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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 19 (SUNDAY 28TH JANUARY 2024)

TOPIC: The Art of Celebration and Appreciation

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE:

Psalm 100:4 (Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and bless his name.)

SPIRITUAL POSTULATION:

Celebrating even small victories increases the flow of abundance.

REFLECTION

Psalm 100:4 exhorts us to “enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.” It’s a beautiful, rhythmic invitation to cultivate an attitude of celebration and appreciation, not just on momentous occasions, but as a daily rhythm of the soul.

But sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of life, we forget to pause and acknowledge our victories, big and small. We take progress for granted, overlooking the abundance that already blooms around us. This verse reminds us that a celebration is an act of worship, a way of honouring the divine hand that guides our steps.

Take a moment today, close your eyes, and breathe deeply. Trace the journey you’ve been on, the trials you’ve overcome, the goals you’ve reached (even the tiny, seemingly insignificant ones). What are you grateful for? Let a genuine smile bloom on your face as you acknowledge the goodness present in your life.

PRAYERS

Dear Lord, open my eyes to the abundance surrounding me. Help me find joy in the journey, celebrate victories big and small, and offer every moment as a humble thank you for your infinite blessings. Amen.

TAKE ACTION

Action steps: Choose one achievement, no matter how seemingly small, and write down three reasons why you’re proud of it. Share your joy with someone you trust, express gratitude for their support, and celebrate together.

FURTHER READING: Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Colossians 3:15-17

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.