I was reflecting on this scripture about Jabez and the importance of periodically reviewing our progress toward goals.
As leaders, we can be so focused on execution that we forget to just reflect, pray and meditate to ensure we are still on the right road.
Questions we can ask are:
⁃ Have we allowed “life” and business to steer us off track as it relates to our Family, our Faith, our Friends, our Finances, and our Fitness objectives ?
⁃ How should we recalibrate our energy to ensure that we do not lose the zeal, fervor and spice for the kingdom?
As leaders, we are achieving much and making an impact in the serving of others.
God allows us the opportunity to ask Him to increase our territory and to enlarge are borders; however, the assumption is that we are mentally, spiritually, physically and emotionally ready for promotion.
We will need to make adjustments to ensure we are enjoying the journey.
We must guard our hearts and not lose hope.
We believe, It is still possible to have it all but not without a plan.
We must be ready to run toward the battle understanding that greater is He who is in us than he who in the world.
Just like Jabez, we must ask for the blessings and seek the protections of god to keep us so that evil does not harm us.
We must humble ourselves and create patterns of obedience as the scripture states that Jabez was honourable above his brothers.
We have a responsibility to pursue righteousness as we interact and serve others.
It is my prayer that our borders are enlarged and our witness is impactful in this season.
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
“Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain.
Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request.”1 Chronicles 4:9-10 AMPC
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