If you are in debt, this is for you!
I woke up from a dream which prompted me to write about my testimony. From the dream, I sensed the church was desperately seeking how to stay out of debt.
When I came to England some years ago, with great humility, I made a choice to keep honouring God with my tithe and offering, as He had taught me to do.
Yes in times of prosperity and of late, in times of austerity, I rejoiced and celebrated, that special day on my calendar, the day of the tithe. I prayed over my tithe and offerings, before giving them away, following the exact words of tithing written for us in Deuteronomy chapter 26.
Despite my faithfulness, over the years, I found myself in debt. Just like we all do, we believe we are living the Will, we end up in trouble while doing what we know pleases the Lord, we pray about it but nothing seems to happen
Then on Sunday 18th March 2012, I remember appealing to the Lord. No, to tell the truth, it wasn't the "humble" prayer we usually pray. It was confrontational about the promise in Malachi 3 vs 10. About His words that are flawless. To my great shock, the following day, I was made redundant.
A new strategy had been introduced and many of us were interviewed. Around twenty six of us had to leave. Of course, like me, all who worked with me and knew me were shattered, because my portfolio and department was doing extremely well.
Come on now! Let's all know this - God is faithful and His faithfulness cannot be stopped. When He opens the flood gates of heaven nobody will be able to stand it, both the beholder and the one who prayed! My friends and family could not understand it. Baal Perazim, the God of the breakthrough (1 Chronicles 14: 11–12) had visited my household and is still with me.
To cut the Long story short, I was given a fat redundancy package and I am out of debt (but please don't ask me for money, it belongs to the Owner and is already committed to His work!). The Lord did not finish there. I have a new, more rewarding, job and believe me, I wasn't without a job, even a single day. Furthermore, between April and September this year alone, I have been on two 30 day long, God given holidays, each. I am happy with my new experience and my faith in the Lord has soared.
Let me leave you with the words of wisdom in Proverbs 30 vs 24 – 28 (AMP):
24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they lay up their food in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
28 The lizard you can seize with your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
Farai Mutsambiwa
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