know champions is that they always carry an unassuming personality and attitude, with a passion for learning: They are forever students.
Nobody applauds you twice. Maintain the heart of a learner.
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Yesterday’s excellence will always be tomorrow’s mediocrity; celebrating yesterday, at the expense of today’s impact, is a recipe for disaster.
Champions learn; they learn with their hearts open.
Those who fail are usually the commentators of people’s destiny, with no stories to tell of their victories.
Arrival mentality is the cancer of great men. Reject an arrival mentality, so that the word “Ichabod”, is never used to describe you.
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3. Distractions and Compromises. (Galatians 5:7-9, Philippians 3:13-15, Ephesians 4:7, Acts 6:1-4)
Your ability to discern your area of grace and to stay with it will profit not only you but also, The Body of Christ.
When you function within your area of grace, it insists that you function excellently, within that area.
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Two Dimensions of Distractions:
1. Getting into areas beyond the scope of your grace. (Ephesians 4:7)
2. Abandoning and not protecting your focus or pursuit. (Acts 6:1-4)

4. Violating your winning strategy – either divinely given or built from years of pain, wisdom, and learning.
(2 Chronicles 15:12-15)
Exploits and victory are always strategy-dependent.
It is the will of God, plus the strategy given by God, that results in victory.
No system fails, as long as they maintain its winning strategy.
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5. Unaddressed weaknesses and vulnerabilities. (Hebrews 12:1, Acts 24:16, James 1:19-20)
The humanity of men is why revivals die. Every man born of a woman has vulnerabilities.
Any weakness left unaddressed can eventually destroy you.
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6. Loss of passion and fire for God. (2 Chronicles 26:5, Revelation 2:4-5)
The secret of every man that has remained in the business of kingdom-come, is their genuine passion and love for Jesus.
There are things only love will make you do. It is not always about what you are saying, but who you are loving.
What you are saying may be right, but with no evident impact to show for it.

Title: ICHABOD (Obtaining Grace to Last)
– Apostle Joshua Selman
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