Nehemiah 5:5
"Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children Yet behold,
we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are
forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to
others."
There was a man once who served a king, who longed for a better life for his kin. His dedication to God led to good character and work ethic that gave him favor to make a difference. He was leaving an established economy to venture into rebuilding a new one. Imagine the butterflies, or the passion of his prayers. This verse reminds me that just as those who spoke these words were hurting, so are the people around me and you. I see families who have socially sold their kids into a life of slavery and they are so buried in debt that they don't own the ground the sleep or work on. HOW LONG SHOULD THAT LAST?
All I know is that God creates and destroys economies as he see's fit. The kingdom of King Artaxerxes is no longer standing, but Jerusalem still is.
I say again that GOD CONTROLS ECONOMIES, and though there are major problems they are minor to HIM.
I want to encourage you to seek God and listen to the things that he wants you to do, not to be in bondage to the health of Wall Street, but to be free in HIS economic plan for you. For many it is pursuing what the average person considers "conventional." Many of us are not doing the things God is prodding us to do because some people call it crazy and foolish. (think Raisin in the Sun)
LETS JUST TRUST GOD!
Some people say that if people don't find your dreams impossible, then they are not big enough to be commissioned by God....OK maybe I just came up with that right now.
LET US JUST TRUST GOD,
WHEN HAS HE FAILED US?
