I AM BLESSED, I HAVE NO LACK (PART 2 OF 3)

I AM BLESSED, I HAVE NO LACK (PART 1 OF 3)

December 4, 2022

I AM BLESSED, I HAVE NO LACK (PART 3 OF 3)

December 6, 2022

5th DECEMBER 2022

“Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments – Deuteronomy 7:9

Fear is a major setback we must overcome, especially if we desire to have a long life and succeed in all our endeavours. We are constantly afraid of what will happen to us if our expectations do not come through. Whatever you focus on tends to happen in your life. It is important that you are creative and constructive in your imagination.

It is not right to worry about tomorrow, which has not yet come. When we do that, we rob ourselves of the moment’s joy. Make a habit of living in the NOW. Jesus says, tomorrow will take care of itself (Matthew 6:34). This is because tomorrow is NOT certain. It is not real; it has not yet arrived; it is still forming, but not yet certain. Tomorrow can always change to what you want it to be through prayers, positive expectations, and affirmations. In fact, the future is non–existent. WHAT IS REAL IS NOW! After all, you can feel and see what is happening now. However, I am not dispensing with planning for the future. But you must understand that there is a difference between STRATEGIC PLANNING and living with fears about what will happen in the future.

In strategic planning, we are simply laying the building blocks for a better prospect. In doing that, our mind is fixed on success, especially if we are planning with multiple options. On the other hand, when we worry about tomorrow, we are not truly planning, but our mind is ALREADY fixed on a negative future outcome, and we worry about that alone. That means we already concluded in our mind that something not too good Will happen on a particular day in the future. Unfortunately, what we have succeeded in so doing, is projecting disaster into the future, and we begin to fear “in advance” even before getting to that day. While we are thinking about the day that has not yet come, we inadvertently dislodge ourselves from the opportunities and the joy of the moment. When we are afraid of what the future holds for us, we are indirectly creating a negative condition that will eventually take form and manifest when the time is ripe, sometime in the future.

From this day onwards, fear not, plan your businesses without fear of future failure. Fear no one, for the shield of God is protecting you. FEAR removes your faith in God and empowers the enemy to attack you. Remember, you are above all negativity because Jesus already won the battles for you.

PRAYER

Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you for the revelation of the scriptures. You are my provider and strong tower. Everything I need, I get by your name and authority. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 56:3; Joshua 1:9; Matthew 6:34

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.