Liability Cleared!
This year has been the most stressful year in my entire working career. At the beginning of the year, I listened to the sermon Pastor Prince preached on unceasing fruitfulness. It seemed relevant to my business then as we had just started a new project to supply materials to a particular client who was also a friend. However, just after Chinese New Year, my business partner had a heated discussion with this client, resulting in a cancellation of his orders with us.
The total value of the goods was estimated to be a few million dollars and I could not afford to write off this huge debt. We were stuck with a huge inventory. My stress levels were maxed out and no words could express how bad our situation was. To make matters worse, prices were falling and there was little demand for our goods.
Although I had the habit of listening to Pastor Prince's sermons on my way to and from work, I was still very worried and stressed. I kept wondering how I was going to recover this loss. I also had no one to turn to. No words could express how tormented I felt! Thankfully, I knew I had Jesus and He was the ONLY one who could help me. Slowly, Pastor Prince's sermons calmed me, and I found the peace and began resting in Jesus’ promises.
The distributor started to exert pressure on us to clear the inventory. So, we took what we could and sold the remainder at a huge loss. We were also required to clear the remaining inventory which still amounted to a huge amount. Suddenly, I was forced to face a showdown with the distributor. I am not a good negotiator and wondered how I would ever be able to solve this huge problem!
Through it all, I kept meditating on Psalm 23: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me”. I continued to mutter I shall NOT FEAR... I shall NOT FEAR.
When the distributor finally came to meet me, I was prepared for the worst. Amazingly, the distributor was very understanding. I was taken aback and decided to let Jesus do all the work! I remembered that Jesus is my redeemer, my heavenly Boaz. Truly, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH JESUS! My liability and legal obligations were nullified!
Even with such little faith, He saved me from a potentially huge loss and even gave me some profit! Thank you Pastor Prince for constantly teaching us and revealing to us our Lord Jesus, and the work He has done for us at the cross!
