Do You Have a Leaky Purse?

 GodTracker 1027

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“Be encouraged to always acknowledge the Lord and give him the credit for your performance. Seek first his kingdom principles, and he will mend that leaky purse!”

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1 Samuel 2:30(b)
Those who honour me I will honour, but those who despise me will be disdained.

Cheryl had recently been promoted to finance manager of a large leisure company with over 300 employees on the payroll. Her salary was proportionate to her senior position in the company. Married with three young children, Cheryl was the primary breadwinner in her family. As a Christian, she knew well the importance of acknowledging God in all her ways. However, as her responsibilities grew along with her income, Cheryl gradually took her eyes off her Master and began to slowly drift from God’s purposes for her life. Sadly, she no longer gave him the praise for her success but claimed all the credit herself.

Not long after she had received her promotion, Cheryl and her husband began to suffer marital strife. Her long hours away from home, coupled with the fact that, somehow, their combined income still did not meet the growing needs of their family, were causing conflict. Finally, Cheryl walked out, took the children and went to live with her mother. Seemingly free of the financial drain of her spouse, Cheryl hoped her financial difficulties would level off. But they didn’t. She continued to earn well, but somehow, she never had sufficient income to meet her needs. She felt as though she earned her wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it.

The people of Jerusalem had returned to their homeland after the Babylonian captivity and received the command to rebuild God’s temple. They started with gusto but, sadly, took their eyes off the goal of God’s purposes and began to feast on the fat of the land, claiming all the credit for themselves. So, God sent his man, Haggai, with a stern warning to correct the folly of their behaviour and to call them back to the job at hand – to rebuild his temple to his praise.

Have you ever been in a similar situation? I have. Perhaps you’ve had a good job and earned a reasonable wage, but still somehow seem to come up short at the end of every month. You work hard; you earn only to put your wages in a leaky purse. If that’s you, then be encouraged to always acknowledge the Lord and give him the credit for your performance. Seek first his kingdom principles, and he will mend that leaky purse!

God-tracking is being sure we never take the credit for God’s doing.

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Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you.
Proverbs 3:1-11

Matthew 6:1-4 & 19-21 & 25-34
Matthew 6:33

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Lord, I choose to live for your glory. Please mend my leaky purse.”

“Dear Lord, I am sorry for taking my eyes off your goals for my life, and I am sorry for taking the credit for your doing. I return to acknowledging you in all my ways and trust you to direct my outcome. I commit my financial management to you and choose to honour you with the first fruits of my labour. I commit my family to you and ask that you restore my relationships. Lord, I choose to live for your glory. Please mend my leaky purse. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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GOD-TRACKING IS RESTING CONTENTED, AT THE TABLE OF THE LORD

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21 July 2017

GOD-TRACKING IS RESTING CONTENTED, AT THE TABLE OF THE LORD

Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies… my cup overflows.

Are you stressed out? Does it feel like your cup is running low? Stress has a way of turning any reasonable person into a bear with a sore head. Sometimes workloads overwhelm us to the extent that we feel like we’re an expanding balloon being pumped up until… pop! One symptom of stress is fatigue. Fatigue has a way of dragging one so low that he can hardly lift his head off the pillow in the morning. But I suggest, stressed is nothing more than desserts, spelled backwards.

I love to sit down to a good full course meal with my lovely wife. And a good dinner can never be rushed. A well matured steak needs to be eaten slowly. I do enjoy a hearty dinner. However, my favourite part of the whole meal has to be the dessert. After a pleasant starter and a full main course, I may feel too full to eat any more, but there’s always room for dessert.

A Scripture that has always alleviated my stress levels is Psalm 23. It reminds me that the Lord, whose name is Jehovah Rohi, is my shepherd. That is, Lord Jesus, the Good Shepherd, laid his life down under the most intense stressful conditions anyone could ever imagine, only to bring me peace. Through Jesus, Jehovah Rohi has prepared a table for me in the presence of my enemies.

Today, if you feel stress is your enemy, I suggest you sit down at God’s table, laden with wonderful desserts, and allow him to fill your cup to overflowing.

God-tracking is resting contented, at the table of the Lord.

READ ALL ABOUT ITPsalm 23John 10:10-15

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

My life is overwhelming; Lord, fill me up to overflowing!

“My Lord and God, you are called Jehovah Rohi – the LORD my Shepherd. Today I need your shepherding. I feel like I’m a sheep gone astray and need to find my way back to your table of peace. I’m stressed out and tired. I feel as though I’ve run low on fuel and need to be refilled. My life is overwhelming; Lord, fill me up to overflowing! I rest at the table you have prepared for me in the presence of my enemies. Lord, turn my “stressed” moments into lavish “desserts,” by your grace. Thank your meeting my needs and thank you for relieving my burdens. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE IS YOUR SUCCESS

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02 September 2016

Dear God-tracker

GOD-TRACKING IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE IS YOUR SUCCESS

Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

I was sitting quietly in the prayer meeting pondering the words of Psalm 87 in my Bible, open on my lap. Someone had just prayed about his workload and duties at work, which caused me to think about my own responsibilities – work, family, church, home. As I did so, I became a little overcome by the diversity of my commitments and began to feel my enthusiasm begin to drain from me. Psalm 87 speaks about how God loves Zion (Jerusalem). He founded it and populated it. Then my eye caught verse 5, “…the Most High himself will establish her.”

God’s Word dropped into my heart and quelled my anxieties. If he’s called me to be a father, grandfather, husband and pastor then he will watch over his calling to perform it in my life. I have nothing to defend when it comes to God’s plans for me; he alone is able to fulfil his purposes in my life according to his designs, not mine. Indeed, it was he who gave me those responsibilities and duties in the first place. Therefore, if I continue to acknowledge him in all I do, he will see to it that my work will achieve his goals for my life. All that remains is for me to do is to commit my work to him – to cast my responsibilities upon him.

Are you feeling a little overwhelmed by your responsibilities today? It could be you’ve given your all to your job but, as you stand back to view the results, you’re disappointed by other people’s lack of enthusiasm or commitment. Perhaps you feel you’re undervalued or not appreciated by others and this has left you feeling demotivated and despondent. If that’s you, then my humble advice is to do some care-casting today. That is, cast your cares on him, because he loves you. Commit your workload and all your duties to the Lord and he will see to it that your plans will succeed. Do this and the Most High himself will establish you.

God-tracking is acknowledging that he is your success.

Blessings

Dudley

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Psalm 87
Proverbs 3:5-10
Proverbs 16:1-4
1 Peter 5:7
Isaiah 55:8-13
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I commit my work to you and cast all my responsibilities upon you

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“Dear Lord, I confess that I have been feeling terribly unmotivated lately. I repent of any slack or apathy on my part and choose to re-acknowledge you in every aspect of my life – my work, family, church, recreation and relationships. I commit my work to you and cast all my responsibilities upon you. Lord, you have called me by your grace and your purpose, so watch over your purposes to perform them in my life. Thank you that YOU will accomplish me. Amen.”

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