HONORING YOUR GIFT AND BLESSING

HAPPY NEW YEAR FAM!!!

Hope the new year kicked off well...

So, it is becoming somewhat a trend that I write a post at the beginning of the year when my heart is full of hope, zeal, aspiration... only to be be derailed in the course of the year na vitu za dunia as people like to call them ... haha! 

I hope things will be different this time round ... where I learn the essence of committing to things. Whether they bring monetary value or nah, because I need to honor the gift that I have been blessed with.

I watched some Joel Osteen video earlier today and it was clearly what I needed to jump start this blog. It opened my eyes in a way I didn't know I needed. I hope it has the same effect on you.

When listening to the sermon, what stood out to me the most is that God will use what comes after the "except"...

*Crickets*

Doesn't make sense right? 

I'll explain...

In 2nd King Chapter 4, there was a widow, her husband was friends with prophet Elijah. She approached the prophet explaining the passing of her husband and the great amount of debt she was now left to face by herself. The creditors had threatened to take her two sons as payment. (Imagine the value of life being equated to money). You can imagine the desperation and level of urgency at this point. The prophet asked, "what do you have in your house?" She quickly answered,"I have nothing at all except a small jar of oil"

She felt she was at a deficit. A place of disadvantage because she was looking at the things outside the house as opposed to what was inside.

Elijah asked her to go and gather as many large containers as she could find and fill them with the oil from the small jar. (To what end you ask? I asked myself the same thing) 

To her dismay, the oil from the small jar did not ran out up until she filled each and every container she brought. She sold them and managed to settle all her debts and then some.

According to the sermon, when God calls you to do something that does not remotely make sense to our human understanding, what stands between us and the potential blessing that lies behind the hard-to-understand-task is Obedience.

God could have easily created a way in which she could have gotten the money, but the miracle was dependent on her doing her part.

We are being called upon to look at what is inside the house (which is ourselves) where lies all the capabilities we need to propel us to much greater heights in our lives. It calls for obedience and faith as well. If there is no faith, there is no way in this life you will do a task that doesn't make sense to you, right? But you do it because you understand God works in mysterious ways and He has plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.(Jeremiah 29:11)

The gift may seem small, insufficient, wanting ....

What we fail to remember is that once we put it to use it creates growth and surplus hunny!!! Lets not allow our gift to become vestigial organs.(I just had to pox this here! haha! Wanna sound intelligent. Is it working? lol )

For those who forgot, a vestigial organ is an organ that has seemingly lost their original function.

Yaani umeilenga mpaka its almost not there anymore. 

Every single one of us has been created with something significant within ourselves. The devil is constantly working his negative self overtime to ensure we do not see it. Look within yourself. Soul search. Pray. Consult (maybe others can see it and you don't). But do everything to find it and nurture it. 

In 1 Samuel 17, David had no training "except" being in possession of a sling shot and 5 stones; yet he was capable of conquering Goliath who was twice his size and was a skilled warrior.  He took on the challenge with what he had at hand because he understood he was equipped and empowered by God.

When we feel like we can only conquer so much with what comes after the "except" , let's remember that when we come to the end of our abilities, that is where God comes in. We can do nothing by our strength alone thus the need to invoke God to fill in the shoes we couldn't fill by ourselves.

Do not be limited by what you think you are missing!

You are capable. You are Blessed. You are Equipped. You are Empowered. You are Enough.

Ask yourself:

• Do you know what your Father has given you?
• Do you understand you have the right talent, right personality and born in the right family in order for you to achieve your hopes and dreams?
• Do you understand you were not shortchanged and that you are fully equipped?

Let's get rid of the deficit mentality.

Blessed 2020 my lovelies! This is the year of abundance.

Spread Love & Light ,

Njeri 💋