Read:
Proverbs 3:6
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths
In 2008 my wife and I started a cleaning business. We walked into a great contract getting some great clients from sports stars, lawyers, doctors etc. but we got too busy with trying to weigh out the business, home life, kids, ministry and so forth. God spoke to me about my busy schedule and I found myself at the throne of God repenting for putting ministry, music, business and other things before Him and my family. I finally hired a new employee and cut back on hours. The first week I did God began to speak to me fresh and anew again in a way I haven't heard from Him in about 2 years because of the busy schedule. I said all of this to speak to many today in the body of Christ to examine your life. I want to bring forth some things I feel like the Lord spoke to my heart concerning my personal life as a believer and to the body of Christ today. There are three things that I feel like God spoke about us as the body of Christ in this hour we are living in.
1. Time Management:
Time management is very powerful. We can be over-committed and under-connected as a believer. This can cause great strain on your family, and it will also cause our hearts to become hard to God's voice. We find ourselves pushing the envelope and we start trying to fill that void within us that only God can fill again. In these last days God wants us to get plenty of rest and concentrate on managing our time better so we can enjoy the richness of our devotion to Him and our family.
2. Financial Management:
This is one of the greatest opportunities that we as the body of Christ need to examine. Financial debt will cause great pain in a family, and will also cause us to chase things instead of trusting God. In the upcoming year God wants us to manage our finances better than ever. Those who are not managing there finances need to get a plan together and begin to budget. God wants all of us as the body of Christ to get a budget plan for our finances. This will cause a great peace to come upon us so that we can enjoy our time with family and concentrate on our walk with the Lord without worrying about debts. I want to speak something to us as the body of Christ though. If we have gotten in a mess it takes time for restoration in our finances. The greatest weapon the enemy will put before us is discouragement. God is our "Wall Of Fire" around us as we go forth in restoration for our finances.
3. Hearing God' voice:
As we make changes concerning time management and financial management, we will begin to hear God's voice again in a new and fresh way. He will speak to us as His body and we will get a clear direction as we walk along that path with Him. However, we have to be careful to not get discouraged as believer's as we go "through" that restoration in our walk with God. It takes time, but we will continue to go around that same mountain with Daddy God if we don't see things in a new perspective.
Prayer:
Lord, we come to you and ask that you will direct us in a mighty way as we acknowledge you in a mighty way. Help us to have time management, and help us to gather up the strength by your grace concerning our finances. We long God to hear your voice today and the upcoming years in our walk with you, building as living stones a temple that you desire to show your glory in, amen.
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