Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to PROSPER you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
How do I measure prosperity in my life? If I have good health and peace, would I be called blessed in today’s world? Or favor yaMwari inoonekwa through the luxury car I drive or the mansion I live in, and a fat bank account.
What is to be prospered by the Lord Jehovah? What is biblical prosperity?
Ko kana ndichingotambura when vezera rangu vachibudirira in their businesses, careers and in their marriages ndovakaitei iro shoko richiti Mwari vanoziva zvavakandirongera? So ini ndakarongerwa nhamo here while vamwe vakarongerwa kuwana anything they may dream about? Zvinonetesa praying without tangible answers, ndinodawo testimony inoonekwa pasina wandaudza.
Ko ndizvo here kuti Mwari anobatsira anozvibatsirawo? If yes, how far should I go to help myself and seek God’s attention and support in my endeavours? If no, so how long should I wait upon the Lord? Ko pandinoedza kuzvibatsira handisiri ndave kutowedzera kuenda kure naMwari here?
There are many ways that God can prosper us. If you are on your death-bed suffering from a terrible, life threatening disease, you probably aren’t too concerned about financial prosperity.
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However, there are scriptures to support that God wants to prosper us in all areas of our life. Our walk with Him, our relationships, our health, our finances and every other area of our lives. God doesn’t want to be confined to just a few areas of our lives, He wants to be involved in all of it. Every father wants to see his children prosper and succeed. How much more does our Father in Heaven? Seek first the kingdom of God, and everything else will be added unto you.
Joshua 1:8 “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
and again …
2 Chronicles 26:5 He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him.
Prayers for personal blessing aren’t inherently wrong, of course, but love the Giver not only His gifts. Have a relationship with the Giver who is also a problem solver in your life, don’t just go to Him kana zvapresser. He is a Father who is concerned even with your happy, relaxed and naughty moments. Do not make selfish requests that do not honor God’s name. If our faith, tithing, seeding, sacrifices, giving is to move God to get what we want, then what does “may Your will be done” prayer mean to us, do we trust ourselves more than we trust God?
True faith is a belief that one-day you will stand before our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A part of the definition of faith is accepting God’s will over our own will. This means that we understand that what God is asking us to do will always work out for the good of those who love and listen to Him, no matter how confusing it may look like.
This world has become a busy hub of competition, jealousy, malice, love of money and worldly things more than loving the Lord who created the world, where sorrow, hurt and pain are now the order of the day. Have we become too busy to love and care for each other’s well being? Have we become so materialistic that reverence to God and human life has lost its value?
We are too busy, we break the commandments of our Creator to pursue our selfish, worldly desires, disobeying the Lord, Who is the sole giver of this life.
What are we busy doing anyway? Be careful, you may be too busy thinking death is far away from you. Don’t think you have too much time in this world, soon you will have to face and answer to your Maker.
Hanzi ndiri busy zvekuti handina nguva yekufa. I have lots of things to do on my own; I don’t want any interruption from anyone or anything. I know what I want and how to get it, my own way…. By any means necessary. Really? Do you care what God says about what you are pursuing? Is what you are pursuing in line with God’s plan upon your life? Checker masettings ….
Or you may be too busy while working towards your own death, that is, ndiri busy asi zvandiri busy kuita zvacho kuzviendesa kurufu rwangu, eternal death, yekufa zvese nyama nemweya. May God have mercy.
Too busy to die, hoo nhai.
All being said and done; GOD IS LOVE.