Always Plan for Abundance 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Quite significant and instructive is the fact that the relationships you invest in play an important role in the journey to and plan for abundance. This is because some relationships are time wasting relationships which drain you spiritually, physically, mentally and economically. They do not in any way contribute to your personal development and will therefore not help you to plan for abundance.

On the other hand, there are positive and highly energizing relationships which spur you on to achieve at all times. They not only inspire you but they also encourage and teach you to excel above your peers. Therefore, invest time in quality relationships which move you up the ladder. People who have visions and a clear sense of purpose and direction are the people you need around you. You do not need people who engage in criticizing and judging other people and economic activities; yet they are bereft of any life transforming knowledge. Unfortunately, such people are often failures in their different areas of endeavor and are looking for partners to increase their club membership.

The relationships you urgently require are relationships that will inject life into you through the information they share with you. The biblical Ruth, a widow with no economic resources and leverage whatsoever in Israel; who lived off gleaning; became the wife of Boaz and co-owner of Boaz’ wealth because of the life transforming information that Naomi shared with her. You can imagine what would have happened to Ruth if she chose to spend time with fellow widows who frittered time in idle chatter and immoral activities instead of diligent work and quality relationships. She would have remained, poor, hungry, insignificant and unknown. But because she chose quality relationships, she became significant, famous and wealthy and is also listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. What greater honor could anyone desire!

The widow of the indebted prophet chose who she shared her challenges with carefully. She did not did not fritter time in idle chatter and gossip. She also did not go to the company of complainers, murmurers and grumblers and maligners. Neither did she set up a pity party. Rather, she went to see the prophet Elisha and shared her problem with him and from the depth of divine wisdom and the Holy Spirit in him, Elisha gave the widow divine instructions which brought about economic transformation in their lives.

Beloved, there are people around you who resent your upward climb and will do about anything to ensure that you are brought to their level of mediocrity and insignificance. You will recognize them by the kind of information they share with you – gossip and irrelevancies which do not in any way contribute to your personal spiritual, mental, intellectual and economic development. Give them a wide berth. You do not need such people in your journey to abundance. This is because what they share with you in terms of information does not have the capacity to enlighten and inspire you to pay close attention to your personal spiritual, physical, mental and economic development. Rather the information makes you resentful, bitter and glued to a spot.

You also do not need the likes of the biblical Laban around you. These are users who simply want to use you for their personal upward climb. They have no interest in your personal development and success. All they want is that you are the goose who lays the eggs and they keep feeding fat on the eggs. Fortunately, you can learn from Jacob on how he outsmarted supposedly smart Laban and became wealthy. But the truth is that you do not need such people. Give them a wide berth as soon as you can.

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