Often times we want to see things happen around us. We want
to see external blessings. However, before
we see external blessings often there has to be an internal change. I have been in a transitional phase in which
I am asking God to bless and multiply everything in my life in supernatural
ways. While in prayer I was asking God
to “fill” some of the things I have been praying about. I heard in my spirit “I
Will, But First I Have To Fill You.”
I believe external blessings actually begin with the power
of an internal filling in our heart of God’s will, wisdom, and truth. Here are some ways to get external blessings
to manifest in your life.
1) Stop Investing In Unfruitful Activity
Scripture tells us that we are called to bear fruit and that
a tree will be recognized by its fruit.
If we are honest we have habits and relationships that are probably
unfruitful yet we still choose to invest in them. We have to cut these off by choosing to
invest in the things that will show forth fruit in our life. This is a choice. No one can make the choice
for us. We have to make the choice ourselves.
2 2) Be Honest About Your Weaknesses And Ask
God To Help You With Them
Often people fool themselves into thinking “they don’t have
a problem.” Some of the greatest people in
scripture fell because they didn’t address their problems. For Solomon it was women, for Saul it was
pride, for Adam and Eve it was deception of the serpent. We have to be honest and address the
weaknesses in our lives if we want to grow.
We can’t do this on our own. We
need supernatural help and to ask God to grace us to manage and control our
weaknesses. You can’t do it in your own strength
you need God to help you.
3) Get Someone To Keep You Accountable
Recently, I heard in my Spirit “you need accountability”. Here is the truth. Everyone needs someone to keep them
accountable, especially leaders. We all need to submit to someone with more
wisdom and knowledge than us. Pray on
who will keep you accountable and consistent in your commitment to change and
be fruitful.
4) Give The Tithe
The tithe is still God’s supernatural way of blessing
us. God honors the tithe. The tithe is holy to God. We are asked only in one place of scripture
to test God and to try God and that is in the area of the tithe. He wants to bless us but the question is will
we pass the test of stewardship? Allow
God to multiply you in supernatural ways by giving God his 10% of
your resources first.
These are not all of the things that will help you be fruitful
but if we do them we can start to live a fruitful life. Let’s pray, God keep me in a fruitful place.
Keep me in a posture in which I desire to be fruitful in every area. Help me to
grow and help me to prosper.
In Jesus’ Name Amen.
Jonathan Richardson, M.Div. is the Pastor of Faith Forward Church
Faith Forward Enterprises, INC. and Faith Forward Group, LLC.
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