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Relationships & Productivity
By: IMPACT360 Date: May 22, 2014, 5:30 am
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It is important you understand that those who
make progress do it by one distinguishing factor of
simply renewing the state of their mind. They
understand that the law of increase and
multiplication zeros in on one thing and it is on
how the mind actually operates i.e. how you
think. Nobody on the outside is limiting you but
yourself. The best form of help that you can get is
that which comes from within. Jesus says if any
man thirst let him come unto me and drink (John
7:37). He also says if you really believe in me out
of your belly and no other place shall flow the
answers to your questions. Therefore, it is an act
of failure for you to blame your present state on
individuals or towards people you think should
have helped you. No man is under any obligation
to lend a helping hand to you including those you
have helped in the past. The scripture commands
that you lend to men seeking nothing in return
and heaven will reward you for your act. So there
should be no dependence on the outside.
The more you look on the outside the weaker you
become as a person. You do not need crutches to
make advancement in life. All you need to do is to
take up your bed and start walking. Those who
blame and play the victim might win in arguments
but they will lose in the real arena of life. They
might win in the court of opinion of men and get
weak men to support them. But when it comes to
the real test of life they will fall as failures. So it is
important you get yourself out of that mindset
and understand that you must be productive in
life.
Furthermore, there is a connection between
relationship and productivity and it is important
we understand this connection. Jesus in John 15
made a very powerful statement that showed His
thinking pattern of and attitude towards life. He
said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not
fruit he taketh away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth
more fruit (John 15vs1-2). In this scripture Christ
was talking about the relationship between Him
and His people. The true vine in the scripture
stands for the trunk while the branches are the
fruit bearing portions of Him. The second verse
really shows Christ attitude and expectation
towards His people. Which is that every branch in
Him that is not productive is disconnected and
every one that is productive He purges or prunes
that they might become more productive. Christ
is telling us in this scripture that our connection
with Him is for the purpose of being productive.
We must understand this attitude as believers and
inculcate it.
What Christ was referring to in the above
scripture is simply increase and multiplication by
reduction. This means if you want to experience
the grace of the quantum leap you have got to
understand the principle of reduction in order to
make real advancement in life. There are certain
things going on in your life that you need to be
purged of for you to be able to create wide space
and empty your life of certain things. There are
many things that are really unnecessary that are
choking you and by just purging yourself you
become more productive.
This area of purging and pruning in one’s life deals
with the relationships within people’s lives.
People that prune relationships within their lives
somehow emotionally speaking think the act
might not be an act of love. I will show you the
importance of pruning your relationships in the
scriptures. The bible says Jesus could do no mighty
works because of the unbelief of the people
around Him. Also in beginning when God called
Abraham the first thing He told him was that he
needs to leave his father’s house. This is because
he cannot get the fulfillment of God’s promise if
he remains there. Therefore, Abraham took all his
property, livestock and immediate family
members including Lot and his family on the
journey. On their way, Abraham noticed there was
strive between him and Lot so he made a
separation between himself and Lot so that peace
can reign.
The bible records that after Abraham was
separated from Lot, God opened his eyes and
made him prosper where he was. This shows that
people might not have the kind of visibility they
ought to have if they are in the wrong company.
Instead their energy will be sapped into emotional
ties that create strive and they will be busy
putting out fires that are completely unnecessary.
The reason a lot of people are still stuck in such
relationships is because emotionally they feel it is
wrong and the act will damage the life of the
person if they decide to disconnect. Thus, you
have got to watch out for strive in every
relationship you are in because that is the first
indication that shows you what you need to prune
out of your life.
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