Today's Devotional Written From and by The Life Lessons of Tracy A. Dixon and Lil Jai
Sowing is Only One Step!!
Deuteronomy 28:12-14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
12The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them. 14And you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
The past few weeks Jai had been selling value books for a fundraiser at her school. The theme was centered around football. Each time they were able to make a goal within the set time frame they were allowed to win a prize. Jai started off a few days behind the rest of the students but she slowly started edging her way up the football field. In the beginning we focused on how many books she needed to sell just to say in the running, but then I realized what a great opportunity to teach Jai some things.
So when week two rolled around we had a new game plan. We took our eye off of the competition and focused it on God. Then we got creative. We made a ten second video and posted it on facebook. Sent out emails and test messages to everyone we could. Then we had Jai sow two free books- - one to her Bishop and one to her First Lady. We wrote on the inside of the books, that there were seeds for her to be the top seller..........not of her class but of her school. Then we made another video and included God in it. We had asked some family and friends to sell them on their jobs and at their schools.
Well, even though the books could only be used locally, she received orders out of state to bless others. People offered to make donations and not even buy a book. It was crazy, how quick God moved. Jai learned that in order to get something even with God on your side, you still have to do something. We learned that sowing a seed was just one step of the process. The great thing is that our Bishop never once said a word, so that let us know it was God who brought about the increase. The strange thing is that some we just knew hands down would bless Jai never did, and some we never thought would have- - -stepped up the plate.
Well the fundraiser ended on Monday and Jai posted her final video with these words. "I sowed my seed, to be number one. Thank you God, IT IS DONE". The second place winner sold 41 books. Jai sold...drum roll please......60 books!!!
Today as you head out, apply these simple rules to your everyday living 1.in order to get the prize you have to hit the mark within the timeframe God gave you. 2. Think outside and take God out of the box 3.Make sure the ground you sow into is good ground 4.Include God in every step of you process 5. Don't count anybody out, you never know who is in your life to bless you and 6. God always does exceedingly and abundantly!!!
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