FAITHFULNESS,  THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART

1 Samuel 2:35. Living Bible Version

[35]“Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do whatever I tell him to do. I will bless his descendants, and his family shall be priests to my kings forever. 

Faithfulness to both GOD and man is what makes you stand out before heaven. Several scriptures confirm this. You must add Faithfulness unto GOD to your Salvation if you really mean to make heaven. Also, our reward in heaven will be based on our level of faithfulness to GOD on earth. Beloved, not all who eventually get to heaven will be rewarded the same way. Some are not living in outright sin that can send them to hell, but unfaithful to GOD in several other areas that might not send them to hell but will only affect the reward they get in heaven. Some level of unfaithfulness to GOD can cut short your life on earth, though you are a believer or minister of the Gospel. I am not saying all early deaths are a result of unfaithfulness to GOD, no, but some are. Many ills have happened to believers and ministers of the Gospel that heaven never intended will befall them, but their unfaithfulness even after several clear divine warnings, gave the enemy the chance to touch them. You cannot use the public lives or preaching of many believers or ministers of the Gospel to judge their stand before heaven. GOD sees beyond all that. Status on earth does not always translate to status before heaven. Many small on earth are big before heaven, while many big on earth are small before heaven. Some big on earth too can also be big before heaven. Beloved, I have been around for a while and I know that many believers and ministers, though always in Church and doing one thing or another here and there, walk at different levels of disobedience to GOD. I have seen true believers and ministers outrightly disobey GOD'S clear instructions to them though they still did not stray into sin but still kept serving GOD. I have seen believers and even ministers react badly to messages and ministers who told them the truth. Some will cut you off because GOD corrected them through you. Some want to go to that heaven, but still have their limits with GOD, a major reason why many ministers and believers eventually get captured. Many preach what they do not obey. Actually, some things are easy to preach, but not easy to do especially when it comes to self-denial and sacrifices unto GOD. Preaching is easier than doing, but doing is the actual thing GOD wants to see. Some just simply take GOD for granted. Some had clear  visions and dreams from GOD yet disobeyed GOD. A sister I wanted to marry years back but someone objected told me to my face, "I know you are the Will of GOD but I cannot disobey this person...." and married someone else against the clear revealed Will of GOD. What she didn't know that GOD knew was that some evil persons both of us did not know wanted to separate us and capture us individually. They repeated same operation in my other attempts to marry, yet I never knew who they were, operating behind the scene for years against me. I now know why GOD gave us the book of Psalms for spiritual warfare. They were among the evil ones in our midst that monitor lives from birth to destroy them in life. Faithfulness to GOD will always help you escape them. I have given believers and ministers a clear scriptures based "thus saith the LORD....", yet they clearly and willingly disobeyed. What you must never forget is this; GOD will never force you. You will always get the chance to either willingly obey GOD or not. Every instruction you receive from GOD will be contested by the enemy to ensure you disobey. Faithfulness to GOD might activate spiritual warfare against you, but in the midst of arrows you must stand strong in faithfulness unto HIM. This parable of JESUS captures it. 

Luke 12:45-48. NKJV

But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. 

Unfaithfulness diminish you before heaven. Unfaithfulness can make you big, fat and flourishing unto destruction. Realistically, faithfulness unto GOD is not always easy, that is why it is called faithfulness, but it is always in your best interest. Some acts of faithfulness to both GOD and man might make you look stupid at the moment, people might make fun of you, but one day you will look back and appreciate HIM for helping you to be faithful. 

SIGNS OF UNFAITHFULNESS 

Take note of the following signs of Unfaithfulness and pray them out of your life.

1. Promising what you never intended to do.

2. Seeing people as tools to be used and dumped. Get what you want and don't care whether it hurt them or not.

3. When they have you take, when you have you run away.

4. Inability to stand by those who are hurting and need your help. 

5. You show those you move with the opposite of who you truly are. 

6. When things are rough you take off, when things are rosy you show up.

7. You never join the battle but you must share the spoil.

8. When GOD speak you edit it, you obey only the ones that you like and ignore the rest.

9. You joined the cause, but you never play the part assigned to you.

10. You are only a friend or part of a group simply because of what you can get and not because of what you can give. 

11. You follow CHRIST only for blessings and not to sacrificially serve HIM.

12. You cannot deny yourself for GOD. 

13. You select to attend only those Churches that preach soothing sermons and avoid those that correct you.

14. You married the man simply because of what he has, not because of what you want to give.

15. When you were in need he or she helped you, now they are in need and you deny them. 

16. Sister, you allowed a brother have sex with you during courtship, forgetting you as a faithful sister must ensure your man does not fall. Weak brothers are crashed by agents, don't become one.

17. You knew what GOD told your Pastor husband, yet you pushed him to disobey GOD. You laid the foundation for his eventual crash. 

18. Even in marriage, Sister, your body becomes a weapon of Manipulation simply because you know your husband's weakness.

19. Simple 10% give to GOD you cannot do, not to talk of bigger Offering. You always enjoy messages that says we true servants of GOD ordained by HIM in scriptures to receive the sacrifices of people (Tithe, Offering, seed sowing, diverse giving, etc) on HIS behalf, are thieves....as enemies preach them today. 

UNFAITHFULNESS SYMPTOMS

Ask yourself, how many divine instructions have you disobeyed ? How many times have you called that good friend always calling and visiting to enquire about your well being ? How many times have you sacrificed for those who sacrificed for you ? When that big opportunity came, did you remember that friend who used his or her opportunity to assist you in the past ? Do you wait to be asked before helping ? Do you serve in any capacity you are asked to in GOD'S Work as unto the LORD and not unto man ? Do you hide hatred in your heart while showing love with your lips ? You have got my point, if you love yourself and those dear to you, remain faithful to GOD no matter what. It might look painful now, but one day the change for good will come. Now proceed to make necessary corrections in your life according to today's message. Retrace your steps and reorder your life accordingly. Let us pray 

SALVATION IN JESUS 

Go on your knees and do it now. Pray like this. 

I acknowledge I am a sinner, GOD forgive me. Blood of JESUS cleanse me from my sins. I receive the sacrifice of JESUS on the cross and confess HIM as my LORD and Saviour. I believe and so I have confessed". 

Having done that, go to the foundation class page and follow it through. Don't ignore this. 

PRAYERS

1. First repent of all acts of unfaithfulness to GOD and ask HIM to forgive you. Tell GOD to take out of you every thing that has ever made or will make you to be unfaithful to both GOD and man. 

2. GOD, close all doors and false opportunities that will eventually destroy me, open only the ones that will ensure I end well. 

3. Evil calculations around my life and destiny to capture or destroy me die in the name of JESUS. 

4. All the false help designed to make me escape GOD'S own process for my good I reject. Perish in JESUS NAME. 

5. I decree to be frustrated all persons and activities designed to sabotage the divine operation of heaven to deliver me from evil foundation and redesign my life to ensure I end well. 

6. Wealth before time that will eventually sign my death warrant to hell, I reject you. 

7. Conspiracies, collaborations and networking against me in all areas of my life perish by fire. 

8. Destruction through friendly assassins backfire. 

9. Be uprooted from my life every evil agenda programmed into my experience to sabotage me in the future. 

10. LORD, help me experience faithfulness in all areas of my life. 

11. Cancel by fire all plans and operations of darkness against you in all areas of your life.