Poverty Mentality-Chapter 6 “Obedience Rather Than Sacrifice”

“Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice”1 Samuel 15:22

Dear Brides

I want to share what I learned this week from the book Poverty Mentality - Chapter 6 “Obedience Rather Than Sacrifice”

This lesson again I am just living through this lesson.

This week all the bills has been passed to my name for me to pay,  I started feeling a bit stressed and concerned about it. This lesson came really in a good time, I also started working more harder in order to have means to pay the bills, just like the author explained "When we are lacking funds, rather than checking to see if we have violated a spiritual law, we instead do as the non-believer does, we try to think of ways we can “earn” more.

Is great that the author spoke about tithing, because during the whole week my beloved were trying to calm down my fears by reminding me that I needed to bring the whole tithing to the store house- I wasn't aware of the little money that E.H send in every month which he asked me to pay to my mom as his tithe. Even though he  has a different view concerning  tithing nevertheless he send money to my account and I tithe on his behalf but this week I had forgotten to do it and during my time of prayer he reminded me again of it. He also showed during the week how I could give an offering to my mother in law which has a birthday coming up soon, he led me to a very expensive shoe shop, which I was afraid at the first to buy things there, because I haven't got much money in my account, but this lesson came just on time, it gave me the strength and understanding just to trust and to give. Even though he was leading me to find something from the sales, I was wondering if it wasn't my flesh who did not wanted to give a big amount . After a while I was ready to give whatever the Lord wanted me to give but he also led me to a product in Sale almost half of the price, but I was glad that I could understand this principle and was ready to buy at any price.

I really like the entrance verse Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice”1 Samuel 15:22

During this week I were on a 21 day of fast, and the Lord have asked me to spend 1 hour with Him in prayer every day. It is impressive how I struggled for this one hour at the beginning, I thought it would be easier. Thank God he helped.

But one day because I was concern with the bills to pay, I was working harder, even though I am working for The Lord and with Him , I forgot that I needed to pray, and did not took the 1 hour on prayer.

This verse also came alive to me, the Lord did not wanted me to overwork he wanted me to be obedient in doing what he wanted me to do.

Then he showed me the passage on 2 Samuel 6 when David wanted to restore the ark to its rightful place, so they set the ark of God on a new cart without two men, Ahio and Uzzah, driving the cart, which wasn't allowed to do. And they haven't consulted the Lord how they were supposed to do it and also they have forgotten the law that says that only Levites are allowed to carry the ark.  David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord with all their mighty, then Uzzah put out his hands to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled, he was struck to death for the anger of the Lord arouse against him for his irreverence. David became angry and afraid of the Lord that day. They had tremendous zeal and passion but it was not tempered by wisdom and knowledge of God's ways.

Like the author of this book explained Instead of sacrificing, they needed to obey God’s principles in regard to their dilemma.

Also with me I needed to stream God's ways above my ideas .