DREAM ON Part 6: How To Handle Chaos

Dream ———— Destiny

How close you get to your dream will depend upon how you handle chaos in your life.

Most of the chaos in our life is caused by poor planning.

What are the potential problems on the horizon that could cause chaos in your life?

II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Proverbs 22:3 NLT
3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

Proverbs 22:3 MSG
3 A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Genesis 41:35-36 NKJV
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.”

“The problem with most Christians is that they simply will not THINK
– Peter Daniels

1 Corinthians 2:16 NIV
16 for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? ”But we have the mind of Christ.

Do you have a plan to deal with future chaos?

“A fool with a plan will always be more successful than a genius without a plan.” – Warren Buffet

Genesis 41:33-34 NKJV
33 “Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.

Have YOU taken ownership of the plan?

Genesis 41:47-48 NKJV
47 Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly. 48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them.

Be prepared to incorporate a long-term plan into your lifestyle…for years

Always prepare for the future in a time of abundance.

Genesis 47:25 AMPC
25 And they said, You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord; and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.