FRIDAY 09.03.2018
THE SELFISH HEART II
WHAT TO DO TO OVERCOME
SELFISHNESS?
1. PRAY MORE FOR OTHERS THAN FOR YOURSELF
1st case : It was only after Job prayed for others that God turned his captivity.
Job 42:10 "The LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before."
2nd case : It was only after Hannah vowed to give to the Lord her baby boy that God opened her womb.
1 Samuel 1:11 "And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head."
1 Samuel 1:17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant [thee] thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
2. LIVE MORE AS A SEED TO BE SOWED THAN AS A NEED TO BE MET. THERE IS MORE BLESSING IN GIVING THAN IN RECEIVING.
3rd case : When God asked Solomon to ask him whatsoever he needed, Solomon prayed for wisdom to advance the kingdom of Israel. By praying so selflessly, the Lord advanced him to a higher level of wisdom and wealth.
1 Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 1 Kings 3:10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
QUESTION TO YOU: In which extent your personal prayers like Solomon and Job are they oriented to promote the kingdom of God?
3. DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE MORE TO GIVE. START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
Being a selfless giver is not about how much you have in your bank account but about how selfless your heart is.
2 Corinthians 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.
= PRAYER = PRAYER = PRAYER =
PRAYER | UNTIL YOU LIVE AS A SEED, YOU ARE ONLY EXISTING. YOU HAVE NOT YET STARTED LIVING.
PRAY THE FATHER TO DESTROY ANY SELFISH MENTALITY BY GRANTING YOU TO LIVE AS A SEED.
Pray with John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
PRAYER | YOUR WORTH IS NOT IN WHAT YOU HAVE BUT IN WHAT YOU ADD. IT IS NOT IN WHAT YOU EARN OR WHAT YOU GET BUT IN WHAT YOU GIVE.
PRAY THE FATHER TO CHANGE YOUR MINDSET TODAY!
Pray with Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
SO SHALL IT BE.
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JESUS IS LORD !
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Pastor T.D. KASUKU K.K.
The Word Of Life Church International
Nairobi/Kenya
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