Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

DAILY READING; • Luke 4:1-30; Ezekiel 44-45; Isaiah 64

As a child, Harland David Sanders attended Church with his family.. His mother, a devout Christian, often prayed that her children would know the Lord.
But as Sanders grew older he drew farther away from his Christian upbringing. Plagued with hot temper, he often got into fights. After serving in the army, he worked with the railway but soon got fired for insubordination.
Sanders knew he should have been walking with God, but he was more focused on pursuing success first.
He studied law and soon began working as a lawyer.
But his legal career only lasted three years. After getting into a fistfight with his own client in the courtroom, his reputation as a lawyer was destroyed.
Sanders continued to encounter repeated failures due to character flaws. His next job as an insurance salesman again ended with him being fired.
His attempt to run a filling station became embroiled in trouble when he had a shootout with a local competitor.
At age 50, Sanders opened a restaurant after developing a secret recipe for frying chicken.
But after suffering financial ruin, at age 65, he sold the restaurant.
He tried to franchise his secret chicken recipe to other restaurants, but was turned down severally. After much persistence, his franchise idea finally took off and became a huge success. His company, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) rapidly grew and expanded internationally. Though he had become rich and famous, yet Sanders didn’t know true fulfilment until age 77, when he finally recognized his need to get right with God. It was a long-delayed answer to his mother’s prayers.
At 89 years, just before his death, he said his salvation was his greatest experience in all of his lifetime.He was quoted as saying “There’s no use being the richest man in the cemetery when you can’t do any business in there.’

From the womb to the tomb, the tale of most men is that of struggles and troubles.
Despite every effort to succeed many people find themselves plagued by repetitive cycles of failures.
Though they may start out early in life, pursuing their goals and dreams, they find the race to the top marred by disappointments, anxiety, discontent and pain.
What many people do not realize is that there are negative spiritual forces that fight their progress and it takes connection to God to conquer these invisible battles.
And even when a man eventually succeeds, life remains unfulfilled if Christ is not at the center of it all.
Despite the success a man achieves, he will remain spiritually bankrupt if he doesn’t bank on God’s grace. It is only the blessings of God that makes rich and adds no sorrow with it.
Therefore, instead of the pursuit of uncertain riches, our most important quest in life should be a strong relationship with God.
No one will leave the earth with any earthly possession or attachment, everything will be left behind. The only treasure that will accompany us will be our relationship with God.
We must therefore keep our priorities right.
As believers, we are destined to achieve success and live in dominion on earth, but more importantly we should keep our focus Heaven-ward where our true treasures abide.
Our aim should be to become daily more and more like Christ, through allowing His Word to transform our lives.
Having come into this new month, let us be more determined to prioritize seeking God above all else. As we do, certainly, our lives will overflow with true riches, blessings, peace and joy unspeakable, full of glory.

PRAYER: Father please grant me the wisdom to seek You above all else.Thank You Lord for indeed overflowing my life with Your abundant blessings, peace and joy in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.