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Prov. 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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>Talk is cheap. You can talk about what you are gonna do for years. You can talk about how you are going to do it for years. You can keep rebuilding your life over and over again and keep getting "loosed" or "empowered" by conferences. You can keep getting new revelation and saying what changes you are gonna make in your life. But until your revelation gets activation, you will still be where you are now! You cannot sit around and not work a job and expect money! You cannot sit around and not produce fruit and expect to eat! You cannot sit around and talk about all that you are gonna do in this new year but keep the same old crazy work habits, the same old unfruitful friendships, and the same old low self worth and expect to get ahead in life. IT WON'T HAPPEN!!! Many times our problem is not spiritual, but it's the fact that we are not being diligent about our life managing.
There are rules in this life. Until God moves your gift into operation to produce for you, you must show diligence in the workplace. God does not hire bums either! He wants diligence and those that will do their best. I know so many people with all the talent in the world, but they half do everything! They won't work a job but then want to pastor a church! They won't manage the little money they have, but expect a financial breakthrough! They spend all the hours of every day doing for everyone and have no time to sow into their own gifts and talents. They hang around deadbeats and misfits but avoid people that are going somewhere in life or people that challenge them. And people like this always talk about what they are gonna do but there is a simple rule to this. If you won't correct the problems in your personal life then you won't be diligent in business. God's wants you to prosper, but first he wants you to show diligence in your business practices, your financial planning, and your life management. Every disciple Jesus chose was a hard working, diligent, businessman. He did not choose unemployed folks. He did not choose a broke disciple living off his momma or his girlfriend! He did not choose a shiftless person that talked it but did not walk it. He chose earthly successes and made them spiritually successful. Even the devil he chose was a great money manager. Listen saints of God, get a life in 2008. When I say that, I mean, get your life together. Don't talk it because you have said it so many times before. Just do it. What you do in your natural life will always reflect on how you will govern spiritual things. Sure you need more Jesus, but you also need good life management as well.
Suggested Reading: Prov. 10:4, Prov. 12:24, Prov. 12:27, Prov. 21:5, Prov. 22:29, 2Cor. 8:22,
Pt. 3 - by: G. Craige Lewis
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