It’s a few months to the end of the year.
I want you to look deep within and answer these questions
privately
1. Did I increase, Decrease, or Stagnate?
2. Am I satisfied with the outcome of my life, given all the
opportunities and challenges I have had to deal with so far?
Please take a moment and genuinely answer these.
meanwhile,
There was a pastor who spent his entire life and time serving a
small congregation of people.
He was faithful even though things were really difficult.
They didn’t have a farm. Hence they had to buy most things.
This really affected them as the man had to borrow very often to
feed his family.
They had 7 sons. The eldest was 14 and the youngest was 5.
The children needed a lot of food.
The man could barely feed them
His wife depended on what the man could bring.
She sometimes got assistance from her mum.
Things were really bad.
To make it worse, the man died in his sleep one night.
His wife was broken and
helpless. Her screams of shock alerted the neighbors who in turn sent a message
to their kinsmen. The man was buried by noon that day.
Barely 30 minutes later,
a man from the next local government area came. The widow was
grateful that the man visited. She was expecting him to give her some money.
It turned out the man
didn’t quite come on a condolensce visit. He came for his money. Pastor had
borrowed from him in one one those seasons of draught.
The widow fell on her
knees, begging the man to give her two days to refund his money.
Ofcourse, it was a
hopeless promise as she had no one to turn to. The creditor told her he would return
the next day. He didn’t have the patience to wait for 2 days.
Sadly, The children heard the
mother weeping while speaking to someone. They came out to comfort her. The man
saw the children and threatedned to take the 14 and 13 year old boys as slaves
when he returns.
He walked away dragging the
widow a few inches off her door mouth; as she held on to his leg in hope that
she would beg her way into his heart.
Stupefied by the
thoughts of having her children serve as slaves, she ran to the house of
Prophet Elisha.
She recalled her husband’s
faithfulness to God and his work as she poured her heart to Elisha, asking him
for money.
Elisha didn’t ask her
how much do you need? He asked, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I don’t know what worked
or didn’t work well for you in the past years.
Perhaps you are saying, if only I married that guy
If only I made that a 2:1 or a first class
If only I didn’t lose that baby.
My Joy would have been full.
While your eyes are
fixed on what you think you need to flourish, blossom, live fulfilled or be
happy?
The question God is asking you is WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU?
Just before the woman
had the time to name her price, Elisha asked another question, "What do you have in the
house?"
In an instant, her mind ransacked her house.
She saw into the emptiness of her house.
There was nothing.
She saw nothing.
She told Elisha nothing.
Looking at her Elisha said, "nothing really?"
It was then she remembered the almost empty Goya olive oil on her
husband's bed side.
She decided to tell Elisha of it.
Perhaps, he would ask her to anoint the house so that the creditor
would forget her address.
However, Elisha had a different motive.
He was going to HELP her
not temporarily relieve her.
He was going to establish her with the very thing that appeared
good for nothing.
The only thing in her hand and house were the almost empty Goya
olive oil but it was the very thing by which the LORD planned to HELP
(establish) her
I prophecy to someone here, YOUR "GOOD FOR NOTHING THING" IS BECOME
YOUR SOURCE OF PROMINENCE!!!
However, there are a few steps you will take to turn that thing in
your hand into a blessing.
1. Recognize the thing in
your hand.
Your job or lack of job
Your singleness
Your marriage
Your one and a half credit in school.
Your whatever.
Recognise that you have it, even if you dont think its good
enough!
After the widow recognised what she had in her hand, Elisha asked her to
go borrow empty JARS from her friends, family and neighbours.
He was simply asking her to
2. Build capacity
Capacity begins with vision.
Vision is the possibilities around you.
The Instruction said borrow. It means go to people who are more
exposed and can see on a higher perspective than you can.
There were all sorts of Jar sizes within her reach.
She had to go get it.
Have you identified what you have?
If you have, I want you to look through your contact list and
write out those who have a thing or two to help you see better .
Vision determines capacity.
You can't go where you don't see opportunities.
When you learn to see (vision) opportunities, you will grow into
taking hold of them (capacity)
What do you see concerning the oil in your hand?
Go meet those who have larger Jars. They have larger jars because
they have seen that it is possible to have and own a filling station. That is why they
own barrels.
But you only have a 25 litre keg because that’s all you can see
yourself using.
Next Elisha said, go in to your house and shut the door.
3. Shut out the
distractions!
All the self doubt, the negativity, the not good enough echoes?
You are done with them.
Leave it at the death of the past years.
Its a new season for you.
And the only way to go is UP in the name of JESUS CHRIST!!
Next Elisha said, pour the oil into the Jars.
4. Fit your little into
the enlarged VISION/CAPACITY!
You can choose to stay there and accept your tailoring business is
for your "dustbin laden street" or arise to the voice of this Prophet (Anne Atulaegwu) and begin to stretch the boundaries of your tailoring business into
Large Jar sizes like GUCCI and all' em international designers.
Train your eyes to hunt opportunities for GROWTH and INCREASE.
Only then will your oil run over/overflow.
Read: 15 shades of faith
5. Follow Instruction!
God ALWAYS hides greatness in seeds of instruction.
Never discard them.
Never do that!!
The woman obeyed a "foolish" instruction and she entered
a season of plenty in a quick twist!!
6. Continue to increase
your capacity.
One question i often ask myself is HOW CAN THIS BE BETTER?
The question stretches my mind to imagine and leads me to borrow
insight (jars) from the guys with the "bigger dimension" of the thing
in my hand.
The moment there were no empty jars? The oil stayed.
Increase is commensurate to the space availble.
Make room for more!
Make room for bigger!!
Make room for more!!!
Do it now!!
When the woman told Elisha that the Jars were exhausted and the
oil had stayed, He asked her to start selling.
The proceeds would pay the creditor and be enough to care of her children.
It was a miracle of HELPS!
7. Whatever you do learn
to sell yourself (position yourself as valuable).
People have to receive YOU before they can receive the thing in
your hand.
The thing in your hand, is as valuable as you.
Your marriage reflects your level of growth.
Your business and ministry too.
Reposition yourself by first
1. Convincing YOU that you have what your world needs
2. Make BOLD MOVES towards what you want.
3. BE VISIBLE
Go where you see a need of what YOU HAVE!
You dont have to be an expert.
The widow had never sold anything in her life before.
Your first time is good enough!!
Value the thing in your hand.
Go prosper!!!!
I bless you with the blessings of the deep!!
I command your land to yield her increase!!
The four winds of the earth brings you helpers.
You recognise
them!
You harness those relationships in Jesus name!!
Warm Hugs..
Committed to your fulfilment
Ps:
Let's hang out in a cozy private Lunch in October 6th 2018
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