Day 08/40 Spiritual Capital A novice, and a child are alike. They both do not know that it is very costly to raise spiritual capital. They can be reckless with resources that otherwise took years, and tremendous effort to gather. [Never trust a novice with a platform]. Signs of A Novice: -Entitlement -Complaining -Disrespectful -Wastefulness -Inconsistencies -Excuse oriented In His discourse on the sermon on the mount, Jesus says: “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” Matthew 7:6 He compares the novice to two animals, the dog and the swine. In ancient Israel, both shared something in common, they were considered unclean and thus outcasts from the inheritances of Israel. The danger of the outcast was a lack of training. Spiritual capital must only be invested into people who have sufficiently trained. It is very risky to trust untrained individuals. God cannot invest spiritual capital into you if you shun training, development and are unwilling to demonstrate that you have received training. God is a strategic investor, seeking gain from His investments. Prayer Point: -I submit to the processes of God, -I present myself as a candidate for the development program of God, #see25 #bishopadam #mimshach25 #excellencenation #princeofpreachers