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Faithfulness leads to Empowerment

" ... There was no accounting required of them for the money delivered into their hands, because they dealt faithfully." 2kings 22:7

Empowered individuals make empowered organizations. The organization could be a family, church or a big corporation. Often times organizations take lot of pain to create empowered organizations. The above verse from the Bible gives a clue to empowerment. It starts with every individual comprising of the organization.

Integrity, Trustworthiness and Faithfulness of a person enables him to be empowered, resulting in freedom. These things cannot be taught in a crash course because they are nothing but the reflection of a person's heart or character. Unless a person's heart is transformed, he cannot exhibit these traits.

I have listed below some of the areas of life in which we need to be faithful. The list is just a sample, not complete. Ensuring integrity and faithfulness in these areas will make us empowered individuals, confident before God and society.
  1. Faithfulness to God - Enables to live guilt free life with peace and joy.
  2. Faithfulness to Spouse - A loving relationship will be built which can be cherished for a life time.
  3. Faithfulness to Children - Your children will learn to be faithful.
  4. Faithfulness to Employer - You will be empowered, opening the doors for successful and meaningful career.
Encouragement from the Bible

" ... Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) ... " Matthew 25:23

Questions to Ponder
  1. Do you take conscious effort to cultivate Faithfulness?
  2. How difficult it is to create an empowered organization?

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