The Link between Zero Waste and Prosperity 3

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Additionally, every divine opportunity and platform to showcase your divine gifts is also harvest time as it is a platform to plant your seeds and because every seed germinates and fruits, a harvest awaits you. Therefore, do not be like the man who refused to plant because of winter – Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 4 or the one who is always  seeing fierce lions that are very determined to kill him in the streets – Proverbs Chapters 22 verse 13, 26 verse 13. Rather, be like the virtuous woman of Proverbs Chapter 31 verses 10 to 31 who always took advantage of opportunities as the Bible instructs in Ecclesiastes Chapter 11 verses 1 to 6. Thereafter, take instructions on caring for your seeds, pre-planted, planted and harvested from Isaiah Chapter 28 verses 23 to 29, and Proverbs Chapter 27 verses 23 to 27. 

Any one or people who fritters and waste divine resources are actually begging poverty to visit them speedily. This is because saved up resources, well managed resources always translate into surplus while wasted resources is as good as multiplying zero by zero or adding zero to zero to get zero. If the people of the Biblical Egypt had not paid attention to Joseph and wasted the surplus food resources from the bountiful harvests of seven years, they would have probably alongside their neighbours and other nations who came to buy food from them in Egypt gone into extinction on account of famine and hunger. Even if they had resorted to cannibalism, seven years was plenty of time for them to eat each other up. Please read Genesis Chapter 50 verses 18 to 21. Fortunately, Pharaoh and his court not only paid attention, Joseph was also appointed to manage the resources of Egypt. And succeed greatly he did; ensuring food security for more than seven years until the long drought was over.

The Link between Zero Waste and Prosperity 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

On the other hand, the bountiful harvests God blessed you with can just fall to the ground, may be scattered and blown away by wind. Human predators can also come in and steal the bountiful harvests. Rain can also come and destroy the harvests just as too much sun can also destroy the harvests.

Beloved, harvests have to be protected by bringing them in from the fields at the right time – just the right time to shield them from all possible predators and process the harvests aright as well as secure them from any form of destruction and waste. Perhaps, we should take a cue from some Bible characters.

The Patriarch Isaac for instance brought in his harvests at the right time and through the bountiful harvests secured aright, the Bible records in Genesis Chapter 26 verses 12 to 14 that he began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous, beloved, it is significant to note that Isaac did not allow his harvests to waste after planting seeds in the land as instructed by God. Rather, he reaped the harvests, brought it in and secured it safely as soon as it came in. that explains his progressive prosperity - securing each harvest and profiting from each harvest. Isaac did not gape at his harvests and left them in the fields. Uncared for and unprocessed. If he did, the Philistines would have quickly harvested them. Isaac also did not procrastinate or delay in bringing the harvests in. that way, he could have lost some of the harvests. Isaac acted fast - he reaped in the harvests as soon it came and secured the harvests for profit.

Significant and quite instructive is the fact that the harvests were bountiful yet Isaac paid prime attention to the harvests and quickly brought them in. None of it was wasted.

The Link between Zero Waste and Prosperity

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. Proverbs Chapter 10 verse 5;

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Proverbs Chapter 6 verses 6 to 11.

To waste anything is to allow the thing rot, be destroyed without being of benefit to anyone. That explains why it is said that waste depletes resources. It takes away from what should have been used to bless humanity thereby reducing what is left. Waste depletes resources while saving up resources multiplies and compounds resources as well as establishes the land, individuals and families.

One way of wasting resources is to sleep through harvest. Ironically, harvest time is not only when crops are harvested and brought in or when your investments mature. About every day and every time is harvest time because seeds sown at diverse times yield their harvests at diverse times. Cereals, tubers, cash crops, fruits and what have you are harvested differently at diverse times.

A person, family, communities, institutions and nations who sleep through harvests unconsciously allow the harvests to waste. This is because animal predators will eat the harvests and because animal predators just eat in an unorganized manner, a good number of the harvest is destroyed in the process, falls to the ground, is trampled upon, rots, thereby resulting in waste.

A foolish child sleeps through harvests. Do not sleep through harvests because harvest times is the time to eat the fruit of your labor. What works against harvest?

Wandering off just when the harvest is ready for harvesting is a satanic ploy of sleeping through harvests. That way, you lose out on your harvest.

Some of the things which cause wandering include ignorance, fear, insecurity, uncertainty, etc. ignorance should be replaced with knowledge, understanding and wisdom while fear should be replaced with faith in the word of God. Insecurity and uncertainty should also be replaced with the truth of the word of God and absolute dependence on God for protection, security and guidance because God is faithful and He will always guide us in His truth and love.

Take on Your Goliaths in 2020

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Goliaths are bullies. Bullies intimidate to terrify and silence their victims into inaction; which was exactly what Goliath succeeded in doing against the army of Israel; an army that had prepared and set out to go to war against the Philistines. Simply because an intimidating looking Goliath showed up and threatened them, this all powerful army of God was immobilized by fear. For forty days and forty nights, they allowed Goliath to insult and intimidate them into action as they daily listened to his threats, until; unfortunately for Goliath, there arose a David in Israel.

David was a mere teenager, a shepherd boy who had never been to war, had not been enlisted in the army and trained in the art of war. Besides, he did not have Goliath’s intimidating stature – a giant who towered above others and was schooled in the art of war.

Nevertheless, David was infuriated by the words of Goliath and returned the challenge – he would fight Goliath and destroy him; not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God. The widow of the indebted prophet was appalled by the thought of her sons going into debt servitude. She also took on the Goliath of indebtedness that was about to bring on the humiliation and shame of debt servitude in their family and the family was spared the shame and disgrace. Please read 1^st Samuel Chapter 17 and 2^nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7.

Beloved, you can also take on your Goliaths no matter how intimidating they look; and experienced they appear to be. Refuse to be caged in a vicious cycle by their threats and imposing stature. You can navigate all that by working with superior knowledge, wisdom and understanding by the Spirit of God just as David and the widow of the indebted prophet did. Like the Apostle Paul instructed Bishop Timothy, you should study to show yourself approved to God and your industry and business partners. That way, God will fill your heart with the requisite knowledge and wisdom to take on your Goliaths successfully. Please read Hebrews Chapter 5 verses 11 to 14, 2^nd Timothy Chapter 2 verse 15, Isaiah Chapter 11 verses 1 to 4, 10 verses 27, 9 verses 1 to 7, Nahum Chapter 1 verse 13 and 1^st John Chapter 3 verse 8.

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