HOW to Perpetuate a Prosperous Life

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
~Prov. 11:28

1. Refuse to Trust in Riches

There is a huge difference between HAVING Riches and TRUSTING in Riches
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

• To Have: means you posses something
• To Trust: means you depend on something
• To Have: means you obtained it for your use
• To Trust: means you obtained it for your security
• To Have: implies a “loose hold” on it
• To Trust: implies a “tight grip” on it

There are a FEW HITCHES to TRUSTING IN RICHES:

• Hitch #1 – Money can disappear ~Prov. 23:5
• Hitch #2 – Money Can’t Buy HAPPINESS ~Eccl. 5:10
• Hitch #3 – Money can cause you to miss true prosperity ~Prov. 16:20

FALL= “to be caught in a trap”

• Money is Unstable – God Never Changes
• Money can come & go – God is Always There
• Money brings satisfaction for a moment – God brings Joy & Happiness
  for a Lifetime!

2. Choose to Trust in God & His Way

Righteous means "doing our best to live right according to God’s Word"

• Righteousness is NOT Perfection
• Righteousness is DOING YOUR BEST to obey God
• Righteousness is following God’s Process and Expecting Success!

It is choosing to live:

• In humility rather than pride
• In integrity rather than dishonesty
• In generosity rather than greed
• In Godliness rather than Selfishness

Thrive means "to flourish to be prosperous, superabundant"

Trusting God

WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN:

• We show Loyalty and Kindness
  • GOD gives us Favour and a Good Reputation
• We pursue Godliness and Love
  • GOD gives us Life, Prosperity and Honour
• We have humility and Fear the Lord
  • GOD gives us Riches, Honour and Long Life

GOD DOES NOT LEAVE US BUT HE LEADS US TO A PROSPEROUS LIFE

1.    DO Trust in the Lord and Acknowledge Him ~Prov. 3:5

Trust  means "to have complete confidence in"

-        EVEN when you feel like you're in the dark and don't know what's next - TRUST GOD

-        EVEN when everything is turned around - TRUST GOD

-        EVEN when life feels overwhelming - TRUST GOD

-        EVEN when you're a bit confused - TRUST GOD

God never changes!  You can trust Him!  But how do we trust God?

-        Pray: ask him to show you

-        Get godly counsel: different from you friend’s opinion

-        Do it the way the Word says: NOT the way the world says

“There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.” ~Proverbs 14:12

·         DO NOT Depend on your own understanding

·         DO NOT Trust in your LIMITED UNDERSTANDING

·         DO TRUST in HIS LIMITLESS KNOWLEDGE

RESULT:  He will direct your path

Direct means "make smooth or level out"

2.    DO NOT be impressed with your own wisdom

Understanding - is about our learning.  What we've learned before.

Wisdom - is about our life experience.  What we've done before.

DO be impressed with God

RESULTS will be:  HEALTH AND VITALITY

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Wisdom For Making Right Choices

God has been teaching us some Powerful Life Principles from Proverbs.  Over the last number of weeks we’ve been looking at characteristics that the scripture pairs together, that will produce a prosperous life.

We have discovered that when...

• We show Loyalty and Kindness - there’s a boomerang of blessing
  
  • GOD gives us Favour and a Good Reputation
  
  
• We pursue Godliness and Love
  
  • GOD gives us Life, Prosperity and Honour
  
  
• We Pay Attention to Instruction and Put our Trust in God
  
  • GOD gives us Prosperity and Happiness

From Last week we see that…

• True HUMILITY and FEAR of the Lord LEAD to RICHES, HONOUR AND LONG LIFE

My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck ~Prov. 3:21-22

2 Principles to Making the Right Choices:

1. Make Good Decisions - Not Quick Decisions
   
   Sound Judgment  means effective wisdom
   
   Our Personal Philosophy: If this is God – I can do my Due Diligence
   
   STEPS FOR DUE DILIGENCE:

Make sure it lines up with the Word; is there anything that goes against God’s word? If so, then STOP right there; you don’t have to go any further!

Pray and ask God to give His wisdom and direction;

Godly counsel; ask those who you know have godly wisdom in this area.

Word to the Wise: Fools Rush In

2. Knowing What to Do - NOT Guessing what to do
   
   Discernment means to recognize or perceive a situation clearly

The #1 problem in making a bad decision is Being Fooled By Your Emotions

Word to the Wise: Don’t be Led by Emotions