Your Potential Inspirational Extra

22Jun09

Yesterday at Church Melanie, her daughter Candy, my daughter Kaytlin, and I heard a great sermon for Father’s day and for our ONE PRAYER Series. I wanted to share this with you all because it can pertain to many areas in your life including Ameriplan. Hope you do not mind….

 

1 Chronicles 4:10

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request

 

The image you see above is of 2 Red Buckets. One bucket is the potential you have now and the other bucket is of the potential that you desire to become, be a better you, and to enlarge your territory (to become more resourceful). Ingenious and enterprising: full of initiative and good at problem solving, especially in difficult situations.   The red Buckets represent what you have now and what you desire to have. When Jabez asked God to enlarge his Territory he meant to make him more resourceful and increase his potential. What he ask of first was “Oh that You would bless me indeed (!!!!! please please please). He did not ask to be rich or problem free. He wanted to experience His working.   Jabez then asked  “enlarge my territory’- Territory that which I have to work with i.e. my potential, my stewardship, my limitations.   Then he asked “that Your hand would be with me” Without it he would fail, be back to his potential (small bucket) and limitations.   In life we need to decide which bucket we want to have, the small red bucket of potential or the large red bucket of potential. With large red bucket understand that there will be more to overcome because you will have more potential to do things.   Decide what it is you really want and what bucket you want. Also ask yourself WHY you want it. Example: I want to increase my income. Why do I want to increase my income? So I can help my family. Why do I want to help my family? They need me. Why do they need me? Because I am all they have. Why is it that I am all they have? Because Ron got laid off. Why did Ron get laid off? Because the economy is not good. Why is the economy not good? Because the US companies/people have spent so much money recklessly. Why have they spent this money so recklessly? Because they are rich and seem not to care about others. Why don’t they care? Because they care about themselves. Why do they care about themselves? I guess to take care of their families at a higher level. Why do they take of their families? The same reason why I want to take care of mine!   Explore in detail your WHY and why you need a bigger red bucket. The example above states that I would need a bigger red bucket of potential to become more resourceful to reach my WHY in a bigger way. My smaller red bucket of potential keeps me here. Does yours?   For myself, asking God to enlarge my territory is asking him to enlarge my bucket with opportunity to fulfill the needs of my family. To help me become more resourceful and to do this with His guidance.   I hope this helps you in your journey of life and in Ameriplan. God Bless, Rebecca NSD

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