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| Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth. If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or the north ,in the place where the tree falls,there is shall lie. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything. In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both alike will be good. Gods instructions in this section of Ecclesiastes are challenging to each individual who wants to achieve prosperity in any area of life. At the foundation of His challenge is the demand of diligence. The challenge is even seen when the writer insisted, "Cast your care upon the waters" or "give a serving to seven,and also to eight". God is SHOUTING for us to START, to WORK HARD, and DO IT! It is as though He is pushing and saying "YOU CAN DO THIS". It is not beyond you. It is not for some special people born on the right side of with the right money and the right education. START! LAUNCH! TRY! Then God demands, "NO EXCUSES!" As the writer of Ecclesiastes says, "He who observes the wind will not so, and he who regards the clouds will not reap." DON"T WAIT for the "right" moment; the RIGHT MOMENT is NOW! Do what you know to do now. Launch and adjust. Be diligent, and sow your seed in the morning and again in the evening. God demands, "You do not know which will prosper, either this, or that, or whether both alike will be good." Diligence is a strong refuse to quit with decision to remain faithful until the desired result is reached, and then to keep on so that you may maintain what's been gained. There's no diligence without DETERMINATION, and there's no determination without passion to keep on casting. Determination is the mind-set, and diligence is doing the work required. For it is WITH God ALL things ARE POSSIBLE Matthew 19:26 Father God, guide me today to DO ALL things that will bring GLORY and HONOR TO You AMEN
Edited by Ladyjockey 2 2019-12-26 6:27 AM
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