Here's the
simple secret to
living a supernaturally
blessed life in the
midst of this crazy world:
Do things God's way and not your way.
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and you'll be blessed." Initially, they'd get with
His program, but after a while they'd forsake
His ways and go back to their own ways. They'd
start living like the world does and experiencing
lack and defeat.
Even then, though, God would keep talking
to them. He'd keep sending prophets to preach
His Word to them and warn them that if they
didn't hear and heed it, judgment would come.
The prophet Jeremiah preached that message
to them for over 40 years!
Think of preaching the same message to the
same people for 40 years. That's a long time to
keep talking to people who don't want to hear
what you have to say. But God had Jeremiah do
it anyway. Why? Because He's extraordinarily
patient and full of love, and desires to meet the
needs of His people.
by Gloria Copeland
His ways work! Unlike our ways, which often
get us into trouble, His ways, when consistently
followed, always work out for our good. What's
more, they're not complicated or di cult to
discover. They never have been. We just have to
listen to what He says, believe it and act on it.
As simple as that sounds, though, God hasn't
always had a people who would do it. Ever since
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, He's
faithfully told His people how to live a blessed
life and they've repeatedly disobeyed Him.
They kept coming up with their own plans and
su ering the sad results.
That's what the Israelites did throughout the
Old Testament! Over and over, God would tell
them how to prosper and live in victory over
their enemies. "If you'll hear, believe and obey
Me," He'd say, "I'll hear you when you call on Me,
In
Consistency
Lies the Power
