MASTER YOUR DESIRES All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12, If God has blessed you with wealth and riches, be extremely cautious so that your prosperity does not become your undoing. Solomon was so blessed that because he could afford most things that came his way, he went on an acquisition spree. He bought everything money could buy and acquired all that his eyes liked. He found himself in a pit of self-indulgence. In Ecclesiastes 2:10, he said: And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour . He had lost control! His money was now pushing him in every direction. Has God blessed you? Praise God! But never let it get to the point where you are no longer led by the Spirit but by the spirit of mammon(money). You should remain in control of what you have and not the other way. To this end Paul says: All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12. Meaning, all things are good but not all things are important to me, it is not everything i will partake in. I wont be controlled by anything. You don’t have to buy something just because you can afford it. There are many things you can buy off the shelf but you don’t because you do not need them. You can imagine why one will be buying gold and silver rings and gold and silver chains which are not necessary. If he had less money, he wouldnt buy these irrelevant things. Abundance can kill. Also, power without control corrupts. To distinguish themselves according to their class, rich men eat certain processed foods which at the end of the day give them special illness which the poor do not have. Many people like power but they fail to realize that it is a two-edged sword. Keep your power under lock and key! Deliberately refrain from over indulging yourself. If a water bed will take away your prayer life, don’t buy it or you have bought it, give it out. If television programmes will continue to tempt you, avoid the box. If a particular type of car or house will make you to become proud, do something about it. Never allow what was meant to serve you become your lord. If facebook is taking too much of your time, please restitute. Let me ask now, how much time did you spend with God today, in prayer and study? Even if you are always preaching or reading christian post on facebook, please also have limit to your stay on it. You can post and leave. Then later you reply when you come back. Do not always appear online, so that your time will be managed properly. Satan may not bother about your knowledge and preaching but Satan trembles when you pray. Do not let facebook control you. Manage your time well. Remember anything that takes your time most has become your god. What about food and sleep. Make up your mind to stay awake to pray and study, deny yourself some meals. If blackberry is taking the money you are supposed to use for kingdom work, give it away. If the internet prompt you to sin with your eyes. Then stay out of it. MASTER YOUR DESIRES. Remember, SELF CONTROL OR SELF DISCIPLINE is one of the fruit of The Holy Spirit. PRAYER POINTS : Father, help me to put my desires under the control of your Spirit in me..
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:12:04 +0000