Benny Hinn Quote About Sovereignty and Faith

"Because of His sovereign choice to work through believers, God will not do it without us, and we cannot do it without Him."

Wise Allocation of Labour Resources

Some people criticize Australia for importing so many of its manufactured goods. They claim it robs Australians of jobs. But I think it's actually better for Australia economically that a lot of our manufactured goods are imported rather than made here, because：

* It would cost us more to manufacture some of those goods than it does to import them

* Any legislation designed to prevent us from importing such goods would effectively deny Australians the freedom to obtain manufactured goods as cheaply as we can

* To protect one Australian industry - the manufacturing sector - would be to disadvantage another Australian industry - private businesses in the retail sector, which are nonetheless Australian businesses

* Australia currently has a labour shortage and is needing to source labour overseas - so it can't really be said that imports are robbing Australians of the opportunity to work

* It makes better economic sense to have the majority of a nation's labour resource occupied in industries where the nation is internationally competitive (in Australia's case, mining, for example) rather than occupied in industries where it can't compete (in Australia's case, automobile, electronics and textile manufacture)

* Outsourcing manufacture to other nations is a more responsible and sustainable form of foreign aid than outright charitable grants are


However I do think Australia should always maintain at least a certain amount of ability to manufacture, so that in the event of war, we are not dependant on another country with whom we may be at war.

I will pray with my spirit

All praying in tongues is praying with one's spirit; but not all praying with one's spirit is praying with tongues.

All praying in tongues is praying in the Spirit; but not all praying in the Spirit is praying in tongues.

What Matters Most in Eternity

In eternity, what will shine brightest will not be how much money we made, nor how many people attended our conferences, nor how many people we directly led to the Lord, nor even how many people came to the Lord indirectly through us. What will shine brightest will be our faithfulness.

Did I do God's will? Did I follow God's plan for my life? Or at least, did I follow my conscience? That's what will matter the most.

James the Apostle was martyred early in the history of the church. He didn't get to live as long as his brother John, or his friend Peter. He didn't directly lead as many people to the Lord as they did. He didn't have a chance to write an Epistle or a Gospel. But He was faithful. And so he will be honoured in heaven just as much as someone whom God willed to live a longer life.

Even today, many believers suffer and are martyred, without having the chance to live a long life of ministry. They may die unknown. Yet in heaven their faithfulness will shine nonetheless brightly than someone else's. It's faithfulness that counts.

Jesus told Peter not to be concerned about God's will for John - but to focus instead on following God's will for his own life.

So don't fret when others prosper who do things which your conscience wouldn't allow you to do.

It may be that your prayers gave God permission to invade your life in a deeper way, and to require a more sacrificial life from you. But intimacy with God has rewards.

For example, even though you may feel that your role looks smaller than others, in reality your role may be the cause why others have been enabled to begin their seemingly larger role in the first place. Their fruit may be accreditable to your account.

But even that is not what shines brightest in heaven. Even if your life on earth is not in any way more fruitful than someone else's - neither directly nor indirectly - still, if you are faithful to what the Holy Spirit led you to do, then you have what matters most in eternity, in heaven, to the heart of God.

Godliness with contentment is great gain.

And yet, if we can learn something from others, then lets be open to that.