Being a Christian isn’t easy, especially born-again Christians. Not easy at all! No wonder that road is narrow and the gate even narrower! The road is littered with temptations of all sorts and sizes and colours! Its not easy. Being a child of God entitles you to all the promises of God which includes both spiritual and physical blessings. Spiritual blessings like peace, eternal joy, happiness, enduring love and mercy, uncommon favour, wisdom, etc and these lead to a physical manifestation of good health, job promotions, marital blessings, fruitfulness, financial wisdom, prosperity in all forms, etc. All these blessings are available for the Christian who should do nothing else but ask God and believe that when he asks he will receive and of course to the one who is righteous and asks without asking amiss.
There are many ways to receive from He who has promised. One day a friend with no faith in Christ said, ‘Oh! Don’t mind them! Why are Christians always praying but remain poor?’ This was passed during a conversation after the stampede incident at TB Joshua’s church which occurred some months back.
I took up a leadership position at my church and after a few months of serving it dawned upon me why many Christians face severe financial challenges despite undergoing weeks and sometimes months of fasting & praying. This realisation came after some interactions and personal experiences. As a born-again Christian, I have come to gain knowledge about a lot of things i used to be ignorant about concerning entrepreneurship, personal development, motivation etc. This knowledge didn’t come to me out of the blue sky but through listening, reading and studying resources in such areas.
Many Christians are Lazy.
Poverty will come upon the man who folds up his hands and sleeps. (Prov 20:13) Many Christians are not just physically lazy but also mentally lazy. After going to an all-night service, or a prayer meeting, once they get home all they do is sit and wait for God to miraculously drop their miracles into their eagerly opened hands. Where is the manna they ask. They say they are trusting in God but won’t get up and out of their homes to submit a CV or think of a way to start a business of some sorts. They still rely on parents or relatives to keep providing for them. They keep blaming the witches & wizards in their family line for the abject poverty they live in forgetting that they have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus nullifying any generational witchcraft if it exists. They forget that God blesses the hands of hardworking Christians and prospers them. Mental laziness is the state of being too mentally fatigued to think of ways to develop oneself in business or profit-making ventures. The mind of that person is just too tired to think of a business idea or how to be better at an already existing business. The mind isn’t challenged to be more innovative because the person thinks more of attending and spending money on funerals and other social events. For lack of knowledge my people suffer!
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