The bible teaches us that it’s God that gives us the power, ability, knowledge and strength to get ‘wealth’, and that is very true…
Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)
18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may [a]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
But, how many times have you heard someone say, or said yourself, “I deserved everything that I have because I worked hard for it!”
You planned…
You’ve worked hard…
You’ve sacrificed…
You’ve made good decisions.
You even had great faith.
Let me give you a quick reminder in humility and God’s grace and mercy…
Yes, you definitely ‘earned’ it, but be very careful before you say you deserve it.
Before you say that you deserve your success and influence because of your hard work and effort, think about all of the people who also planned, worked hard, sacrificed, made good decisions, and had great faith…and for whatever reason, things just didn’t work out.
Think about all of the businesses that fail every day.
Think about all of the relationships that fall apart every day.
There are plenty of people who have planned and worked…
Just as hard or harder…
Just as smart or smarter…
Sacrificed just as much and more…
Made decisions that were just as good or better…
And, things just didn’t work out in their favor.
From the macro-economic environment, to social conditions, unforeseen sicknesses and circumstances, there are innumerable reasons why sometimes hard work is not rewarded with success.
And let us not forget about those people who want to work but can’t because of a disability they can’t help.
All in all, it’s only by God’s grace and mercy and His plan for our lives that things, work out as we hope and plan.
Remember…
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)
9 A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
Psalm 128:1-4 (NKJV)
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 When you eat the [a]labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
It’s God’s will for you to enjoy the fruit of your labor, but never forget that any ‘success’ is only through His grace and mercy.
Don’t let the enemy to allow arrogance into your testimony.
If you have ever worked hard, planned well, sacrificed, made great decisions and had great faith, only to have things not work out in your favor, please respond to this post as a testimony. Be humble in your success, and never steal God’s glory, grace and mercy for yourself.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 
G’day Aldtric
Always great to be reminded of this stuff. Thanks for sharing dude.
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Good hearing from you. God bless bro!
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Great post! I have some spiritual wounds around money that the Lord has been healing. So much of what ails us has to do with our perspectives. It’s a huge problem for so many of us! Something that I think is hard for some of us is entitlement,not the bad kind, but spiritual entitlement, where we understand that we are the inheritors of kingdom, that He has justified us and wants to bless us with His abundance. We should be walking in the world like royalty, stepping into His abundance, even when our circumstance don’t seem to reflect that. So many of us who grew up poor have this scarcity mindset, as if there isn’t enough. Our culture doesn’t help ether, it likes to try to equate wealth with value and status. But we are who God says we are, and He says we are His.
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Very well stated! Thanks so much. And, God bless you:-)
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When it really sinks in.. that I could not possibly work and achieve and earn anything at all, if God had not given me the brains and the muscles and the hands and the fingers, the legs and the feet, with which to think and move and do… and when I realize that there would be no material things for me to gain from all my hard work, if God had not created the universe and everything in it, the materials from which we build our coveted things…. and when I finally understand that not one single beat of my heart ccould ever happen apart from God, neither could I so much as bat a single eyelash, if God had not planted those tiny hairs at the end of my eyelids….. when my eyes were opened to these truths, then the idea of trying to take any glory for myself, away from the unfathomable glory of God, became utterly absurd.
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Only by God’s grace. Amen.
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Blessings to you my friend.
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