Date: 27-Nov-2024
Name: Flo
Topic: SKILL UP OR GIVE UP
Content:
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge, then one must exert more strength; however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success
One of Solomon’s habits long before Steven Covey’s seven was to "Take time to sharpen your saw!"
However Covey's seven can be rolled into one this one phrase - The Wisdom Advantage
1. Be proactive
2. Begin with the end in mind
3. Put first things first
4. Think win–win
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood
6. Synergize.
7. Sharpen the saw
Jesus told His disciples, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while” (Mark 6:31).
Where is your ax dull today? Are you exerting more strength but seeing less success? Take time to skill up - seek God’s wisdom, sharpen your edge, and rediscover the joy of effective work in His power.
Slow down to speed up. Retreat to advance. Take a sabbath "one day out of seven" to sharpen your edge.
Prayer Points:
Prayer Points
1. Father , grant me the wisdom to know when my tools are dull and need sharpening.
2. Father, break every shackle placed on me through generational mistakes, patterns, or curses. Help me walk in freedom and follow a path of wisdom and success in You.
3. Father, teach me to pause, retreat, and find renewal in Your presence as Jesus did.
4. Father, guide me to work smarter, not harder. Show me how to align my efforts with Your principles for success.
5. Father, restore everything I’ve lost through lack of preparation, poor decisions, or spiritual attacks. Give me the grace to reclaim my purpose with renewed strength.
6. Father, I break every chain of limitation holding me back from fulfilling my God-given potential. Open my eyes to the resources, wisdom, and opportunities You have provided.
7. Father, help me to focus on what truly matters and let go of both physical and spiritual distractions that drain my energy and purpose.
8. Father, heal me from emotional wounds, past failures, and regrets that dull my edge. Sharpen me with Your grace and power, enabling me to move forward boldly.
9. Father, Help me set aside time to slow down, worship You, and realign my life with Your purposes.
