Are You on Your Own?

Acts 13:3 tells us of how Christians ought to arrange their steps prior to setting out on any assignments, projects, businesses, work or callings even by God Himself. We see how the Christians fasted and prayed before setting out. This is because they recognised that without The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit empowerment, victory and success in their endeavour will certainly not be achieved. Our Lord Jesus emphasised this in John 15:5 that without Him, we can do nothing. Absolutely nothing. But the Lord promised us in John 16:13-15 that the Holy Spirit will be sent to guide us in all truth.

This is truth of not the spiritual only, but of the entire activities of man in this world. All truth. From experience, we all know that setting out on anything on our own is fraught with so many uncertainties and dangers. But when we learn to depend and trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we escape these dangers and uncertainties thus leading to fruitful effort with ease. Yes, with ease.

From my numerous business endeavours, I have had serious challenges and failures because I trusted in economics and economic indices, expert advice, knowledge, and experience. But when I wait on God, not all that glitter is goal. I succeed without any stress and without falling into worldly enticement of corrupt practices. This has been made clearer in 1 Tim 6:9 (But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin) and Proverbs 28:20 (...But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished).

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