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TITLE: LIVING THE PROMISE: 40 DAYS ABUNDANCE SERIES

PURPOSE: A daily companion on your journey towards financial success in 2024, providing practical steps and spiritual insights to help you cultivate abundance and security.

DAY 14 (TUESDAY 23^RD JANUARY 2024)

TOPIC: Carrying One Another’s Burdens: The Path to Prosperity and Abundance

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE: Galatians 6:2 (Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfil the law of Christ.).

SPIRITUAL POSTULATION: Sharing your blessings with others creates a cycle of abundance.

REFLECTION:

The law of Christ encourages us to support one another in times of need. When we share our blessings and uplift those around us, we create an environment of love, compassion, and generosity. This, in turn, leads to a life of prosperity and abundance. In the verse from Galatians 6:2, we are reminded of the importance of helping and supporting one another. By carrying each other’s burdens, we can fulfill the law of Christ and experience prosperity and abundance in our lives.

Applying the Principle in Our Lives

1. Be Aware of Others’ Struggles: Recognize when someone around you is facing difficulties and offer your help. By acknowledging their struggles, you create an opportunity to share your blessings and bring about a positive change in their lives.

2. Offer Encouragement and Support: Encourage those around you by offering kind words and support. This can help boost their morale and provide the strength they need to overcome their challenges.

3. Practice Generosity: Share your resources, time, and talents with others. By giving generously, you can experience the joy of helping others and contribute to creating a prosperous and abundant environment.

4. Foster a Spirit of Community: Create a sense of community by coming together with others to support one another. This can be through volunteering, participating in local events, or simply being there for one another.

PRAYERS:

Lord, help us to remember Your law of love and compassion. Guide us to recognize the struggles of those around us and provide support and encouragement. May we be generous with our resources and talents, and foster a community spirit. Amen.

TAKE ACTION:

Daily Action Steps

1. Pray for guidance in identifying those around you who need help.

2. Offer your assistance to at least one person each day.

3. Encourage someone you know who is facing a challenge.

4. Practice generosity by giving your time, resources, or talents to someone in need.

FURTHER READING: Romans 12:15, Romans 15: 2, 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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.