Be thankful for what you have

• 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out from

the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Text: Deuteronomy 8:14-18

• 15 “He led you through the great and terrible

wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions

and thirsty ground where there was no water; He

brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

• 16 “In the wilderness He fed you manna which

your fathers did not know, that He might humble you

and that He might test you, to do good for you in

the end.

• . 17 “Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 “But you shall

remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you

power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant

which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

: Be thankful for what you have

Ponder your present Situation

People today kept on asking, and discourageoften times when God didn’t answer theirPrayer request.

Do you know that our focus is on the thingsthat we asked. God gives us more, on thethings that we don’t ask.

Unsatisfied life leads to discouragement andcan destroy your faith with your God.

Unsatisfied lifeUnsatisfied life leads to discouragement and can

destroy your faith with your God.

Be thankful though God’s answer is No

Be thankful of your present situation

• Their was a small fish that suffered of thecriticism because of its status. One day whilethey were talking, all of them was catch by thefisher men’s net. The small fish came out andstart that day, he learned to appreciate hiscondition.

• Story of the lion and the mouse

• The Lion learned that whatever your status you can do big things

Take note• People are always complaining about their

height, nose, hair, lips, weight, face, and the color of their skin.

• (Romans 8:28). "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose"

• You will appreciate your present condition when you discover it’s purpose

We should be thankful of what we have today!

Text: Deuteronomy 8:

• Scripture says, We have a Heart- and its function was To Pump blood and supply oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removed carbon dioxide and other wastes of the body.

• "The tissues of the body need a constant supply of nutrition in order to be active,"

said Dr. Lawrence Phillips

• http://www.livescience.com/34655-human heart.html#sthash.kfz82lKe.

Heart Vs LBC

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• The Heart will pump and sent out blood that caries oxygen and nutrient.

• For instance, Just incase God will ask us about the payments of the function of the heart?

• Every transaction we have in LBC they ask for payments, what if God will do they same?

• Can we afford to pay Him?

• What we have to do?• Whatever we have, we owe it

to Him.• We have to remain humble

and not proud before Godbecause he give and madeour heart to function withoutany payments to him.

• Pastor we give 10% of ourincome can we convert it asour payment towards Him?

• Malachi 3:10

• "Bring the whole tithe into thestorehouse, so that there may befood in My house, and test Me now inthis," says the LORD of hosts, "if I willnot open for you the windows ofheaven and pour out for you ablessing until it overflows.

•When we give our 10%, we are bringing back God’s

share being our co partner in our business. It is his

share!

Business Man God Co-Partner1: Buy the Products

Work Done

1: Give the Capital

2: Sell the Products 2: give Good health

3: Watch the Product 3: Touch the costumer to buy the products

4: Manage the business 4: Watch the life of the Business Man

5: Give good weather condition

6: give safety travel

7: Protect the BM

8: watch over the product

90% sharing 10%



3 functions of the mind

3 functions of the mind

http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/thinking_tools/ch04lev1sec3.html

Mind

• Everything we see, touch, smell and hear goes into the mind

• Mind played a big role that our body can move and make things beautiful.

• Failures and success will takes place it depends how we use our mind.



Food and Water• A human can go for more than three weeks

without food

• Mahatma Gandhi survived 21 days ofcomplete starvation

• Water is different story- Water acts as alubricant for our joints, regulates our bodytemperature through sweating andrespiration, and helps to flush waste. Man cansurvive 3 days without water.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-days-can-you-survive-without-water-2014-5

Food and Water• Just imagine if God didn’t provide

food and water on His people. Doyou think they can reach on thepromise land?

• They same manner, we can’t reachour position today if God never giveus his supply.



• Strength that we could used to gain wealth. Mind to think and study about new business to start of.

• Mind we could use to start again, to adjust, to evaluate if the income of our business is not moving.

• God gives us ability to produce wealth. Indeed this ability has already given. We have to use it

ConclusionText: Deuteronomy 8:

Spiritual

Be thankful for what you have