There are no rewards without choices!
Our Heavenly Father longs to bless us as we choose the right path and make the right decisions.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder of those who diligently (and passionately) seek Him.
FATHER rewards us for our benefit. HIS reward is an expression of HIS Love for us and HE is overjoyed as we are prosperous in what we set our hand to through righteousness.
Jesus fed more people when He started with less food and more leftovers, as He expressed to the disciples in Mark chapter 8:17-21. Jesus wants us to diligently seek FATHER so that we can walk in the supernatural. He wants us to walk in excellence and completeness.
THE LORD uses small to impact big! Isn’t this the essence of the remnant? Gideon’s army is such an example.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Judges chapter 6:
11 Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.
12 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”
13 Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
14 Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
15 So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
16 And the LORD said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”
In chapter 7, Gideon ended up with 300 men of excellence to defeat the Midianites. They defeated an army of over 130,000 men.
You may see the small situation that seems to be so undeveloped in your life. Don’t be concerned about small beginnings. It is the seed of the miracle you have been praying for.
Faith is developed by stewardship of what is hoped for. We are to honestly give thanks in the middle of what appears to be lacking. We must walk in faith, not unbelief. We must not let the counsel of the ungodly impact our path of righteousness. Worldly opinions are usually opposed to what FATHER is instructing us.
No one has the key to the garden of my heart. I am the only one who has it. FATHER gave you and me the responsibility to tend our own garden and determine what is planted in it. Good seeds produce good fruit! Our rewards will be determined by what we plant in our garden. It is our choice. If weeds flourish there, it is only because I am giving them attention.
Jesus celebrates small things. He celebrates the widow who was willing to give her last meal to the prophet which unlocked an endless supply in the midst of famine. She apprehended her moment of smallness and GOD turned it into greatness. (1st Kings 17:8-16)
The widow made a choice and received a great blessing that sustained her and her son during the famine. It’s all about choices.