Place Your Conscious on The Place Where God Dwells

The third key you'd need to make the best of any year is identify with a place God is place conscious. Your salary in your current job may not pay much, but as long as it grants you the opportunity of being in a place, stay there. There are two things that God does through a place; he either establishes us in that place, or promotes us from that place. A believer who isn't identified with a place will give God a hard time prospering him. 

That's why the bible says "whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might". The salary may not pay the bills, but do it with all your might. It may involve too many sacrifices, but do it with all your might. You may have made a lot of mistakes, but it's no coincidence that you're where you work right now; it's probably god's strategy to elevate you. In this kingdom, we don't judge our future by the environmental conditions, but by future scriptural prospects.

That's why God told Abraham to look "from" where he was into the future; he didn't tell him to look "at". Many people look at their situations, that's why they don't make progress. Of course, there are times you look inwards, but when you can't see a future inwards, look "from" where you are to where God is taking you. It is as far as your eyes can see that God will give you. The situation in your current place may seem like a prison, but look from there to where you're going.

I believe that joseph understood this principle, the bible says "until the time that his breakthrough came, god's word proved him right". Even in prison, he didn't have a cause to complain or blame God. As far as he was concerned, prison was a place - even though it was a place no one wishes to be in; and as long as he was in a place, he was qualified for god's blessing. I've worked in a place where I wasn't paid salary for 3 months, yet I was punctual at work. "How did you feed?", "how did you pay transport fares?", "how did you pay the bills?".

I paid, because no matter what place life or God puts you, you'd certainly find favour there, you just need to open your heart. That's why joseph received favour in prison. That's why Daniel received favour from a prison guard. The place may not be desirable, but it doesn't mean your god cannot work out favour for you there. Did the bible not say "even though you walk through the valley and shadow of death, you will fear no evil, because god is with you"? Did it not say that "he prepares a table before you in the presence of your enemies"?

I've heard of Christians who resigned from their place of work because their bosses maltreated them, didn't they maltreat joseph? Some of us just need to have a slave mentality like joseph, so that we can allow God complete his will in our lives. But the problem is that we're too intelligent, and our intelligence often make us canalize spiritual things. I remember how a colleague was fired because of her arrogance and pride towards others. Her "confidence" in God was seen as an abuse before her superiors. Confidence in God doesn't mean you shouldn't be humble. In fact, humility is often the best way to transmit God to any individual.

The bible says, "follow peace with all men without which no man shall see god". But unfortunately, some believers would rather cast out their bosses - as if their bosses were the "devils" the bible spoke about. Your home is not a place; except you've also turned it into a workplace. This was the reason why God told Abraham to leave his father's house to a "place" he'd show him. If you can understand what I’m sharing with you, then you won't despise any place you find yourself. Beyond the small or large salary, you may earn there, it would also give you a creative space.

The job I got in 2016 after a 21 day fast started with about a hundred and ten dollars per month. I was discouraged, but thank God I understood this principle. Just a year into that job, God gave me business ideas, I’ve authored close to 50 books, I’ve experienced fame and an amazing shift in my finances. Guess what? I'm still in that job.