{"id":22881,"date":"2022-03-04T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T23:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=22881"},"modified":"2022-03-03T18:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T17:08:16","slug":"positive-progression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2022\/03\/04\/positive-progression\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Progression"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22881-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-4.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-4.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/PSA.105.19-21\">Ps.105:<sup>19-21<\/sup><\/a> \u201cUntil the time came to fulfil his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph\u2019s character. Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. Joseph was put in charge of all the king\u2019s household; he became ruler over all the king\u2019s possessions.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">By the grace of God, your turning point has begun; so, expect a turnaround from <span class=\"s1\"><b>Darkness<\/b><\/span> to <span class=\"s1\"><b>Light<\/b><\/span>. Expect a turning point from the <span class=\"s1\"><b>Prison<\/b><\/span> to the <span class=\"s1\"><b>Palace<\/b><\/span><b>.<\/b> Please read the story of Joseph in <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/GEN.39.nlt\">Genesis 39 \u2013<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/GEN.45.nlt\">45<\/a>. <!--more-->Joseph\u2019s life was filled with turning points and his was the positive parabolic curve. It started from his father&#8217;s house and led him to the pit. From the pit, Joseph was taken to Potiphar&#8217;s house and to the prison and that was the vertex for Joseph. I am here to announce to you that you have reached the vertex. What is left for you is to rise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Joseph went from the prison to the palace. And because God has chosen to favour you, people will <i>beef<\/i> [be jealous of, be envious of, hate, dislike] you. Listen, stop worrying about people <i>beefing<\/i> you. It is part of your destiny because you are favoured. Ask everyone that is favoured, it attracts <i>beef<\/i>. You must be comfortable with <i>beef<\/i> because that is their problem not yours. Joseph experienced serious <i>beef<\/i> from his brothers to the merchants that sold him off. Joseph experienced <i>beef<\/i> from Potiphar&#8217;s wife because he would not give into her demands. But God began to favour him in Potiphar\u2019s house, and even in the prison, until he got to the palace. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, your day of favour has come and so shall it be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">It is crucial for us to pay attention to Joseph\u2019s heart even as we read his story [<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/GEN.39.nlt\">Genesis 39<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/GEN.45.nlt\">\u2013 45,<\/a> please read]. Joseph had a forgiving heart. When people <i>beef<\/i> you and you <i>beef<\/i> them back, they have succeeded in dragging you down. But when people <i>beef<\/i> you and you shake it off, you have succeeded in rising above them. When people <i>beef<\/i> you, do not <i>beef<\/i> them back, just shake it off. My mother told us a story some time ago about a donkey that people were trying to bury. They dug a pit and threw the donkey into the pit. But as they poured sand in the donkey, the donkey shook it off and stood on it, and that very sand became a pedestal for the donkey. They kept pouring sand on the donkey, but it kept shaking it off and rising. Before they knew it, the donkey was out of the pit. That is what Joseph did and that is what we should do. Shake it off!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">When Joseph\u2019s brothers saw him, they were scared but read what Joseph said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/GEN.45.5\">Gen.45:<sup>5<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0\u201c<i>But don\u2019t be upset, and don\u2019t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives!<\/i>\u201d Sadly, some people are just waiting to get their pound of flesh back and that is why the turning point is being delayed. You need to forgive <span class=\"s1\">completely<\/span> just like Joseph forgave. For some people, as soon as they get to Potiphar&#8217;s house, they will run home and show off their new \u2018manager\u2019 status. For some, when they get into the palace with horses and chariots, they will ride home majestically to announce themselves. Not Joseph, he waited on God, stayed on his assignment, minded his business, and trusted his God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Prayer<\/b>: Father, even in this time of my turn around, help me to stay on my assignment, mind my business and trust in You alone, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ps.105:19-21 \u201cUntil the time came to fulfil his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph\u2019s character. Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. Joseph was put in charge of all the king\u2019s household; he became ruler over all the king\u2019s possessions.\u201d By the grace of God, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,302,440,12,324,376,83,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acknowledge-god","category-battle","category-betrayed","category-destiny","category-god","category-goodness-of-god","category-grace","category-purpose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22900,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22881\/revisions\/22900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}