WINNER TAKES NOTHING

• Posted by Deleted Member March 26, 2010 - 66 views

  WINNER TAKES ALL OR WINNER TAKES NOTHING...

  " Master, we have toiled all night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. " LUKE 5:5

  Recently I began to feel discouraged after 4 months of working as a volunteer intern at a historic home in our area.  I have many responsibilities, work long hours and even have a multi-faceted "job" description for which I am being held accountable.  Recently several days before presenting at an opening for a new exhibition our Director handed me a check for $500.  At one point in my life I earned 10 times that much in a month.  I used to own a house and a car.  Now I live in a 4 room apartment rather than a 3 story house.  Three years ago, you see, after my husband's accident and long unemployment (total of 7 years), combined with my being laid off from a full-time position, we lost everything we worked so hard for for many years.

  So a check for $ 500 didn't seem like much.  Having a transpass to ride all the buses and subways didn't seem like much either BUT it was something. A popular saying, and in fact the title of a book, these days is " Do what you love, the money will follow. "  I propose that you DO ALL WITH LOVE, THE MONEY WILL FOLLOW.  How can I NOT trust GOD to come through for me?  How can I NOT  TRUST GOD TO restore my wealth to me?

  It would be very tempting right now to give in to those who try to convince me that GOD has left me or that somehow the accident and job loss were as a result of some unpardonable sin I had committed.  Instead, I am continuing to STEP FORWARD IN FAITH WITH LOVE FOR GOD, knowing that it will come back to me in many tangible and intangible ways.  I ask only your prayers...

  IN THE END, THE WINNER IS YOU AND ME WHEN WE DO ALL WITH LOVE...

  THE MONEY WILL FOLLOW...THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.

  Father and Mother of the Universe, Creator of all male and female, young and old, we pray today, for just one more day to become encouraged and inspired knowing that the time WILL COME when, after much patient waiting you will show us WHERE & HOW to cast our nets WITH LOVE and if we have been practicing LOVING, then the payoff will be HUGE.

  AMEN.

  MOTHER NANHI