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THE SOURCE of Our Supply VII “Are We REALLY Trusting THE Lord?” III 2020_0712
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I. A challenge for our thinking: since all things are ours, it should make sense to us that we should learn to believe the Lord and receive many things WITHOUT necessarily having to have money for them. Our trust for what we need should be in Philippians 4:19, not money. In other words, we should not LIMIT ourselves to “money.” Question: what if there was no “money?
1. It appears that we are in the pre – cursor to things to come on the earth.
2. Since the Father has already given us all things, a MAJOR portion of our prayer lives and believing should be filled with thanksgiving. 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Colossians 2:6-7; Psalm 100:4 The Message.
3. The level of thanksgiving that we are living in can be a major indicator of the degree of selfishness we are walking in.
II. What about work? Since all things ARE ours, why then must we work? There are two main Bible reasons.
1. Fulfilling God’s Word to us to cultivate (dominate, subdue, keep and dress). Creativity and productivity go hand in hand with cultivating. Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15. The man was to see to it that he and all that he was given stewardship over reached full potential.
2. Work provides us with “seed for those in need.” Ephesians 4:28; Titus 3:14.
III. Un-thankfulness and ingratitude are prominent characteristics of the last days. They are “streams” that flow out of self – centeredness. Every Believer must resist these characteristics of demonic spirits that want to influence us. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Amplified Bible.
1. Selfishness is exhibited by lack of appreciation.
2. Selfishness does not focus on saying, “thank you!”
3. Selfishness is exhibited by an attitude of “entitlement.”
IV. How do we combat selfishness and ingratitude?
1. Practice using two very important words: “Please” and “Thank You!”
2. Treat as valuable what is given to and/or entrusted to you.
3. Reject the “entitlement mentality.” If you don’t give, if you don’t work, if you don’t appreciate and if you don’t say please and thank you, NOONE OWES YOU ANYTHING!
4. Practice reciprocation.
5. Never take the Lord or others for granted.
6. Practice Colossians 3:15. 7/12/2020
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