Matthew 19:16-23
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
I know it's been a while and with the Lord's help I will post more in the coming days. When deciding to write this post, I had a hard time choosing the title. Why? Because I couldn't seem to find a catch phrase for the revelation I received from this passage. Nevertheless, here's my lesson for the day:
Anyone who knows me, I am pretty much a happy go lucky person. I love smiling and greeting people in such a manner. Every now and again I wonder why some don't respond to me with a smile or sometimes others seemed to be turned off by my personality altogether. The Holy Spirit revealed to me that not everyone is meant to go where I am going, not everyone is meant to be my prosperity connection.
(Sidenote - Propersity connection is someone or something that motivates you, inspires you, encourages you, and prospers you either mentally, financially, physically, or spiritually. When I say financially, I do not mean a sugar daddy. LOL! But you know those people you get around that no matter what you feel inspired to do better, you feel encouraged that everything will be alright, and you are even more focused on reaching the "goal"? That's your prosperity connection and honestly I'm not giving this phrase the definition it is due, I'm trying to write this and make it make sense in 5 minutes before I get into bed.) I will have to revisit this at a later time. Remind me!!!
Anyway, not everyone you meet or come in contact with including co-workers or church members are meant to be your best buds and we need to know when to hold'em and when to fold'em. Let us learn by the example Jesus set. There were some willing to go where He was going and leave everything for it, some weren't. Jesus healed many, but only had 12 close friends. Know who is willing, learn who and what to invest in. Jesus did! And know that nothing is wrong with us if people do not choose to want to invest in us, some chose not to invest in or follow or believe in Jesus, but He still died for us, He still was focused and did not let that deter Him from the big picture. Let us follow Him and Him only and always. Selah!
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