Hello everyone,
I pray that you were successful with the January challenge.
For February we are going to learn about preparation. As much as we think we are prepared we most certainly are not. One thing that gets the hair on my back standing straight up is people who say, "God will take care of the details if he wants me to do it." He will not do that unless it is impossible for you to do it such as a little miracle or the need for money not readily available or the need for someone to give that information like a prophet or someone who knows the job at hand. Other than the spiritual needs He will not provide anything that you can do on your own like research or school or reading or studying.
When you believe that God is sending you to do something he will give you the wisdom to do it but he will not prepare you for it; you must do that on your own. Although the saying 'God helps those who help themselves' is not in the Bible it should not to be ignored. Do not take this literally because God wants you to know that 'you can do all things through Him' but you have to do some prep work on your own.
Prep work is exactly what it is. You cannot teach without learning how to be a good teacher, you cannot be a leader without knowing how to be a good leader, you cannot build unless you know how to build, you cannot preach unless you know the Word of God. Knowing what to do and doing it are two different things. God may tell you what he wants you to do but it is your responsibility to learn how to do it well and being fully prepared to do it properly.
More people fail from lack of preparation than for any other reason so to avoid failure get yourself prepared. Do your homework and get the knowledge you need to do the deed. One of the things that you might want to prepare yourself with is the Word of God and the Love of Man. These two things are the most important prep work you will ever do. If you have not Love than everything else you have is nothing.
So the February challenge is think about preparation. How do you need to prepare each day for life? How have you failed due to lack of preparation and how can you avoid it next time?
This is a way of life for me. Preparing for the future is imperative to having a fruitful future. When you are unprepared you will react badly to any situation that pops up.
Let me know how it goes for you and any area of your life that you discovered you are not prepared in. Show us how you are getting yourself prepared and how it makes you feel to be more prepared.
God bless your journey
Kathleen
I pray that you were successful with the January challenge.
For February we are going to learn about preparation. As much as we think we are prepared we most certainly are not. One thing that gets the hair on my back standing straight up is people who say, "God will take care of the details if he wants me to do it." He will not do that unless it is impossible for you to do it such as a little miracle or the need for money not readily available or the need for someone to give that information like a prophet or someone who knows the job at hand. Other than the spiritual needs He will not provide anything that you can do on your own like research or school or reading or studying.
When you believe that God is sending you to do something he will give you the wisdom to do it but he will not prepare you for it; you must do that on your own. Although the saying 'God helps those who help themselves' is not in the Bible it should not to be ignored. Do not take this literally because God wants you to know that 'you can do all things through Him' but you have to do some prep work on your own.
Prep work is exactly what it is. You cannot teach without learning how to be a good teacher, you cannot be a leader without knowing how to be a good leader, you cannot build unless you know how to build, you cannot preach unless you know the Word of God. Knowing what to do and doing it are two different things. God may tell you what he wants you to do but it is your responsibility to learn how to do it well and being fully prepared to do it properly.
More people fail from lack of preparation than for any other reason so to avoid failure get yourself prepared. Do your homework and get the knowledge you need to do the deed. One of the things that you might want to prepare yourself with is the Word of God and the Love of Man. These two things are the most important prep work you will ever do. If you have not Love than everything else you have is nothing.
So the February challenge is think about preparation. How do you need to prepare each day for life? How have you failed due to lack of preparation and how can you avoid it next time?
This is a way of life for me. Preparing for the future is imperative to having a fruitful future. When you are unprepared you will react badly to any situation that pops up.
Let me know how it goes for you and any area of your life that you discovered you are not prepared in. Show us how you are getting yourself prepared and how it makes you feel to be more prepared.
God bless your journey
Kathleen
