80 words is some times all it takes

This was a revelation I had early on in my sabbatical....

3rd John...
One of the shortest books in the Bible. 15 verses to be exact. Could God possibly show me something in 15 measly verses? Well, it didn’t even take that long.

1:1 From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth. 1:2 Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth. 1:4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth

Verse 2 in the NAS says, “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.”

Prosperity in my life is directly related to my spiritual health. Living according to the truth equals prosperity. It is no wonder I have been tiptoeing on the fine line of poverty, my soul has been floundering. I have been living according to other people’s revelations. I have been drawing from the knowledge of God that I have had in the past, and not upon my present relationship with Him. I was riding on the coattails of others prosperity, and wondering why it never came to me. Well, now I know. It was because my spiritual health sucked… BAD.

I know that if my health, finances, family, marriage, friendships, or ministry is going to prosper and flourish, it will be directly related to the prosperity of my spirit man. I haven’t been feeding him often. I haven’t been working on my relationship with my Father. I haven’t been allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to me. And my life reflects it.

...I can now say that my soul IS prospering, and my life reflects that, at least in part. My health has improved, my finances aren't nearly as worrisome, my relationships are much healthier, and ministry will never be the same again. And all of this because I have fed my spirit man. I was talking with my counselor, and he said its the white dog/black dog scenario. Whichever dog you feed will be the strongest. I am no longer starving the "good" dog. I am feeding the dog that gets me closer to God, and as a result, my life has been completely redefined