1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. In case you’re wondering, this number is one-decillion, and according to a study done in the 1970’s it represents the dollar amount of wealth stored in the earth. This would include all the silver, gold, precious stones, coal, timber, animal life, etc. So if you were to divide this number by 7 billion (the estimated number of people on earth), each share would be worth $140,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that’s 140 sextillion for each individual)! You couldn’t possibly come up with a way to spend your share in a thousand lifetimes!
Psalm 24:1 says, The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein. After hearing numbers like this you suddenly have a better sense of what this verse is communicating. Contrary to what the world believes, there is no shortage of anything in this earth. When God created the earth, He supplied it with FULLNESS and fully intended that man thrive; lack and shortage were never part of His plan. So how does one access the wealth that was placed here for them? Where do you even begin?
It begins with your thinking. Romans 12:2-3 says, And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Notice the progression concerning God’s will—good, acceptable and perfect. Which category do you want for your life? If you’re like me, you’ll definitely want to live your life in the PERFECT will of God. Now notice the connection between experiencing the perfect will of God and your mind. If you’re going to experience the perfect will of God, you must renew your mind.
In I Kings 17 we find the story of Elijah asking the widow woman to make him a cake. After she explained to him why she couldn’t because of the state of lack she was in, he responded with, “Fear not…” To “fear not” means to have no respect for lack. DON’T TREAT LACK LIKE IT HAS POWER OVER YOU BECAUSE IT DOESN’T.
If you’re in a situation right now and lack is present, see it for what it is, and recognize that it doesn’t have to get IN you. When you renew your mind to the Word, you are putting what is right and true IN you, and you will come out of whatever situation you’re in. The symptoms of lack may be present, but if you don’t let it in you, it won’t stay on you!
Friend, there is something in you that repels the curse, so don’t give any piece of the curse an ounce of respect. Regardless of where you come from or what your kinfolks do, do not give lack respect like it’s an old friend here to stay. It is an intruder, a liar, a thief, and this is why it is so important to have the Word in you in abundance.
In John 6, we find the time when Jesus orchestrated the miracle that fed the 5,000.
- When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, “Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”
- And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
- Philip answered him, “Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.”
When Jesus told the disciples to feed the multitude, He was working on Philip to start thinking right. If it was up to Philip, this entire miracle could have been thwarted all because of Philip’s thinking. Philip had more respect for the obvious lack in this moment than for the words of the Man Who had performed miracles before his very eyes.
Understand that God will do what He said He will do. He is fully prepared to take care of what He is leading you to do.
Psalms 115:12-14 says, The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
When it comes to God, there is NOTHING but blessing and increase for His children. Reach in with faith and extract what you need. Miracles, provision and opportunities await you! Don’t allow small thinking to keep you from experiencing the PERFECT will of God for your life. Reach in by faith and extract what you need.
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