Guidelines
In our hearts what will the desire be? Is it foremost our existence, security and living without the ongoing fear how I will meet my obligations at the end of the month and will my days of old are without the struggle to live?
When we visit with fellow children of God we hear the cries...
"If the Lord only will bless us, open the gates of heaven; supply our needs, we are so tired of fighting every month to honour our word"
In my entire walk with God I've never heard any one believer said "I cannot handle all the blessings that God is pouring out on me! He must slow down". All but a few Christian businesses do start with great anticipation and after a certain time "What went wrong?... didn't I dedicate the business to God? I don't understand."
All over the world one prayer is prayed "O God please supply in our needs, we need money to survive". All over believers are praying for a answer as to how and what must we do to receive the money we need. They are looking for formulas, kingdom principals and and and... but still now release. As a result there are many corpses along the road of life.
Some receive but a few drops, little streams but after a few months back to square one. After 30 years of listening, praying, follow teaching, running to and fro to all the wise men, from prosperity to denial teachings, name it claim it and on and on and on... The same pattern, one day up and the next down, no continued growth.
And if it was the case that you did not work harder, spend more time (even to the detrimental of your family) discovering new ways to earn/create more money, then one can say you deserve to lack. But you were faithful and still "O Lord..."
By the fruit the tree will be known.
We receive from God a promise or a word or a prophesy that He is going to bless you, you will have a successful business a prosperous career etc. And we rejoice and witness as to our future. Immediately we envisage how we going to fund the kingdom, and our hearts jump with joy. We kick into gear, start planning, set up everything for this new company (ouch!!!) or we make enormous changes to our business, ready to be in position. Even borrow money to fund everything because it's a sure thing it will be blessed. The enthusiasm we sing and praise have the prayer warriors to intercess; everybody is shouting Hallelujah, Glory, Praise the Lord. And you work rentlessly take care of every detail because nothing must stand in the way of success.
After some time one or two years later cash flow start to dry, accounts outstanding and you start to see the writing to appear on the wall, o my!!!
We start to analyze as to what went wrong or why the delay then we move to self and see where we did something wrong not pleasing the Lord, or where is the sin that stop the flow. We start to make excuses why it's not happening, we consult the pastors the prophets and, and receive pretty good explanations why the problem exists. When our fellow Christians ask what's happening, we are ready with a answer/excuse, we even go so far as to make excuses on God behalf why our position has not changed or why the business is failing. Does this sound familiar? Have you been there? Who's to blame?
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