Written by
Chris Akhabue
Shared by Hiworks
I Got this from a friend. Hope it blesses you as you reflect on its lesson.
What is Recession?
This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of = hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never = watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more and more raw material and buns and sold more. He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.
The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father = said to his son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of the Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think.
Genesis 26:20
1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt ; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an
hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
LET US STAY IN OUR JERUSALEM ( NIGERIA ) AND GOD WILL SURELY BLESS US.
THERE IS NO RECESSION IN GOD'S DICTIONARY. LET US BELIEVE IN GOD'S REPORT AND NOT THE WORLD'S REPORT.REMEMBER ISAAC SOWED DURING FAMINE AND HE REAPED HUNDRED FOLDS THE SAME YEAR . WE ARE DESCENDANTS OF ISAAC THRU CHRIST JESUS AND WE ARE IN A BETTER COVENANT.IT IS OUR YEAR OF ABUNDANCE. GOD BLESS YOU AS I WISH YOU A FRUITFUL MONTH OF APRIL.
Chris Akhabue
CA Consultants Limited.
E-mail:- cakhabue@cacons.com
