Title: People who draw a map of blessings
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4th week of November
People who draw a map of blessings
Joshua 18:1-10
Draw a Scenario of Success!!
Think of a great scenario in my life that is not given or random in your life. I hope that we can look forward to seeing what we will look like in 10 or 20 years of our lives. Many people run towards success, but there are those who succeed and those who fail. If it fails, what is the cause of the failure? Draw a scenario for success. But in that scenario, you have to be prepared to pay the price, not just the plan.
In today's text, there are those who have fulfilled the promised land and those who are anxious and trembling without being able to achieve the land.
At that time, the Israelites were living in the wilderness. The Promised Land, Canaan, was a mountainous region and was a strong people with iron chariots. However, Joshua relied on God's promise to distribute the land. That is the image of those who have the vision of God. Those who are not bound by common sense but are bound by the Word of God! He will soon see the glory of God. But God's promises are clear and we say we believe them, but our eyes are full of difficulties in reality.
Why are we not receiving blessings as promised?
First, because they lost their vision. A ‘person of vision’ does not back down from the difficulties of reality. If we listen to and obey God's voice, not human voice, miracles will happen. Don't blame the environment. A bigger problem than the environment we are in is because we have no vision, and only frustration, discouragement, and abandonment remain. A person with a vision is bold and does not give up. Through such people, God's work is accomplished.
Second, they fear failure.
Because of the fear we face in reality, we cannot see the future and we cannot see God. It is full of complaints. Such people do not occupy the promises of God. Do not be with the unclean and those who are full of murmuring and discontent. I hope that you will become the saints who throw away the negativity and have only the positive in me and the words of blessing come out of my mouth.
Be the one who paints a picture of blessings within me. To paint is to have a vision. If you want happiness, just draw a picture of happiness. Whatever you are thinking and drawing yourself right now, that will be your life.
Paint a picture of happiness. I hope you will hold it in your heart and pray. Bless the picture beyond reality and believe that it will come true. I hope that you will become saints who pray for greater prosperity and revival than now.
I pray that you will receive the picture of the blessing as mine and enjoy the blessing.