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(03/30/2001) not what I've lost


Hello prayer warriors, 1. Prayer note: not what I've lost Recently, we have been talking about perspective. Seeing the macro view of our lives through God's eyes. We should always i. major on what we have, NOT on what we don't have. ii. major on God's will, NOT our own will iii. major on who is with us, NOT on who has left us. The fourth and probably the last point I want to cover is this: major on what we have gained and not on what we've lost. Have you heard of the phrase "adversity comes with opportunity"?. Also, I believe that opportunity comes with adversity. Similarly, night comes with day, the good comes with the bad. Isn't it true? The question is whether we choose to see the good in the bad or we choose to see the bad in the good. [Genesis 50:20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Joseph had the right perspective. He didn't blame God but He knew that God would come through for Him. I believe that is why he lived to see his breakthrough. He managed to breakthrough every obstacle in his life because he had the right perspective in his life. He knew that God is faithful. How do I know that? Look at the following passage. [Genesis 41:51-52] 51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." 52 The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering." He named his firstborn Manasseh which means "God made me forget (my troubles)". He named his second son Ephraim which means "double fruitfulness" because God has made him fruitful in the land of his suffering. It is only when we learn to forget our hurts and major on what God can do in our lives even amidst apparently bad circumstances that we grow to receive greater blessings and double fruitfulness. Things are not what they seem. The good is in the bad. Unless we look for what we have gained rather than what we have lost, we will not be able to proceed up the ladder. To climb every ladder, you need to have the courage to take whatever positive ounce of energy you have to move on to the next level and leave the current rung of the ladder. You cannot go up if you keep looking down. Look at what you have gained and look up with positive expectation. Gather what is good and move on. Find the good in the bad and learn to give thanks. When we start to learn to look at our lives through the right perspective, things will turn around for us. The revelation will bring in a new change because now, truly we have repented. Repentance really means changing our minds. A lot of time we learn to repent from obvious sins, but we don't learn to repent from the more dangerous sin of a negative mind-set, bitterness, self-pity or unbelief. You are dwelling in unbelief in God if you do not believe that God can make good of every situation. If you have been dwelling on the negative forces and letting the negative forces take over your life, come before God now and ask for forgiveness. Ask Him to change Your mind and help you see your life in a new perspective. Ask him to help you forget your troubles and start looking at how God is making you doubly fruitful in your land of affliction. Start claiming this new mind-set and ask God for His grace for you to overcome. Make a decision now to climb up that ladder and see things through a new perspective. Think of what you have gained and major on what you have gained and not on what you have lost. 2. New prayer requests: i. searching for answers -- godzfirefighter http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1768&table=prayer ii. Struggling with temptation! -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1770&table=prayer iii. Deliverance -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1771&table=prayer 3. Prayer update: i. Thanks for your prayers -- thankful http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1766&table=prayer 4. Number of prayer warriors: 760 We welcome bkyoung99, shoutz, usn21, boblj, jpark207, nanabibb, lenghm, jdqm, iepljohn, karen, sandmark5, god is love, godzfirefighter, mycollege, patgueswel, luvmygod4, alyx, snipe01, stacey and lkm4249 into our prayer group. 3 have unsubscribed and 4 emails have become invalid. in Christ, Wai Hun
Friday, March 30, 2001 8:56:38 PM waihun
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