Discovering YOU Magazine July 2017 | Page 11

COVER STORY

Just imagine yourself putting energy into your spiritual projects. Now imagine how much energy you are putting into your business projects. Are they the same

efforts? Or are you forgetting your spiritual nature because deadlines, appointments, plans, team work, health problems, social events, etc. take precedence over the work that is needed to have a deep relationship with God. You will find that beginning your day by acknowledging God, praying or meditating on His name will bring an abundance of peace and more revelations of His purpose in your life. He will then pour out in your life ideas, solutions, and witty inventions.

When I was a principal of a small school I would ask God to help me solve the variety of problems that came my way. There were nights when the spirit would cause me to rise out of bed and write down the strategies in solving the problems of the day. Then I would go back to sleep and rise up in the morning and pray and go to school using the tools that were given to me the night before. As a result, the solutions worked and the day proceeded effortlessly. It was important to me to stay tuned up and begin my day by reading scripture I also included the needs of others in my prayers.

Moving forward forty years and counting prayer and the growth of my spiritual life has paid off in physical and spiritual dividends. I found out that as I kept adding stores and events for my food products, there was less time for spiritual development. God would get my attention several ways by allowing tests or obstacles to be put in my way. These experiences made me reflect on my inner man. Now I am back where I used to be.

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