Breaking out of famine

Breaking out of famine

In our last blog we spoke about “Fight the famine” and we highlighted a number of key points namely. What is famine, the types of famine, why famines come and the dangers of famine. That was a powerful exegesis of the Life of Abram, Isaac and the story of Elisha and the famine of Samaria. Now these notes would not be complete without empowering you on how to break out of famine.

In my current series “The blessed life” Life as God intended it I have gone to great lengths to help the church to understand that our position of blessing is an established reality its not in question. What we do with our position and privileges is where we need to look and examine. According to the book we are blessed the heavenly auditor has concluded the deal. In this teaching you will find some principles or points that will help you appropriate what has been given.
 

1. Have a burning desire to be free from famine. Success must become an obsession
The king heard the woman’s story and it created a desire for change, as he went to the prophet the turn around began. How much do you want to be wealthy?
Pursue wisdom knowledge and understanding. It is through desire that a man separates himself and intermeddles with wisdom.
Your desire will create new realities that never existed before. You must want to see change so badly you will pursue it.
It will shape your world anew and redefine your parameters. You are bigger than you have been told
 

2. Go to (God) the man of God
The king went to the man of God with the intent of killing him but got a breakthrough that stopped the famine the following day.
Enquire of the Lord, often when people are in famine they run from God, run to him and ask questions with a desire to know
The king was going to kill the man of God but it brought about turn around
1 Kings 18 Ahab sent Obadiah to look for the man of God because the famine was bad

3. Believe and receive the Word of the Lord
The king and his servant did not believe the prophetic word and the servant died because of it. Fear doubt and unbelief will kill you even in the midst of a move of god. Believe the Lord …a and believe His prophets and you will prosper
What you believe with your heart you will act upon and you will create a new world. Check your faith. What do you really believe?

4. Take steps of faith (the lepers began to walk)
There are times when all you have is a frustration about where you are and what you are experiencing. The lepers where desperate to live and to change their situation they chose to die trying and guess what they lived and the city lived
Sometimes you have to take leprous steps towards your vision and God does the rest
Refuse the opinion of the well-calculated experts that sit on the high towers of reason. The observers on the wall told them there is a trap lets not go but the king came to his senses and said lets send a few people to see. It does not hurt to go and see
Fear has paralyzed many people into inaction, its time to walk on even if you feel to weak to do anything just walk on by faith
Take action, do a CV, do a business plan, do your hair, make a phone call (she is waiting), meet the banker, talk to your boss. What step of faith can you take in your situation that God can use to create a miracle for you?

5. Take care of you
Get some stuff and hide it for yourself. The lepers hid a few consignments of food for themselves. You need to save some stuff for you, reward is a motivator. Do you go to work for you neighbor or for yourself? This does not sound too powerful but you are not very helpful in your broke and discouraged state. Yu need to eat and dress well and live well then you will be able to give well and be a blessing. God said to Abraham I will bless you “first” then you will be a blessing. People feel guilty sometimes about looking after themselves its Godly
1st timothy 4 vs. 15-16
Deuteronomy 8 vs. 6-11
Enjoy the goodness of God
Let your testimony be established

6. Share the good news
Go and tell the city that there is good food, after you have tasted the goodness of the Lord go back and share with others.
Announce the good news “The famine is over”
2 Kings 7 vs. 9
This is that which was spoken by the prophet “by this time tomorrow…”
Go and proclaim the good news

There was a financial revival after a long painful famine. This is Gods plan for you.
Luke 4 vs. 18-22
Lets go tell the world the good news. Christ died that you might live, He became sick that you may be healed He was forsaken so you can be accepted in the beloved he became poor that you through His poverty might become rich.

Jesus is alive and the same way He was anointed He has anointed me to preach good news to you…
This is the good news my brother the Famine is over its been over since Jesus hung on that cross for you. God bless you