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Somebody is jealous of you!

I am amazed at just how many people covet or desire other people’s titles, jobs, salaries, influence, ministries, marriages and other similar things. Many don’t like who they are. They feel that if they had what “he or she has,” they would really be happy. What they don’t realize is that this is a work of the flesh. They have a “Keeping up with the Joneses” mentality, and being jealous of others blinds us to our own value. You are an original, and God made you to be fruitful and prosperous. However, if you don’t value who you are, you will be easily impressed by others, and at the same time you’ll look down on your self. Psalms 139:14 says “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well”. God declares that you are precious and unique, and He has already blessed and empowered you with everything you need to be an amazing asset to all those that you are called to minister to. Don’t bother desiring the home with the green grass across the street. They had to pay their own price to be there. Instead, decide today to cultivate that which God has already placed in your hands. Remember that Jesus multiplied the fish and the loaves, and He can multiply whatever you place in His hands!

Proverbs 12:12 – Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.

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What will be your recompense?

In Genesis 8:22, the scriptures reveal that as long as the earth remains, the law of seedtime and harvest will remain. In Galations 6:7, the Apostle Paul said: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap”. Seeds bring forth according to their kind. In the same way, words and actions are seeds, and we reap according to the words that come out of our mouth, and the type of actions that we share in our lifetime. In Proverbs 12:14, the Proverbist declared: “A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him”. The power of our words and actions are clearly revealed in the scripture. Note how he shares that a man is satisfied depending on the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands. Words and actions. Both are vital. James 1:22 instructs us to be doers of the word, not just hearers. When we speak and do the word, we receive life, love, joy, confidence, fruit that abounds, divine provision,  and the like. The enemy of our souls will always challenge you when you decide to speak and do the word, but stay the course, God will strengthen you, prune you, promote you, exalt you, and establish you. Greater is He that is within you!

Proverbs 12:14 – “A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him”