ACTUALISE YOUR DREAMS AND VISIONS (PART 3)

Jan. 26^th

TEXT: Eccl 9:10-11

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

¹¹ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

When we talk about actualizing your dreams and visions, most people are oblivious of the potency of giving. So many things in life are activated by the various principles that govern life. There is the giving to widows, orphans, less privileged, poor, parents, family members, churches, pastors and others. But it is so important that we do our giving with understanding because not all soils are fertile enough to cause your seed to germinate. From Biblical examples we can tell that each time we give, we are actually sowing seeds. If we truly understand that we are sowing our seeds when we give, we will be very careful to ensure that we are giving to a ground that will not waste our seeds. When the Lord said, Give, and it shall be given unto you, He did not limit the giving to just money, He simply said “give.”  Therefore, whatever you give, it shall be given unto you, and it is coming back as good measure, pressed down, shaking together, running over. But the amazing thing here is that you don’t have to trouble yourself on how it will be done. Once you have done your part, the Lord will stir up men to give it unto your bosom. So when you give to a church or ministry, whatever is happening there will determine what is coming back to you. If the ground is not fruitful, it will affect your harvest. In the same vain, when you give to any man of God, you must see and then believe that there is the grace of God upon his life deserving of your seed, otherwise, your giving will be like you throwing your money away.

There are some things you cannot get by skill or by perspiration, they are intangible and have to be transferred, like grace. You cannot buy or pay for it, but you can attract it, for example you can attract grace to be released upon your life. Each time you choose to sow a seed into the life of someone filled with grace, your life cannot remain the same. The privilege of giving does not imply that you must have a huge sum of money saved up somewhere. Greatness does not mean or come by how much you store. According to the Scriptures, withholding what you should give will tend to poverty. God blesses you so others can be blessed; He makes you a channel of blessing. If you want to be poor, be tight fisted.