"For it is God who works in
you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." - Philippians 2:13
God wants you to be successful in your life with His favor, time and
chance. He will help you to achieve your goal as your times are in His hands.
“…The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the
wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time
and chance happen to them all” (Ecclesiastes 9:11).
The Bible says that knowledge and wisdom alone are insufficient for doing
any business or work and thereby prosper out of it. The favor of God, time and
chance are also essential for the success of any man.
When should one start a business or any work for that matter? "To
everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven"
(Ecclesiastes 3:1). "Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do
those who know Him see not His days?" (Job 24:1).
To those who trust in the Lord, He makes known when they should start a
particular business or work. “For it is God who works in you both to will and
to do for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).
A couple of years ago, I saw a television clipping about what happened in
the city of Paris. The people of that city brought innumerable baskets of
tomatoes and threw them on the street. What was the reason for this strange
act? A bumper harvest of tomatoes that year had caused a very steep fall in the
price of tomatoes and none came forward to buy this perishable commodity.
Therefore, they threw the tomatoes on the streets and crushed it.
It so happened that the previous year harvest of tomatoes did not met the
demand and hence the price of tomatoes was unusually very high that year.
Hoping the same condition would prevail the following year, most of the people
planted tomatoes and this led to the drop in price, which resulted in such a
strange scene. None of them realized that particular year was not suitable for
the cultivation of tomatoes. As a consequence of this, the people were faced
with a great loss. The times are in the hands of the God.
Once there lived a certain woman whose husband was a drunkard. Tears moistened
her pillows at night. “Is there nobody with whom I can share my burden? Will no
one deliver me from this mess?” Thus questioned her frame of mind. One evening,
as usual her husband came home staggering in a drunken stupor only to find his
wife sending petitions to the Lord. He heard what she said. “Lord! Please save
my husband. It’s true that he beats me ruthlessly but despite all his actions,
I love him.” On hearing these words, he was moved to tears. He knelt down
beside his wife and wept.
After prayers, he looked at his wife. “Although I have stopped drinking,
the quench for drinking more does not leave me in peace. At that time, I feel
like drinking something. Even now, give me something to drink.” His wife
immediately opened the fridge and mixed all the left over fruit juices together
with soda and gave it to him. She continued to give this to him whenever he
felt the urge to drink and it tasted good. Then they branded this product and
sold it so much so that it fetched fortune for them. The wisdom of God made
them rich. The drunkard made this statement. “Through this product, I stopped
drinking and I wish the people of my land should also benefit by this product.”
Thus this product came into the market with a very good intention and the
couple became millionaires. They are children who love the Lord and God showed
them this path. This Wonderful Lord will perform mighty miracles in your life
also.
The times are in the hands of God. He will put the desire and thought about
a particular work or business in you. Never be carried away to start any
business just because you happen to see someone doing a particular business and
are thereby enjoying a fairly high level of financial freedom and economic
liberty. Cling firmly to the feet of our loving Lord Jesus Christ. At the apt
time, He will put the desire and thought about the business which you should
start or the course you have to study or the activity you have to do and will
also help you work at it.
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