YOUR LOSSES SHALL BE TURNED TO TESTIMONIES OF GREAT GAINS



 By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
 Luke 12:15 AMP "And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man's life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing overflowing abundance or that which is over and above his needs.".
        The world measures a person's success by his or her material wealth ; it determines our social status. This is the driving force behind societal upheavals. The world loves the rich and famous and everybody wants to feel loved. This is not true love ,it leads to emotional disaster.Over 90% of those you think love you actually love what you are and hate who you are :this is visible in how fast public figures easily get forgotten after their demise.  
         Proverbs 14:20 AMP "The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends." True love loves regardless and not based on what you are. Loving people based on what they are and not who they are makes one vulnerable to emotional and spiritual manipulation. Unfortunately,some preachers tend to accommodate the excesses of the rich in their congregation for the fear of losing out on their donations. This is not  true love , it destroys family values,an example is in 3 John 1:8-10 NLT "… Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us… Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church." The truth of the gospel could not be preached in this local church because of the censorship by Diotrephes: he was rich and controlled what came in and out of this church, it was his will and not God's will that was being done. There are many of such persons in the church of Christ who have gagged up the minister and turned the church into a personal theater for the display of their arrogance and presumptuousness. This was what led to Job’s downfall.
           He fell into Satan’s trap because he always sought for prominence among God's people due to his immense material wealth:  he was rebuked by Elibu the teacher of God's word in Job 36:8-9 AMP "And if they are bound in fetters [of adversity] and held by cords of affliction, [Ps. 107:10, 11.] Then He shows to them [the true character of] their deeds and their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and self-sufficiency]."  We should not place ourselves above correction by those we look down on. Wisdom comes from the least expected sources.Honour all men. Despising wise counsel leads to insecurity loneliness and misery (Rev.3:17). It is misleading to measure wisdom and security by wealth , Proverbs 11:28 AMP say "He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough." Marriages hinged on material wealth are easy prey for the enemy. The just shall marry by faith and remain married by faith which comes from hearing God's word. Faith is the lifeline of a marriage not money. We can't love our spouses and money at the same time, it is absolutely impossible. You either love one or hate the other. If you cannot love a man when he is poor , you cannot truly love him when he is rich. This is why marriages fail in economic recession , they never truly loved themselves with a godly love at the beginning. 
           Love is the fulfillment of the law of God and compliments our faith and we should be willing to sacrifice anything for a better fellowship with Christ ( Phil 3:8) .Wealth depreciates and so do those who love it; therefore  a man's true worth is not measured by wealth but by the honour God has placed on him or her. Some of the most influential persons on earth have less material wealth than most persons . The lord desires that nothing competes with him for our affection (Ps 73:25). When Job made God his first love, he began to experience a recovery and received more wealth than he ever had (Job 42:12-13) :his losses were turned into everlasting gains and so shall it be to you as you receive Jesus Christ as lord and savior and read this now in Jesus name. Free prayer /counseling +2348098536911, +2348035536911 Email :Michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com

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