Pathway to Overflowing, Part 1, by Deacon Wole Bodunde
There is no stagnation in life without a cause. Where there is no rain there will be stagnation, fruitfulness, struggles and unprofitability; but when one comes under God’s rain, it will usher you into strong realm of flowing in prosperity, wisdom, understanding and knowledge – sorrow free and God given wealth. ‘The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich and He added no sorrow with it. – Prov. 10:22.
Overflowing is the desire of God for all His children but then individuals have to work towards making it happen and certain principles are required to be followed amongst others:
Access to Right information
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make ye free”- John 8:32. One make things happen when one is well informed or have information about it. Noah in his days positioned himself for right information; this helped him to avert destruction from his household. It is the right divine information that sets one for miraculous, that opens one up for heavens rain. Revealed truth and correct information put into your hand the keys to the kingdom’s treasury.
Until the first things are given attention to, every other thing could be mixed up. God told Joshua in Joshua 1:8- “This book of law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shall meditate day and night, thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein, for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shall have good success.” Holy Bible becomes source of right information.
Get yourself into the Ark of Safety
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blothed out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord”. – Act. 3:19. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Gen. 7:7
Until you are saved, you are not safe. Unless your life is anchored on Jesus, you will be drowning in the sea of life instead of overflowing. For the god of this world (satan) has a lot of hidden destructive agenda for you if your life is not secured in the Lord.
God did not build the ark for Noah but He (God) gave him information about the ark. Noah made his choice and built the ark of salvation but then God at a point was involved because He (God) shut them in by Himself to prove that HE was involved and that HE approved of their safety and salvation – Gen. 7:16.
You must think God’s thought
“For as he thinketh in his heart so is he… ”Prov. 23:7. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth. III John 2.
You are what you think. Man’s thought has a way of moulding his destiny. God has access to man through the mind as well as the devil. Destructive negative thoughts are as inhibitive as creative thoughts are lifting. Until one learns to think the thought of God, one can’t enjoy His abundant provisions.
God’s thoughts are made known to man by God HIMSELF to avoid doubts for example:
Jeremiah 29:11 -“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 14:24 -“The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.
God’s thought are positive and good, so condition your thought, life and way of life in line with God’s word if you want to overflow in His promises.
To be continued. Maranatha
Deacon Wole Bodunde