2022 – YEAR OF PROSPERITY NOT DISASTER

Pastor James Victor Lubwama

It is a good thing to know the mind of God as we enter the New Year. Some people have their minds set on circumstances and by this they are misled because they think this is the mind of God for them. We all have a debt to be born-again and be part of God’s family, because what I’m sharing is for the family of God - those who are washed by the blood of Jesus. Once you confess salvation, you automatically become part of God’s family (John 1:12)

In sharing the mind of God, I need you to know that God the Father has a plan for His family. His plan does not change from year to year and it is a big plan. There is no year without challenges, because the devil is also not resting. For this reason, the church was given power to hinder and destroy the works and schemes of the devil (Luke 10:19), and we thank Jesus who was manifested to destroy devil’s works. (1 John 3:8)

 

God Has Good Plans For You

Our Father has a good plan for us every year and it does not change, but the devil, the deceiver just plays with our minds to make us think otherwise. The church was bought with the blood of Jesus and God protects His family because He paid a high price to make it what it is. You are the family of God and what causes problems in this family is nothing big but simply not seeking guidance; some get it and despise it, while others think they are very informed that their own minds are supposed to guide them.

God had plans right from the old covenant as He showed us in the Exodus - the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan was a revelation, and God was trying to paint a picture of the church. The new church of the blood of Jesus was not yet birthed. And what God was attempting to show was that, after the church is birthed; when it is moving from captivity to freedom it must be guided - the cloud in the wilderness signified the Holy Spirit while Moses signified the pastor. Moses would connect with the cloud through the voice of God and then direct the congregation. They were moving although they did not know the destination but they trusted in God and His promises. That is the same with the church today. We follow Jesus by trust, and having faith in His word.

When some people face challenges, the devil starts to speak into their lives making them think that God does not care for them and that they have to first suffer in order to receive good things. Before you were born, God knew you and had a plan for you.  You ask yourself, why don’t I have what I desire? But even the Israelites did not get to Canaan in one day. They went in phases and it was one step at a time, from glory to glory. I commonly use the phrase that; God is going to bless you, not all at once but step by step and each step is a miracle.

Every year God’s mind is that He has a good plan for you. The bible says in Jeremiah 29:11 (GNT) that;

“I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for”

God is saying “I alone” meaning He has never shared the plans with another person, not even the angels. Only He knows the plans He has for you in 2022. Before a building goes up there is a plan that is made and the implementation of that plan has a timeframe and cost implication.

 

Suffered For Our Prosperity

Revelations 5:12 (KJV)

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing”

The Lord suffered for the church; He worked for our prosperity and was slain in a violent way. He took off his glory for a reason. He cannot sit in heaven and be quiet when the church is going through suffering, poverty and disease. He suffered not to receive power for himself but for his family. He purchased power, riches and wisdom for you and me.

He had all the wealth in heaven so he needed none for himself, but He needed us to inherit riches and wisdom, because the deceiver had been cast down on the earth, and in order to overcome him we needed wisdom, strength, honor, glory and blessing. The King of kings, suffered violently, He set aside his glory for us, therefore, He cannot rest when your life is not desirable and this is the mind of God.

God’s “plans is to bring you prosperity not disaster” because He was slain to purchase it. If He bought it, then He will endeavor to see that His people prosper and do not face disaster. In the year 2022 we are going to tell the devil that we are going to receive prosperity not disaster. Prosperity does not only concern money. You have to prosper in the spiritual things, the physical, in wisdom and other areas of your life. This year the plan of God has to be implemented in your life. He will affect people positively to show the fruits of the cross. God’s will and plan is to prosper you, and that should be your mindset. This year as you wake up every morning you need to declare prosperity and not disaster.

When the scripture says; “plans to bring about the future you hope for” this means you are going to live your dreams this year. Expect it even when you do not know how it’s going to happen. You have to believe it because God does not give you what you do not see. There are some people who have already lost hope because they are highly focused on the surrounding circumstances. You may not be in a good state right now but God’s plan is to bring you prosperity and He wants to bring the future you hope for. What do you hope for? Whatever it is, God is supporting it.

 

You Want To See Fruition?

Every year God has a good plan for His sons and daughters, however, it is us who hinder Him from implementing His plans. And as believer what should you do to see that God’s plan is implemented and His word bears fruit in your life?

1. Be Positioned In The Right Place

Matthew 28:10 (KJV) 

“Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me”.

God said that for these things to happen you have to be in the right place, Jesus told the disciples that He would resurrect but whoever does not go to Galilee would not see him. He was going to strip off his flesh and take on the spiritual so that he would be wherever he needed to be at any time. There is the right place where God wants to meet you and until you are where God is expecting you to be, you will not see Him. What fails the plan of God is being misplaced - once the devil misplaces you, the Lord is not going to implement His plan. We miss God in life because we are wrongly placed. May God guide you to the right place this year

 

2. Do The Right Thing - Pray

Even though you are in the right place, you are supposed to do what is right in order for God’s plan to be fulfilled. Some people are in the right place but they are not praying, and yet prayer is very fundamental in implementation of God’s plan for your life. Jesus was the son of God but when he came to earth, he prayed and fasted for the Father’s will to be done. Successful people pray.

This year you need to pray even if you are in the right place. In order to see God’s plan come to life, you need to pray. As a believer you have got to pray, fast, tithe, give to the poor and above all be filled with the Holy Spirit. Some people are in the right places but they are not filled with the Holy Spirit; they are being religious and carnal which is a dangerous state to be in.

3. Testify To God’s Works

Psalm 118:17 (NIV)

“I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.”

As we cross into 2022, I know that the Lord is going to perfect you, and when He does, you have got to talk about His works - speaking of the works of the Lord is to testify. God is on the throne and He needs His children to testify for the great things He has done. For what God has done and is going to do, we need to testify and tell the world about His great and wondrous works. In 2022 you will live to testify and talk of God’s greatness.

4. Be Obedient

Some believers try to reason with God and make excuses. You give excuses when the Holy Spirit asks you to do something, but an excuse is the first step to disobedience. God asks you to fast and you give excuses. A king’s request is a command. If God tells you to pray, obey and do so; If He asks you to give, do as commanded. These are the things that are going to bring you a blessing. You should be able to pass the test of obedience. Even though you pray day and night but you are continually disobedient, you will not see God. My prayer for you is that God gives you the grace to be obedient in the new year.

We received a Rhema word from Pastor Benny Hinn that revival would start in Uganda. However, we should know that revival will not come without prayer. If you want to see revival in your home, life and work, you need to pray. You need to move God and not the other way around. Do not be forced by problems to pray and seek God early like David did (Psalm 63:1a)

May God give you the spirit of prayer and supplication in 2022. We have therefore got to embrace this revival and welcome it. But before revival is manifested in the world it must start in church, and before it’s manifested in church, it must start in your family. This year your home altar should be strengthened, so the fire should begin from homes and go into the church and then move from the church into the nation until the ends of the earth.

God’s plan this year is to bring you prosperity and not disaster, so wake up every morning declaring prosperity in every aspect of your life. Happy New Year!!