"The Presence of God is Your True Prosperity..."

"The presence of God in your life is your true prosperity and success...~Creflo Dollar

The life of Joseph as written in the book of Genesis chapters 39-50 exemplifies the Lord's presence in his prosperity as" he found grace in the Egyptian master whom Joseph served. "And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. He made Joseph overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand."

The best part of Joseph's success story for me was not when he finally revealed himself to his brothers who cast him into a pit and sold him to the Ish-me-e-lites for twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph into Egypt. For me, it was when the wife of his master cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me." But Joseph refused. His response to her was to me was an indication of his understanding of the presence of God in his heart.
In Genesis 39: 9 Joseph said, "There is none greater in this house that I; neither had he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And Joseph's master put him into the prison "when he heard the words of his wife that Joseph came in unto her to mock her."
"But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

I believe that in Joseph's heart of hearts, he was committed to follow God's will for his life. He never complained or murmured like the Israelites in the wilderness. Instead, his heart and eyes were fixed to fulfill his destiny bestowed by God. He waited and  he did the best of his time while waiting in prison. Then the time has come to reap his reward: In Genesis 41:42-42 says, "And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck: And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

You and I may have equated success to much possession we have stored in our house or in our business; the car we drive and the memberships in the social strata we're a part of; or the accolades and academic credentials we have under our belt. Needless to say; these are all signs and representations of comfort and convenience and I don't have any qualms about some people having them. But I just want them to recognize that all of these can be gone in a split of a second. And if you don't have God's presence in your life, you are bound to just accumulating things...lost & unhappy.

Where do you go from here? Is Heaven not in your mind these days? Dr. Franklin Paul Crouch spent all his life spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ when he was alive; touched and helped people all over the world with his genuine crusade for Christ. Being the president and the founder of TBN, he had won his race here on earth. That's success that abounds...

Thank you for reading...
Till tomorrow and good night!