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Follow Your Heart, Not Just The Money



It is true that money answers all things, and it is very important that you can always access money whenever you need it. I mean think of the possibility of being able to afford whatever you desire; that will be great!

So, it isn’t surprising that people will channel their best effort into making money, same applies to many believers, as long as it is legal, they go for it. However, the thing that is of concern to me, and I believe to God also, is that there seem to be too many believers seeking financial prosperity using the world’s formula. You see, the key thing in the financial prosperity equation is the BLESSING; if the Blessing is upon whatever you are doing, you are bound to prosper. It goes to say that you need to allow the Lord to lead you to do whatever He has chosen to prosper you through. Now, you may be wondering if you have to hear God expressly before you take on any assignment or venture. Well, that will be great, but just like Kenneth E. Hagin said, you can go as much with what God says as well as what He doesn’t say, i.e if you feel in your heart to go in a certain direction, even though you have not heard expressly to go in that direction, you can continue on that path as long as the Lord doesn’t restrict you or impress on you to abandon that course; this is because as a believer, your spirit is a safe guide. But if you started out in a direction and begin to get red flags deep inside, then you know to abandon that course.

Now, there are times that a certain investment idea or some money-making trend will suddenly surface, and to the greatest amazement, believers will jump on it without watching out for red flags in their heart. I like to think that some people even get the red flags but deliberately choose to ignore it because of how promising the reward of that trend is. The thing is that, it may be legit, but it may not be the route that God has permitted for your financial prosperity. This is a big deal because many people have been hurt themselves and even others because of such things.

The point here is better illustrated by the example of Joseph in Genesis chapter 41. As usual, in Joseph’s day, people must have been buying land/houses, trading in gold, buying shares and trading in the money market, or perhaps even engaging in some money doubling scheme, but Joseph was busy buying up grains. A few years later, Joseph’s investment paid off, while every others failed. Joseph’s investment paid off because he acted in wisdom according to the revelation from God, rather than choosing to follow the investment trend at that time.

Don’t let yourself be sucked in by the investment trends of the world system no matter how attractive they seem, rather let God lead you. Note that, this is not to get you not to make investments in certain areas because the world is also investing in that area, rather it is to get you to pay attention to your heart and the prompting of the Lord therein before you jump on anything. It is important to also know that it is through faith and patience that we obtain the promise; so, learn to give the Blessing time to manifest in your life and for you to grow financially.



Shalom!

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