Life is full of contradictions; with every blessing comes a burden which I choose to call: Responsibility.
It’s a blessing to get that bigger house; it’s a burden to have more to clean.
Its a blessing to get large congregation, customers, or followers; its a burden to handle or manage them rightly.
It’s a blessing to have that baby; it’s a burden to get up in the middle of the night and so on.
The mistake we make is wanting the blessing without the burden. That's not reality!
Many want the blessings but want to skip the responsibility. They forget that our Father will not give you 100 when you have not been faithful in handling 20.
He can never give you something that is bigger than you because if He do, it will crash you and you will blame Him.
He looks at your capacity and "shock absorber".
That's the reality!
Until you've the capacity to accept the burdens or responsibility and to handle the blessings, the blessings won't be given.
They come as a package which you have to carry!
Do you know that He only can tell when you are ready? It may seem to you that you are perfectly in shape but in reality (and to God) you are not ready for the next level. You still need to be brooded.
It may look like you aren't ready but to God, you are fully ready!
So just take every stages in life serious and be diligent!
Learn to grow and build yourself there before the next can be showered on you.
Learn from Abraham, David, Paul, Gideon, Moses, Elisha, Joseph etc.
Learn how they develop their capacity - intellectually, spiritually, geographically, etc before God found them worthy.
They had the capacity for the enlargement.
When planning and preparedness meet with Divinity touches, the sky is just the beginning.
The key is to be ready to enjoy the blessings with the responsibility and, to be fully prepared to accommodate the enlargement of coast the blessing will cause.
Don't be that pastor or store owner that seek more members or customers but don't know how to handle 10 members or don't have enough goods to sell and even plans to acquire them.
Get prepare for that which you are believing God for!
Enlarge your capacity and leave God to do he rest.
When He sees your diligent and readiness, He won't hesitate to open the floodgate of Heaven on you!.
He is rest assured that you will not fail and it will not crash and be wasted!
Before the advent of blessings, Divinity touches must meet preparedness - inward or outward.
Make yourself ready because no one pour new wine into an old wineskin or bottle! Those were the words of Jesus.
Be ready for the opportunity!
Stay blessed!
Happy Sunday!
Apostle Julius Ikhide-Iyke Etaifo
Nation Of Grace Ministries
LiveOutLoud!
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