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Short cuts

MyManna — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:30:25 +0000

“An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end” (Proverbs 20:21).
What motivates people to gamble or to buy lottery tickets? Some will tell you it’s the thrill of the game. Others will say it’s just for fun.
The ones who are really honest will tell you the truth: It’s an opportunity to get a big return for a little investment. Something for nothing.
Shortcuts to success hold tremendous appeal.
In fact, some folks spend more energy on doomed “get-rich-quick” schemes-
– than they would if they simply resigned themselves to working for a living!
They’re always looking for their big break, the opportunity of a lifetime. As someone has said, though, “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them!”
Are you obsessed with getting things for nothing? Do you find it hard to be patient until you can afford something? Do you have a tendency to use other people for your own gain? Can you persevere with hard work over a long period of time?
Here’s a fact of life: Things bought without a cost are usually worth exactly what you pay for them.
Don’t waste your energy looking for shortcuts!
Trust God’s timing. He’ll see that you get what you need when you’re ready for it.
What might be God’s purpose for making us wait a while for our ship to come in?
Read Up: Hebrews 11:8-16, James 5:7-8.

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Wait a while

MyManna — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:00:42 +0000

Saturday, 9 January 2016

“An inheritance gained prematurely will not be blessed ultimately” (Proverbs 20:21).
What motivates people to gamble or to buy lottery tickets?
Some will tell you it’s the thrill of the game.
Others will say it’s just for fun.
The ones who are really honest will tell you the truth:
It’s an opportunity to get a big return for a little investment.
Something for nothing.
Shortcuts to success hold tremendous appeal.
In fact, some folks spend more energy on doomed “get-rich-quick” schemes than they would if they simply resigned themselves to working for a living!
They’re always looking for their big break, the opportunity of a lifetime.
As someone has said, though, “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them!”
Are you obsessed with getting things for nothing?
Do you find it hard to be patient until you can afford something?
Do you have a tendency to use other people for your own gain?
Can you persevere with hard work over a long period of time?
Here’s a fact of life:
Things bought without a cost are usually worth exactly what you pay for them.
Don’t waste your energy looking for shortcuts.
Trust God’s timing.
He’ll see that you get what you need when you’re ready for it.
What might be God’s purpose for making us wait a while for our ship to come in?
(PR)

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CPA

MyManna — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:00:05 +0000

Wednesday, 30 December 2015

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21).
Let’s suppose Jesus walked up to you and said:
“I want to see your books. Let me see your investments, your paychecks, and your checkbook. I want to see how you’re spending your money.”
If Jesus looked at all of that would He then say-
“Salvation has truly come to this house? I can tell where your heart is by how you manage your money?”
Or would He look you in the eye and say-
“I know your profess to be a Christian, but there’s nothing in the books indicating that you are. You know, you may profess to be a follower of mine, but in reality, you’re in bondage to your money, to your possessions.”
I can also imagine Jesus adding, “But I have good news. If you will trust Me for salvation, I will give you the Holy Spirit to empower you with an “inner want-to” to become a good manager of what I entrust to you. If you will trust Me fully, I will put you on the road to financial freedom, where you will no longer be living in financial slavery so evident in your books! Won’t you trust Me?”
That’s the question-
Jesus is asking you today.
Do you trust Him-
– especially when it comes to all the money and possessions He’s entrusted to you?
Or are you afraid to let it go?
He is the CPA.
Certified Public Accountant-
Authorised by his Father God!
(PR)

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Guard against greed

MyManna — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:00:59 +0000

“Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions” (Luke 12:15).
The desire to acquire stuff is called greed.
This is a huge issue in our society, just as it was when Christ walked the earth.
Jesus tells the parable of a rich man who had had such a good year that he had run out of places to store his crops and other treasures.
He decides to solve this “problem” by building bigger and bigger barns so he could have a place for all his new stuff.
With all these new riches, he reassures himself that he can now take it easy and spend the next few years eating, drinking, and merry-making.
Doesn’t this sound great?
He’s got everything he needs and much, much more!
Only he didn’t realize that God would say:
“You fool – didn’t you realize that this very night your soul would will be required of you?”
This man never gave a thought to the fact that it was God who had blessed him and entrusted him with all this stuff.
No, he thought it was his doing.
He earned it all by himself, truly a self-made man!
Trouble is, this ownership mentality leads to greed and hoarding, and ignoring God.
This man was rich in the world’s eyes and poor in God’s eyes.
It led to a pitiful entry into eternal poverty.
The need to need more than you need equals greed.
Being rich in your relationship with God is a richer way to live – forever.
(PR)

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Put God first!

MyManna — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:00:20 +0000

We meet people and get mails all the time from organizations asking for donations.
And we just get confused.
We want to help.
But how do we decide where we ought to give?
We can’t support everything.
And we know our little bit doesn’t make much difference anyway.
Do you remember the widow in the Bible who only had two very small coins to give to God’s work?
In the eyes of most people her gift was useless.
But Jesus commended her to His disciples:
“This poor widow has put in more than all the others” (Luke 21:3).
Why did Jesus say this?
One reason was because in God’s eyes it wasn’t the size of her gift that mattered-
– but her attitude of sacrifice and love for God.
In addition-
Jesus knew that God could take even the smallest gift and use it for His glory.
And the same is true for us.
If Christ is first in our lives, our desire will be to support His work in every way we possibly can.
Is this your goal?
Ask God to guide you in your giving!
You can’t support every cause that comes your way-
– nor should you try.
But you can seek God’s will for your giving-
– asking Him to direct you to give to those that need it most.
Because-
-it is not your money,
– but God’s money you are giving Him back.
Pray too for those organizations-
– that God will help them use their resources wisely and carefully.
Above all, seek to follow the Bible’s teaching in your giving:
“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
May this be true for you!
And it will be, as you put God first in your life!
(PR)

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