Increase Me

Many times as we seek God and go into prayer we are asking God to increase us. “Lord, increase me in finances.” “Lord, increase me with a new home.” “Lord Increase my home by bringing me a spouse.” “Lord increase me…….(fill in your own blank)” And that is well and all because the Lord does desire to increase us in material things, but even before we can get these material things we should ask ourselves these questions…Can I handle these things? If God today gave me the “increase” I was asking for, would I handle it with wisdom, or would it begin to handle me?

Today the Holy Spirit is prompting me to have us begin to ask for increase in some of the things we really can’t live without. We might think we can’t live without a house, or a job, etc. but the things we really can’t live without are wisdom, love, compassion, patience, discernment, etc. It is those things that we need to have increase in so that we can handle the “material” things that we desire. We need wisdom to handle money, a business, a job. We need love to deal with all of the people we come in contact with. We need compassion to deal with situations and circumstances of those we are to help or pray for. We need patience to deal with to deal with our families, our workplaces, our own situations. And finally we need discernment in everyday life to guide us.

So today I challenge each of you to ask yourselves those questions and go before God with an open heart looking for inward increase. This will not only help you live your life, but it will bring the maturity that needs to be constantly happening within us on this Christian walk.

God bless!

Tracy Houston
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org