THE OPPORTUNITY | LA OPORTUNIDAD

By 1st May 2020 May 4th, 2020 Uncategorised

Romans 8:28 is one of Scripture’s most inspiring promises: “All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purposes.” 

God has a plan for bringing good out of every difficult season and this one is no different. To help us understand one of the ways He will do this, let’s look at the story of Abraham’s son, Isaac. 

SOLVING PROBLEMS 

Gen 26:1 says that there was a famine in the land. A famine is a time of an extreme food shortage across a significant geographical area. Families will have been living in fear not knowing where there next meal was coming from.

It was during this terrible trial that Isaac did something remarkable. Gen 26:12 says, “Then Isaac sowed in that land & reaped in the same year a hundredfold & the LORD blessed him.”

During a famine, Isaac started a business that would help meet the need of the nation. God blessed his venture which will have helped many. As a result, lives will have been saved and Isaac prospered.

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS 

Is 60:2 says, “For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth & deep darkness the people but the Lord will arise over you & His glory will be seen upon you.”

This is a time of darkness for many, but like Isaac, we can arise and ask the Lord to use us to bring light to our neighborhoods and nations. 

Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.” When the Lord promotes Christians, the world gets righteous, God fearing leaders and anointed entrepreneurs.

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES 

Will you ask God to use you to bring solutions to the problems the world is facing? Will you seek His face for ideas that will bring light to the darkness? 

He is not looking for ability, He is looking for availability. You have what it takes! Here are three reason why:

  1. YOU WERE MADE TO LEAD – The first mandate of mankind is dominion (see Gen 1:26). Put simply, you were made to take authority and influence. 
  2. YOU ARE CREATIVE –  We were formed in the image of God and the first of His attributes that we see is creativity! We aren’t all painters or singers but we can all be imaginative problem solvers.
  3. YOU ARE ANOINTED – 1 John 2:20 says, “But you have an anointing from the Holy One & you know all things.” When you show up to work, the anointing arrives!

GO FOR IT

I believe that the Lord wants you and I to seek His face for solutions to today’s problems and then arise. Is 60:3 says, “Gentiles shall come to your light & kings to the brightness of your rising.” Please let me know if this spoke to you. 

I am excited! My first online course will be launched end May! ‘Dreamstealers: how to stop your destiny being stolen’ deals with 7 heart diseases that try to hold you back. I have filmed eight sessions & I believe they will minister to your heart & life.

15 Comments

  • Glenda A Perkins says:

    Your words always have a way of clearing the muddy waters and getting me back to the clear, life sustaining waters! Thank you so.

  • odalayo (odie) bhebhe says:

    This one is for ME sorry every l needed this one

  • odalayo (odie) bhebhe says:

    This one is for ME sorry every one l needed this one
    Thanks so much PJ

  • Jisandra Gonzalez says:

    Wow wow wow this was the word of the now! For me, a thank you so much .. God was speaking to me about opportunity as well and related to the book of Esther, she also had an opportunity to safe her people. Opportunity comes with hardship, fear and rejection. But at the end we most persevere to finish our purposes.

    Blessings Jisandra (all the way from NJ)

  • Dannie Parrish says:

    Wow Mrs. Naughton, Hello! I found out about your ministry through Mrs Amanda Ferguson podcast. Me and a friend will be attending Free to Be Me in Fort Myers Florida this June, very excited to see what God has in store. Yes! this post was very encouraging. It aligns with what Father has been saying to me through this whole shift, Go! Step out and be who I’m called to be. What you wrote under-You Have What it Takes, was an eye opener. “He is not looking for ability, He is looking for availability.” Thank you for the post!

  • Aroshini says:

    Yes, thank you Pstr Jo: “All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purposes.” and we must make ourselves available.
    Dreamstealers was the first if your books that I started my journey with. I hope it will touch many more people via your online course.

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