20th July 2018
I saw some leaders who had found rapid success in their ministries. These had gained some fame among the people. Now cash rich, they stood in various architects’ offices seeking advice. All these offices were on the top-most floor of the skyscrapers and the views were spectacular.
These ‘flush-with-recent-success’ leaders, had ambitions for the biggest. The architects were advising them to commit all their assets into building big.
They paused and thought on all the glory, ‘building big’ would bring them.
Their near and dear ones had alerted these leaders of the change that had come over them and how the stench of pride was emanating from them.
These leaders paid no heed.
Suddenly, every leader in whichever top-storey offices they were in, stood still and gazed at the window. Perched on the sill was an eagle.
“ I have come to advise you not to build big, rather divide your resources and build four small, rather than one big”.
“What assets do you have, Mr Eagle? Do you have name, do you have fame? Do you have assets? Do you even have a mortgage-free home of your own? I do. And pray tell me, since when have eagles become financial advisers? Go mind your own business,” said the leader and turned his back to the window.
The leader only half heard the eagle’s response and turned to the large bird at the window and shouted, “ What did you say, what did you say? White what? White what?”
“ You racist eagle!”
The eagle repeated what he had said, but the leader heard it not. The background noises had increased and the leader had neither time nor inclination to listen to the eagle.
These leaders I saw in this vision forgot that it was God who had connected them with select people, and through divine connections and collaborations God had given them great success. They even forgot that some time ago the Lord had said to them what the eagles had repeated.
Some of these leaders went ahead and spent all their assets to build that one ‘big’ thing, rejecting the advise of the eagles, because it came not from ‘market experts’.
Thereafter, over a short period of time, their resources dried up. The connections and collaborations, were no more profitable as they had been. These collaborators completely separated from the leaders after a set season, and all fruitful connections dried up.
Now the upkeep and maintenance of that one big thing in which they had poured all their assets, was draining them.
The ‘big’ thing had become a white elephant.
I understood that this was the time when the arrogance of some leaders would lead them to ignore advise, because it came not from ‘market experts.’
This was the time when the arrogant would invest in white elephants.
Yet, amongst these leaders had been a few, who had reacted differently.
These few had left their architect’s office in a rage. They were livid that the eagles had advised them. They had decided there and then, that they would neither take a decision about spending their assets nor take the eagle’s advise.
“ Take financial advise, from eagles? Bah!” They muttered to themselves.
As these few entered the elevator, to their utter amazement upon the mirror was written 1 Peter 5:6.
None of the other passengers in the elevator, saw it.
These leaders hastened home, and fell prostrate on the floor and cried out to God.
They did not want to ever do anything for name and fame and fortune for themselves. “ Lord You be Glorified,” they said.
These few did not invest in one ‘big’ thing, they prayerfully divided their assets into four separate investments.
They sought God’s guidance and prepared accordingly. Neither the ceasing of profitable collaborations nor the drying up of fruitful connections affected their investments.
They continued to serve God.
Swarna Jha
Bombay-India
Ezekiel 17:24
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
Isaiah 48:17
17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
I saw some leaders who had found rapid success in their ministries. These had gained some fame among the people. Now cash rich, they stood in various architects’ offices seeking advice. All these offices were on the top-most floor of the skyscrapers and the views were spectacular.
They paused and thought on all the glory, ‘building big’ would bring them.
Their near and dear ones had alerted these leaders of the change that had come over them and how the stench of pride was emanating from them.
These leaders paid no heed.
Suddenly, every leader in whichever top-storey offices they were in, stood still and gazed at the window. Perched on the sill was an eagle.
“ I have come to advise you not to build big, rather divide your resources and build four small, rather than one big”.
“What assets do you have, Mr Eagle? Do you have name, do you have fame? Do you have assets? Do you even have a mortgage-free home of your own? I do. And pray tell me, since when have eagles become financial advisers? Go mind your own business,” said the leader and turned his back to the window.
The leader only half heard the eagle’s response and turned to the large bird at the window and shouted, “ What did you say, what did you say? White what? White what?”
“ You racist eagle!”
The eagle repeated what he had said, but the leader heard it not. The background noises had increased and the leader had neither time nor inclination to listen to the eagle.
These leaders I saw in this vision forgot that it was God who had connected them with select people, and through divine connections and collaborations God had given them great success. They even forgot that some time ago the Lord had said to them what the eagles had repeated.
Some of these leaders went ahead and spent all their assets to build that one ‘big’ thing, rejecting the advise of the eagles, because it came not from ‘market experts’.
Thereafter, over a short period of time, their resources dried up. The connections and collaborations, were no more profitable as they had been. These collaborators completely separated from the leaders after a set season, and all fruitful connections dried up.
Now the upkeep and maintenance of that one big thing in which they had poured all their assets, was draining them.
The ‘big’ thing had become a white elephant.
I understood that this was the time when the arrogance of some leaders would lead them to ignore advise, because it came not from ‘market experts.’
This was the time when the arrogant would invest in white elephants.
Yet, amongst these leaders had been a few, who had reacted differently.
These few had left their architect’s office in a rage. They were livid that the eagles had advised them. They had decided there and then, that they would neither take a decision about spending their assets nor take the eagle’s advise.
“ Take financial advise, from eagles? Bah!” They muttered to themselves.
As these few entered the elevator, to their utter amazement upon the mirror was written 1 Peter 5:6.
None of the other passengers in the elevator, saw it.
These leaders hastened home, and fell prostrate on the floor and cried out to God.
They did not want to ever do anything for name and fame and fortune for themselves. “ Lord You be Glorified,” they said.
These few did not invest in one ‘big’ thing, they prayerfully divided their assets into four separate investments.
They sought God’s guidance and prepared accordingly. Neither the ceasing of profitable collaborations nor the drying up of fruitful connections affected their investments.
They continued to serve God.
Swarna Jha
Bombay-India
Ezekiel 17:24
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
Isaiah 48:17
17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
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