Sunday, October 25, 2020

MoneyWalk 72 The LORD Promotes

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

God has promotion for you even when you do not get the higher-level position with your current employer. For example, you will continually be promoted far above your peers when you adhere to biblical principles that lead you to (a) know the state of your income versus expenses, (b) refuse to enslave yourself in debt and seek to eliminate it from your life, (c) live beneath your take home pay, and (d) faithfully save and invest a reasonable portion of your income during the course of your life. Unfortunately, most people refuse to adhere to such principles and thus bring themselves and their family financial strain, heartache, and headache regardless of employment promotions they attain.

When promotion seeking is not aligned with the LORD’s will, purpose, and calling for your life, discontentment will eventually come upon you. Through intimacy with Him daily, ensure you are seeking His Kingdom and not your thingdom! Otherwise, pursuit of promotion, and how your current position looks to other men, will encourage you to think negatively about your position, income, resources, and influence instead of continually thanking Him for allowing you to be in the place you are in. 

Even though your position may be great among men you’ll develop an attitude where your situation is never enough at any given time. This will lead to bad spiritual and practical habits that lead you away from the LORD’s plan for your life (workaholism, respecter of persons attitudes, lack of prayer and gratitude, forsaking wholesome relationships, failure to incorporate evangelism and disciple-making into your life and work). Negative comments about your employer, supervisor, position, and work ensue as well as pride, haughtiness, and disregard for living Christ-like.

Your present position or line of work is one from which the LORD can build right character to eventually move you to the types of work, positions, and promotions in His plan for you.  Thank Him for the maturity He’s allowing you to develop as a result. He’s helping you ensure blessings in your life do not turn into curses, like they would if you fail to manage in a godly manner your tongue, lifestyle, ministry to others, income, and material resources. Many people receive promotions at work yet continue to lack purpose, fulfillment, and right relationship with the LORD and other people.

You should seek promotion that comes through fellowship with and allegiance to Christ, displayed by bible-based good stewardship. His elevation of your earthly status will grant you things that matter most: eternal life, better relationships with family, strong and enduring friendships with reliable people, a worthy career, job, and ministry role, respect in the eyes of your peers and superiors who have spiritual eyesight, and more than enough money and resources to fulfill your purpose.

Using biblical principles produces fruit and promotion in your life regardless of whether man promotes you. When you’re humble, the LORD will raise you up in due time and make room among influential people for the gift within you.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Psalms 75:6-10, Proverbs 3:35, Daniel 4:30-35, 1Peter 5:6-11

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