Prosperity

This verse hit me like a ton of bricks recently.

Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers 3 John 1:2 (King James 2000 Bible)

If we have a problem in the area of the soul (mind/will/emotions) for example an area of emotional distress or hurt that is unresolved and unhealed, this will have a direct effect on our financial prosperity. It could also affect our health. Research has been done on psycho-sematic illnesses so it is documented how our physical body can manifest a lack of prosperity in our souls. But it works for our money too. I remember watching a Television program where a homeless person was "given" $100,000 and "followed" by the TV crew. Within just over a year that homeless person was back on the streets in a worse-off financial condition than previously (and with additional debt). It all came back to the lack of healing in this person's "soul" area especially over money issues. There have been stories done on lotto winners too often with similar results.

I have read that verse for years over and over, and even memorised it. But this week a light went on. It is vital to ensure we are healed of emotional scars in the Light of God. Unless we have dealt with emotional pain and received emotional healing for issues around finances, we do not have the mental and emotional resources required to retain large wealth.

 Our financial health depends on it.

Tickled Pink

The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven

No other book on heaven impacted my life as much as this one. I finished reading it in 2 days this past week. What I loved the most is the tangible presence of God in the room whilst reading it also Alex's relationship with God and the fact he has such a continual link with heaven, angels and God that is available to us all...by faith. And I really got the sense of time - present, past and future - being an earthly dimension and that heaven is right HERE, right NOW and we can all experience it if we only believe. Living each moment in the light of eternity.

Here is the publisher's description of the book:

In 2004, Kevin Malarkey and his six-year-old son, Alex, suffered an horrific car accident. The impact from the crash paralyzed Alex-and medically speaking, it was unlikely that he could survive. "I think Alex has gone to be with Jesus," a friend told the stricken dad. But two months later, Alex awoke from a coma with an incredible story to share. Of events at the accident scene and in the hospital while he was unconscious. Of the angels that took him through the gates of heaven itself. Of the unearthly music that sounded just terrible to a six-year-old. And, most amazing of all . . . Of meeting and talking to Jesus. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven is the true story of an ordinary boy's most extraordinary journey. As you see heaven and earth through Alex's eyes, you'll come away with new insights on miracles, life beyond this world, and the power of a father's love.

If you haven't already read it, buy a copy this week - and a spare one for a friend, it is definitely the kind of book you want to pass on.