C L A S S Y T R E A S U R E

As a Christian I have realised that you can't just be associated with anyone and everyone.
In life choices need to be made and this also needs to be done with the people you move around with. You can have friends you speak to on a day to day basis, but you also need friends who are Christian friends and who have Christ as their foundation. In a friendship if Christ is your main common ground, it enables you to share ideas and waken eachother up where necessary. In friendship, you are mostly connected by your common interest, but as a Christian you are connected through Christ because he is your source. 

The most important element in friendship and any relationship is forgiveness. This is such an important tool that can make friendships and break them. As a Christian forgiveness should be of second nature , people will do stuff to hurt you even people you never expected it from. But this is when you need to brush it off and move on. Our model is Jesus Christ and he is the perfect example when it comes to forgiveness. Jesus has forgiven us in a great way so how much more us.. if you want to be like Christ adopt the art of following. He forgave you, so why don't you want to forgive others?
 It's that simple. Colossians 3:12-13

As a Christian friend you are not only being a friend, but you are also being a brother or sister in Christ. We are all connected through Christ and we are all partakers of his body. We all share a responsibility to preach the Gospel and reach out to people who haven't received this word of Faith. If I associate myself with you as a Christian brother of sister I expect to be strengthened 6/12 months down the line. Whenever there is a problem and I seek for your advice I expect you to give me the scriptures. You need Christian friends who will be willing to pray for you and pray with you when things don't seem right in your life. The difference between your Christian friends and worldly friends is the act of faith. Christian friends will stand and apply the act of faith by praying and believing for a change in your circumstances which unbelievers won't even think of. 

Let me tell you something the counsel you keep is very important in this life, especially if you are a Christian. Friends that do not apply the word apply the sword. And instead of strenghtening you as a person they are gradually killing you and killing your spirit. You need to die to self when it comes to friendship aswell where you give generously where you are loving and caring towards others. I always advise people to connect with other, especially your brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes we think God packages gifts or blessings and hands it over to us. But little do we know that he blesses us through people. That connection that you need may be sitting right next to you. A true friend will stick with you no matter what people will say about you or to you. 

Be wise and associate yourself with those who will broaden your mind and not corrupt it.

Stay Blessed,


“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.”
John 15:13

As Christians, we are always on our toes as to what we do and how we do it. Usually it is because, we are afraid of what people will say and we do not turn to the cross for answers.
We need to understand that God has placed gifts in each and everyone of us, we can't expect God to intervene if we do not allow him to.
The gift given to you, is for a purpose you are meant to implement this gift and water it in order for it to grow and blossom. We often think that our blessings or talents can be found outside when it's mostly inside of us  |1 John 4:4|
We tend to limit ourselves and look down on ourselves because we have little faith now holding onto the word and running with it. God has given you the gift so you can sow into it. Where you prepare yourself mentally and emotionally for the battles ahead revolving your gift.

A Gift is seen as a natural ability or talent that has been given to one. In our Christian walk God has given us gifts not just to benefit us, but also those around us. Our God given gift is meant to encourage others and give hope. Our gift is for the purpose of serving others with this gift. Apostle Paul even states that "We all have different gifts and this is linked to the grace God has given to us, this gift is must be used." You may have one talent which may seem small in your eyes but you may not know that your "little" talent may change someones destiny.  You as an individual need to sow in your gift, that's why God has given us sources such as education, etc. This is all to enchance our gifts and this prepares us for our mandate.

You can't sow on ground that is not able to receive. Sometimes we think we can just offer anything to God when he is not able to receive what we have given him such as Cain and Abel's story.  When you as an individual sow into your gift, you are telling God you are ready to use the gift
he has given you. The moment you sow positive thinking into your talent you are creating more space for growth. You need to sow on ground that is free of negativity. The moment you sow on good grounds with good thoughts ; trust and believe my God will do exceedingly and abundantly. Sowing is very important if you want to reach the next milestone in life. This enables you to drop seeds and see them flourish. What I like about sowing is you can do it gradually and as you move on and take care of your gifts the other seeds will start to grow . Dropping one seed that is combined with faith can take you to the next level in life.

The moment you sow, you can't just leave it in the ground and not water it or else it will die, this applies to our gifts as well. The effort we put in will show when we are implementing it.... In Christ you are Victorious even though God does not look for perfect people he has a way of perfecting us in his own eyes. Whatever we do Christ has won the battle already therefore, we need to understand that we are reaping royal rewards. Whatever plan, we have at the stage of sowing you need to make your visions, dreams and plans plain on tables |Habakkuk 2:2| where you dedicate it to God"You need to put in work as faith without works is dead." The reaper is very intelligent and very observant as they know when they need to water the plants. They observe this because, it is of importance. It is of value to them . That's how we need to value our gift from God where we keep watering our gifts and sowing into the gift in order for our reward to be big.

Let's be honest you have come and long way.... you weren't always like this. All your gifts and talents have worked out for your good.  I know as humans we look at the negatives but the stage of life you are in right now it's not to glorify yourself but to honour and glofiry the Most High. Therefore, anything that you've been through it's all worked out for
your good! You are Victorious in all your plans and goals. In the process of sowing and reaping you have a field with your name on it that shows the amount of work you have put in your vineyard. Your gifts and talents with your hard work have been placed in your personal vineyard and the more you look after it and invest in your gifts, it will surely show. Your vineyard is about to acquire more land as God is about to add more to you. But remember to be faithful to God and his given gifts.

Stay blessed,

Tracy

Wauw..... Sometimes we underestimate Jesus. We underestimate his grace and mercy. But he is able to do exceedingly abundantly!