Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Bonus
Bonus – something in addition to what is expected or strictly due.
Here are some examples of types of bonuses: All references taken from https://www.merriam-webster.com.
1- money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee’s usual compensation
2-a premium (as of stock) given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities, to a promoter, or to an employee
3-a government payment to war veterans
4-a sum in excess of salary given to an athlete for signing with a team
We all like to get a bonus and are excited when we get what we are expecting. However, what happens when we do not get what we wanted? We then become annoyed, exasperated, and a host of other negative emotions. The mind is a BATTLEFIELD. Let us take a closer look at how we have choices and how we can look at a bonus in a negative or positive mindset.
B = Broken or Beauty for Ashes. We can choose to feel broken, shattered, crushed because we didn’t get what we wanted or we can TRUST God that he will make it up to us and give us something even better and give us Beauty for Ashes and keep moving forward. : “to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” – Isaiah 61:3
O = Overwhelmed or Omega. When we are in a fiery furnace like how Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego were we again have choices. We can become overwhelmed where all we do is stay on the phone calling friends and keep talking about all the problems and get even more stressed and overwhelmed or we can turn to Omega for help. In the book of Revelations 22:13, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” We must have complete FAITH in God that he will keep his promises. “For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” – Psalm 84:11
N = Nobody or Nirvana. What about the times when we have encountered so many bad events in our lives that we feel God has forgotten about us and we are just a nobody? We can either wallow in that negativity or we can shake that off and remember nirvana. This is a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality. https://www.merriam-webster.com. An example of this would be a resort which is a skier’s and snowboarder’s nirvana. Now, remember whatever provides you bliss that is what you want to do to take yourself out of the doldrums. Remember nothing that happens to you is a surprise to God so let him handle it. Let Go and Let God!
U = Unworthy or Ubiquity. There are times in life when we think we have committed so much sin that we are unworthy to have anything good happen to us. We feel that we cannot ask God for anything because we do not deserve it. Remember God gives us all a fresh set of grace every 24 hours. Ubiquity – presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously: OMNIPRESENCE. God is always everywhere. “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” – Proverbs 15:3. We must not persecute ourselves because sometimes we fall short. God sees everything we do, and he is aware of all the times you do the right thing as well as when you make a mistake. God is a loving father and wants to give the best to his children. “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” – Psalm 5:12
S = Screwed or Success. There will come a time when we will all feel like we have had the air taken out of our sails and we have been screwed. However, what we must remember is just like how Joseph went from the Pit to the Palace we will also. Success may not come when you want it because God does not operate on our timetable. This is when we must dig our heels in and BELIEVE success is on the way. To everything there is a season and even though you may be in the summer season where you are pulling a lot of weeds and dealing with a lot of stressful issues remember that the spring season is on the way and you will get your harvest. “Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” – Mark 11:24
Trust God, Have Faith and Believe for your BONUS. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Bonus.
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