Do good to others when you can

Do good to others when you can

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.

If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”

Proverbs 3:27-28 (NLT)

The scriptures above tells us not to withhold good from those who deserve it when we have the power to help. Why is it important do good to others when you can?

1. What you sow you will reap

It is a spiritual law that whatever you sow that is what you will reap. If you sow kindness in the lives of others, you will also reap kindness. Even if you don’t receive the reward in your life time, your children and grandchildren will reap the harvest:

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Galatians 6:7 (KJV)

2. When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord

When you help the poor who are not able to repay you, you are lending it to the Lord and in due season the Lord will pay you back:

If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD–and He will repay you!

Proverbs 19:17 (NLT)

3. When you bless others you are doing it unto the Lord

When we help those in need, we are not just doing it unto them but we are doing it unto our Lord Jesus Christ and He will reward us on the day of judgement:

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

Matthew 25:34-36

Prayer

Dear Lord, please help me to do good to others when it is in my power to, because I know I am doing it unto You in Jesus name.

 Events

 How to Discover Your God-Given Purpose and Book Launch on 19 August 2017

 Goal Setting Workshop for Children on 19 August 2017

 Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017 from 1-3 December 2017

 

New Books for 2017

 How to Stop the Negative Voices in your Head

 How Jesus Healed

 

God bless,

Blessing Theophilus-Israel

Spiritual Life Coach

 

If you have faith, you can have what you say

 

Thursday 7th June 2017

And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.

Matthew 21:22

 

The Bible is full of God’s faithful promises that He says he will fulfill in our lives. The Bible makes wonderful promises from God to us, from the promise of protection, to the promise of His love for us and His ability to restore broken lives.  Another of God’s promises is that if we have faith in our prayers and believe we will have what we ask for, God will hear our requests and answer us.

1, God’s currency is faith

In the physical realm we require money as a currency to survive in order to acquire shelter, food, clothing and entertainment. In the spiritual realm, God requires faith. God’s word says without faith we cannot please God.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6

With faith we can receive all that God has promised us. In order to receive, God’s word tells us we only need the faith of a mustard seed.

2, We only need the faith of a mustard seed

God only requires a mustard seed of faith to activate his power. We can pray to receive faith. The more we read and meditate on the word of God in the Bible, the more our faith will grow.

So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Luke 17:6

Man’s faith activates God’s power. In Mark 5:25-34, we are told the story of the woman with an issue of blood for 12 years. She had persisted with doctors and no one could heal the persistent blood flow. The Bible says it was the woman’s faith that healed her. Without faith, the healing she encountered would have never taken place.

Summary

With faith all things are possible. We can pray to God to help us faith. The more we read the Bible the more we will have faith and receive God’s promises.  God is faithful to His promises and His word. He says He is a God that cannot lie (Numbers 23:19). In that case, we can rest assured that all we ask for from God, in line with God’s word will be given to us.

 

Resources

Living Life on Purpose Coaching

YouTube

 

Events

Financial Literacy Workshop, 13 May 2017
Millionaire Tour to London, 21-25 August 2017

 

New Books for 2017

How Jesus Healed

How to Discover Your Life in 30 Days Workbook

God bless,

Blessing Theophilus-Israel

Spiritual Life Coach

 

 

 

 

What are the benefits to being faithful to God?

Wednesday 22 March 2017

He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him

Proverbs 2:8 (NLT)

There are many benefits to being faithful to God and today we want to explore some of those benefits:

1. The Lord protects the faithful

God provides protection to those who are faithful to Him. He guides our path and protects us from the dangers of the day and the terrors of the night and does not permit the evil one to touch us in any way:

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)

2. The Lord blesses the faithful

When we are faithful to God He blesses us with the blessings of the heavens above and blessings of the earth beneath and makes our lives prosperous:

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20 (ESV)

3. The Lord promotes the faithful

This earthly experience is all a test of faithfulness. If we are able to be faithful over the little God has given us here on earth then He will make us rulers over many things in the age to come:

And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.

Luke 12:42-44 (NLT)

Prayer

Dear Lord, please help me to be faithful over what You have given me here so that You can trust me with the true riches of heaven in Jesus name.

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Resources

Interview about Coaching, Purpose and Faith

How to Set Goals for 2017

How to Discover Your Purpose in 2017

 

Blessing Tours

Business and Cultural Immersion Tour to Ghana

 

Blessing’s Upcoming Workshops

Please sign up for the following workshops:

Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017

 

New Books for 2017

How Jesus Healed

How to Discover Your Life in 30 Days Workbook

 

God bless,

Blessing Theophilus-Israel

Spiritual Life Coach

 

Be careful where you store your treasures

Be careful where you store your treasures

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6: 19-21

The Bible is a useful resource for counselling on matters pertaining to money. The Bible reveals to us that it’s God will for us to have money. We are counselled however to have an appropriate relationship with money. The scripture in Matthew 6:19-21 cautions us to be careful of where we store our treasures.

1, God wants us to be kingdom minded first

God wants us to be kingdom minded first. In Matthew God warns us to seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 6:33

 God’s desire is that we inherit the kingdom of God first. He reminds us that once we seek God’s kingdom, God will then go on to meet all our other needs including our financial needs.

2, Don’t make money an idol

God’s word the Bible reminds us that we are blessed when we have money. God’s desire is that we live a life of abundance. John 10:10. God’s caution with money is to not put money above and beyond our relationship with Him.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10

God cautions us to have a responsible relationship with our possessions including money. His ultimate goal is for us to live a life of abundance by first seeking for his kingdom and righteousness from which all further blessings will come.

3, God’s treasure is blessed and beyond destruction

God warns us in Matthew 6: 19-21 that by seeking the treasures of heaven over and above the treasures of earth, that we will inevitably make it clear to God what our priority is. God’s desire is that we put God and His kingdom above everything else. He wants to remain the main focus of our worship and life.

Summary

In Summary God wants us to put Him in first and in doing so he will provide for all our needs including financial needs.

Resources

Interview about Coaching, Purpose and Faith

 How to Set Goals for 2017

How to Discover Your Purpose in 2017 

 

Blessing’s Upcoming Workshops

Please sign up for the following workshops:

How to Find Your Purpose Workshop, 16 February 2017

Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017

 

 Blessing Tours

Business and Cultural Immersion Tour to Ghana

 

New Books for 2017

 How Jesus Healed

How to Discover Your Life in 30 Days Workbook

 

God Bless

Annette Galloway

Blessing Spiritual Life Coaching

How do you ask God for advice?

 The men of Israel wanted to know if these men were telling the truth. So they tasted the bread—but they did not ask the Lord what they should do.

Joshua 9:14 (ERV)

Last week, we looked at what lessons we can learn from leaders who asked God for advice before they took a decision. The question today is, how do we ask God for advice?

In the Old Testament, The Holy Spirit was not yet poured out upon people therefore leaders could not go directly to God, instead they had to ask Prophets and Priests to ask God on their behalf for advice on what they should do.

We thank God that we have a High Priest, our Lord Jesus through Whom we can now come boldly to the throne room of God, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:14-16).

Believers in Jesus Christ have been given the precious gift of The Holy Spirit, Who knows the mind of God. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, who guides us into all truth and tells us about the future (John 16:13). If you haven’t yet received Him, please give your life to Jesus and ask Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit.

How do you ask God for advice?

1. Ask

We must simply go to God The Father as little children and ask Him whatever is in our heart. I personally find it helpful to write down the questions on paper. Jesus said whatever we ask in His name, He will do, that The Father may be glorified in the Son. If we ask anything in His name He assures us that He will do it (John 14:13-14). The Bible says if you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking (James 1:5);

2. Seek

To seek is to search for or to desire something. Don’t give up, keep on searching to obtain the answer. We are told to seek The Lord while He may be found; call on him while He is near (Isaiah 55:6);

3. Knock

To knock is to beat a door to gain admittance. Jesus encouraged us that we should always pray and not give up. We must be like the persistent widow who kept going to the judge to get justice for her from her adversaries. For a while he did nothing however he eventually avenged her because he was tired of her persistence. In this parable Jesus was showing that although God’s people call to Him night and day, He will always give us what is right. He will not be slow to answer us, He will help His people quickly (Luke 18:1-8);

4. Wait

After all the asking, seeking, and knocking in prayer, we must wait for the answer. This is where most of us get impatient however in waiting God may be trying to develop in us patience which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22). Remember that God’s timing is not our timing. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day (2 Peter 3:8). Waiting on The Lord is good for us because it renews our strength:

But those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint

(Isaiah 40:31)

5. Act

Once you have asked and waited on The Lord for advice, and He gives you the direction to take, do whatever He tells you to do. At the marriage in Cana Mary told the servants that they must do whatever Jesus tells them (John 2:5).

Prayer

Dear Father, I thank You that You are always ready to hear me when I call upon You. I now ask You to give me wisdom and advice in the following areas…………….. Help me to be patient in waiting upon You for the answer. Please give me courage so that I will do whatever You tell me to do in Jesus name, amen.

Next week, we will look at the different ways in which God may give us advice.

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter! We thank God that Jesus Christ is no longer dead, He is risen and because He lives we can live also.

God bless,

Blessing