it did that to me , so i figured , why dont i let the whole tribe start thinking and then we do somthing abt it ...............
On 21/09/2009, nkosie zulu <[email protected]> wrote: > > EISH Paida...why do you have to send us stuff that gets us thinking like > this...Its cool for us to just think everything comes easy...LOL > But thank you woman of God this has got me thinking sha. > Nkosie > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:06 AM, paida motsi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> *More Than Asking >> by Pastor Eric Gordon >> >> Have you ever heard someone pray for favor? Have you ever prayed for >> favor? Asked God to open doors for you and bless you? What else have you >> done about it? >> >> We often pray to God like He is some magical genie waiting to meet our >> every need and grant our wishes. We pray for "favor" so we can get what we >> want in every situation. But what do we do after we pray? >> >> I love to hear people quote the story of Joseph in Genesis. Everywhere >> Joseph went he had favor. Do you know why he had favor? Yes, it is >> because God blessed him - but do you know why else? It's because Joseph >> worked hard in every situation he was in. He was sold into slavery, and >> he worked hard there (Genesis 39:1). He was thrown into prison, and he >> worked hard there too (Genesis 39:20). He was made second in command of all >> of Egypt, and he worked hard (Genesis 41:40). He did not just ask for >> blessings, he worked hard, doing what he was able to do while he waited on >> the Lord. >> >> Asking for favor and blessings while doing nothing with the gifts and >> abilities God has already given us is like a farmer walking out in a field >> and shouting for corn to grow without first preparing the soil and planting >> the seed. Many times we use prayer for "favor" as an excuse to be lazy, when >> in reality we should be working hard on our situation using what God has >> already given us, instead of just making excuses and doing nothing while we >> wait for God to bless us with more. >> >> When we ask God to move the mountains in our lives, He wants us to bring >> our shovels, not our easy chairs! >> >> >> Genesis 49:26 (KJV): The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the >> blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: >> they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him >> that was separate from his brethren. >> >> * >> >> >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is >> >> believed to be clean. >> >> >> -- >> 'Unless you change what you do, you will always have what you've got.' >> - Jim Rohn >> >> > > > -- > Keep shinning....because you are the light > > > > > -- 'Unless you change what you do, you will always have what you've got.' - Jim Rohn --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tribewithavibe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tribewithavibe?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
