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The 5 Biblical Hindrances to Prosperity - Pt. 2
[The Pastor's Heart]
04/13/2010
By Admin, Admin
Dear Freedom Family and Friends,
Let's continue on our journey of learning about the 5 Biblical Hindrances to Prosperity. Are there more than 5? I know there are, but the Lord has given me these 5 to share with you so that He can breakthrough in your finances. The problem is not with Heaven. The problem are the hindrances we allow on earth. Remove them and the blessings will flow.
Hindrance #2 - Lack of Wisdom
This should be self-explanatory. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. It's a proven fact that people with an education or knowledge, make thousands of dollars more than people who don't in a general society. Let's really think about this because it's a very big hindrance.
What do people really pay an individual or company for? Isn't it what they know?
We pay a doctor because he knows the human body. We pay a lawyer because he knows the law. We pay for good dining because the chef knows how to make delicious dishes. And so on and so on. We pay people and companies for their knowledge, wisdom and understanding.
When you read Proverbs chapter 8, you see the voice of wisdom crying out. She says that "wisdom, honor and riches dwell with her".
Wisdom is usually the precursor to honor and wealth. Remember the story of King Solomon when he became King after David, his father? The Lord God came to him in a vision and asked him, point blank, "What do you want?" Solomon replied by asking God for a discerning and understanding heart to lead the nation of Israel. In other words, he asked for wisdom. And God replied that there would be no king before him or after him who had the wisdom that God would grant him. If the story ended there, that would have been glorious. But it didn't! God said that because Solomon did not ask for riches, a long life, or vengeance on his enemies that God would give him all those things that he didn't ask God for. Why? Because when you have wisdom, everything else comes with it!
Now take the opposite scenario. Let's remove wisdom, knowledge and understanding from an individual or company. What kind of service can they render if they don't know how to solve your problem? And if they can't help you, why would you pay them? You wouldn't. That's the point. And lack of wisdom is a big hindrance among God's people. Because we have Jesus and we are children of God, many people think that prosperity will just come to them automatically like money falling from the sky. God can do that, but I noticed that He doesn't do that often (if at all). He expects us to renew our minds, study to show ourselves approved, and receive knowledge so that we are not destroyed. Proverbs chapter 2 says that "out of the mouth of God proceeds wisdom". This means that God does not bless ignorance. He wants to teach and educate us! So let's get excited about education.
Go back to school if you never finished. Learn something new to upgrade your skill set. Make yourself marketable by what you know!
Knowledge is powerful and wisdom is the ability to profit from what you know!
Pastor Hoa, Leslie, & Zoe Tong
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