Steemchurch: 7 Skinny cows

Genesis 41.25-32 Then Joseph answered Pharaoh ...

The crisis of scarcity, is not only economic, there is also shortage when we are not productive and also occurs in the spiritual area. Scarcity usually comes after abundance. If we have money, we spend it and stay the same as before; if we have a good development of ministries, we get off note and we get discouraged; If growth comes at work, we stop and easily settle.

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We see that Joseph was anonymous for more than two years and only then, does God bring him to light to be used. But even in the middle of the prison Joseph came to possess spiritual abundance, since he says the word that Jehovah was with Him. (Genesis 39:23) This is a clear example of a simple and humble man, who could break the schemes and pass from one stage of abundance to another of more abundance and living in over abundance.

JOSÉ BROUGHT OUT THE SCHEME OF FLACAS COWS, not only for interpreting Pharaoh's dream, but throughout his life. Thing that his family did not achieve since in the crisis of lack of food, José's family lived through hunger and had to go before him to give them sustenance. Today we are going to see 7 skinny cows that rob you of prosperity and that prevent you from seeing economic miracles, at work, in the ministry and make you live daily in the same without any kind of growth.

1. DO NOT HAVE VISION

Genesis 37: 5-7, see (9)

José began his deal and his trial through a dream, he had a vision, He made a longing in his heart and this desire to be great led him to be a productive man in all areas of his life; and for this, by receiving the favor of God. He was productive in the palace of Potiphar, productive in prison and productive next to Pharaoh. How many are younger brothers? Remember when children as we longed or imagined to be the elders of the house so, to do what the elders did? Think for a moment, what Jose thought when he saw his brothers working and he had to stay at home. Perhaps the interest of being productive was received from seeing his brothers who did a lot when he was doing little.

But even though his brothers did improper things, José knew how to orient and project his vision. He chose the good example. Everyone who does not have a vision is the one who takes money and instead spends it; Everyone who does not have a vision works for a day because they see him, to show what he does but does not project himself to a ministry that will last and shape him. He is the one who stays at home saying tomorrow I will start reading the word; the next semester will finish the school; the other month I look for work; the other year I start the institute; and always for him there are only mornings but without concrete and real objectives.

1. NOT HAVING THE LEADING MENTALITY

Genesis 37: 8, 10 b-11 ... As soon as Joseph received the vision, he did not shut it up, he did not keep it to himself, he shared it and wanted to impress others with what he had seen in his dreams. What happened then? Because nobody believed him? because he was not ready yet and he needed a mentor.

To have leaders' mentality, it is necessary to prepare and receive a good influence from someone. Genesis 37: 20-24 Ruben lent Joseph help so that his brothers would not kill him. And this has a meaning: One alone, with self-sufficiency can not grow because it twists on the road and dies as a leader. Think for a moment about Joseph in the cistern.

When José sees the action of Rubén, when he sees that the attitude of Rubén could change the way of thinking of Judah, and that Judah in turn tried to convince his brothers; His vision was reaffirmed, his faith lived again, his dreams became alive again. At least I had life and with life there is hope. Joseph saw that when you have good intentions and even more when there is support from God, the influence on others works and the results are achieved. Rubén was a mentor model of help for José, then Potiphar, the jailer and the pharaoh. What would be Jose's preparation field?

Being with his father, with his brothers, then slave, being in prison to finally become the second of all Egypt. If you look at these last chapters of genesis, Joseph never claimed anything from his brothers, nor did he say the word that Joseph would spend complaining about Potiphar, the jailer, the pharaoh. He simply did what was his due even to save the image and back them up.

To have the leader mentality and to have credibility, it is necessary to prepare and receive from a greater leader in order to maintain and produce. A person who does not have the mentality of a leader is the one who is always complaining about his leader to the one who follows, he is the one who looks at what can be achieved momentarily but never concludes what starts. This generates the loss of constant productivity.

1. THE BAD INFLUENCES

A third skinny cow, are the bad influences. Ruben was part of José in this period of crisis, but despite Rubén was a good influence, he let himself be infected by the bad influence of others. Joseph's brothers were not together all the time Genesis 37: 28-30. Rubén was the eldest, he had to answer now for José in front of his father, but to cover up a mistake, he let his brothers infect him with a bad influence and for this he brought a curse to his house.

He had the authority to stop everything but he did not have enough character, why? Because he was infected by the bad influence of his brothers who were thirsty for power and a privileged place in front of his father was also full of envy. Judas was one of those who complained when that woman poured a very expensive bottle of perfume on Jesus why? Because he had selfishness in his heart and thought it was too much and managed to influence others so that they also complained; this caused his heart to be damaged and a disciple was spoiled.

BEING OR RECEIVING A BAD INFLUENCE MISSES WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. If you already have a working capital and someone borrows you, you may lose the fruit of your work. In the ministry, when you are bad influence, God may support what you do at the moment because he supports his word, but sooner or later, that ministry is treated and if it does not bear fruit, it is cut off. In the house a person becomes a bad influence, when he is not an orator, when he sees problems for everything, when everything that others do is bad, when he is not with the word of God, when a word is spoken for a curse and not for building.

1. SPILLING IN TIME OF ABUNDANCE

Usually this is associated with money. Genesis 41: 34-36. But you not only manage money, you also manage time, work, even dispensation. I imagine that José never lacked beans, chocolate, rice. Jose was a good administrator. Not managing things even time steals your prosperity. Who works more than the account and arrives late at home, his family does not prosper because he is never in the house for them to grow up. Who leaves before work, will not earn enough; It is necessary to know how to administer.

Women are experts in making the market work, and husbands do not know how it reaches them and how it lasts, well what they do not know is that they set aside ten percent of their market and took it to the trunk of the mercy of their church .. Amen.