Title: Greener pastures Scripture Reading ----- Gen 13:10-11

Greener pastures zvinoreva nzvimbo ine hupenyu hurinani, a place where
you can enjoy a better life than yaunoEnjoyer uri paugere nhasi. We
all need hupenyu huri nani, hapana asingadewo zvinhu zviri nani,
that’s why tichienda kumabasa, aim iri yekuti tikwanise to take care
of our needs and wants. But problem ndeye kuti unogona kutsvaga
maGreener pastures and satan anokupa maGreener pastures acho nekuti he
knows kuti once wawana zvinhu izvozvo, uchapedzisira waBackslider,
uchahedhuka, ucharamba Mwari, ucharara muhuipi chete and hell becomes
your final destination. Mwari vachindutungamira regai ndifambe nayo
Mharidzo iyi.

Vafudzi vemombe vaAbraham naLot vakatanga kunetsana over mafuro. Space
yava shoma, mombe dzawandisa, so there was a competition. in life
there is always competition. Vakomana vari serious vanoda zveMarriage
they are now few, so inenge iri competition yega yega. Ivo vasikana
vacho vandingati wife material, they are now few, mabasa they are now
few, pekugara iShortage yega yega, competition yega yega inokonzerwa
neShortage, so at the end of the day munhu anopedzisira ava kutsvaga
maGreener pastures, he ends up looking for some other source yeChinhu
chaari kuda.

That’s what happened between Abraham and Lot. Abram akaudza Lot kuti
hona vafudzi varikunetsana and ini newe tiri hama nehama and this is
not good, so to solve problem iyi iwewe tanga kusarudza area yaunoda
kunogara, and ini I will go kwausina kusarudza. If you go the left ini
ndichaenda kuright and if you go to the right ini ndichaenda kuLeft.
Ipapa apa ndipo pakaita nyaya. CHOICES.
inosvika nguva muLife yekuti you have to make a choice, uri iwe Lot
haugone kusarudza kuti ndinoda kugara everywhere, left right and
centre, north, east, west and south. You must make a choice. Iripo
nguva muhupenyu yekuti you have to make a choice you cant choose
zvinhu zvese. You have to choose kuti ndinoda mukadzi mutete kana
murefu, murume ane mari kana asina, you cant have both, whether to
work in Zimbabwe or diaspora. Hobho maOptions atinosangana nawo muLife
and haugone kuti utore ese ka1.



But the biggest mistake yaungaite is to choose a greener pasture,
nzvimbo iri nani pameso ako but yakaipa paMweya. Just like mistake
yakaitwa naEve, akaona kuti muchero uyu unofadza meso and wakanaka
kuti ndiudye because I will be able to know good and evil, she
considered maBenefits ekudya muchero but she didn’t consider kuti
Mwari vanofara here nezvandiri kuda kuita izvi. Ndiyo problem yekuti
you consider maBenefits echinhu but you don’t consider the spiritual
side of it. unoona musikana anoda kuroorwa mukomana ane mari rather
than kuroorwa nemukoma waanzi naMwari aroorwe naye. Ivo vakomana
vanodawo musikana ane body or face yakanaka instead yekuda musikana
waapihwa naMwari.
the greener pastures error, mistake yekusarudza something nekuti
chinogutsa nyama yako rather than kuti chigutse mweya wako.


Lot akaudzwa naAbram kuti sarudza area yaunoda kuenda, he lifted his
eyes achibva atarisa kune bani reJordan. First mistake yaLot is this
one: Bible rinoti we walk by faith and not by sight, but iye anoda
kufamba nemeso. Akashandisa maziso ake kutsvaga area yakanaka, rather
than kuti anamate kuna Mwari so that he can be shown area yekugara.
Akashandisa meso epanyama rather meso epamweya. Don’t make this
mistake yekuti unoshandisa nyama yako to make a decision rather than
kushandisa mweya wako.

Musikana wawafunga kuti uroore uyu, what is it chiri kukutuma, meso
ako here epaNyama arikukuudza kuti she is beautiful or its your
spiritual sight irikukuudza kuti she has a beautiful heart. Mukomana
wawafunga kuti udanane naye uyu, what is it chakutuma is it meso ako
epanyama anoona mota yake and the nice suits he  wears or it’s the
spiritual eyes which have shown you kuti his heart is rich of love.
Church yawafunga kupinda iyi, haazi meso ako epanyama arikukutuma
kupinda church iyoyo here because waona uniform yakanaka inopfekwa
ikoko or mota dzakanaka dzinopakwa ikoko or it’s the spiritual eyes
akuratidza kuti iyi ndiyo church yekuenda. We move by faith and not by
sight, rega kunyengedzwa nezvinooneka.


The 2nd mistake yakaitwa naLot was to make a quick decision, haana
kupedza nguva zhinji achinyatsofunga side rekutora. He just looked
around and after that achibva asarudza side rekuenda. Haana kana
kumbotora time yekuti anamate abvunze Mwari kuti ndosarudza area ipi.
maDecisions auri kumaker aya, hauzi uri kumhanya here, have you taken
time to pray about it and ask GOD. kuDiaspora kwavafunga kuenda have
you ever prayed about it uchikumbira guidance kuna Mwari kana kungoti
uri kungo mhanya mhanya kuti uende chete. Business rawafunga kuda
kuita iri, have you prayed about it, kana kungoti uri kungomhanya to
make that decision. Hona, rega kuda kuzonamata kana wamaker choice
yako, but namata before wamaker choice so that GOD guides you. usade
kuti Mwari vakwane kwane muProgram dzako but iwewe ndiwe unofanira
kukwana kwana muPrograme dzavo.


Lot achitarisa bani reJordan akaona riine mvura kwese it was well
watered, just like the garden of The Lord. He was attracted
nekusvibira kwesora and mvura yaivako. There are things, places,
people, choices which are so attractive. Uchinyatso mutarisa mukoma
wacho you see kuti uyu anoita uyu, he drives a good car, ane mari
yake, he is handsome. Uchimutarisa musikana wacho, she looks
attractive, unonyatsoona kuti iyi isimbi iyi. Uchinyatsotarisa company
yacho yaunoda kushanda unotsaoona kuti yah, apa pakarongeka apa.
Uchiitarisa church yacho unonyatsoona kuti panoyevedza panoratidza
kuti pane vanhu vane mari.

But chinzwa unzwe yes that area is attractive but ndiko kune Sodom and
Gomorrah. Ndiko kune hungochani. Yes she might be attractive but
pfungwa dzake dzakaLoader chipfambi, yes he is rich but ndezve
mishonga and hutsinye ndihwo huri mumoyo make. Yes that company is
good paying, that country has a better economy but kwakazara huipi
hwakapisisisa, dangerous danger. Yes set up yekuChurch yacho is
attractive, but havasi kunamata Mwari pazvokwadi.


Lot considered mafuro akasvibira nemvura achibva anyatsoona kuti uku
ndiko kunoita kuti mombe dzangu nemakwai zviwane good diet. iArea
yakanakira zvipfuwo zvako but its dangerous to you nekuti kunogara
vanhu vane huipi. Yes yakanaka company yaunoda kushanda, it pays
handsomely but hona manje team yaunenge uchishanda nayo, vakadzi
vanouya kubasa vari half naked vachikuisa pamiyedzo to the extent
yekuti they propose love to you. Hongu inopa maCompany cars but hona
maManagers aripo, ukaramba kurara navo they will fire you. wallet yako
inofuta neSalary but mweya wako uri paDanger, the level of satanism
ine varidzi veCompany iyi will definetily bring you down. Iwe Lot rega
kungofunga zveMombe dzako but think about your soul.



maGreen pastures auri kuda aya, have you considered maEffects acho
kuLife yako as a Christian or you just considered mari yaunowana. Do
you know kuti satan anogona kukupa basa paine imwe company yekuti he
knows kuti havakupe nguva yekunamata, 7 days a week vachikushandisa,
everyday uchipedza very late and basa rakafasa zvekuti kana nguva
yekuti uverenge Bible kana kunamata you wont get it. to the extent
yekuti vanokupa laptop yekuti uende nayo kumba so that uriko kumba
ikoko you will be working chete chete. Hongu you get a 4 figure salary
but the devil is happy nekuti you wont get time naMwari wako. Anoigona
staira iyoyo, so rega kuita maPrayers ekuti you want a good paying
job, but pray so that GOD gives you a job which affords you time to
pray.


Zvirinani kugara murenje uina Mwari than kugara in a greener pasture
but uina satan. Its better to be married to a husband who earns $400 a
month but paine true love than to be married to a husband who earns
$10 000 a month but achikuCheater, kukurova, achienda kuN’anga every
month.
zvirinani kushanda paCompany yaunowana salary shoma but uchiona nguva
yekuenda kuChurch and paine maWorkmates anonamata who also build you
up spiritually. Than to work paCompany yekuti you earn much but hauna
off, and even paLunch hour hauna nguva yekunamata nekuti basa
rakawanda and you work with vanhu vari evil zvekuti they bring you
down spiritually.
Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness
than a house full of feasting with strife.

Yes you might get the money but you can not use it to but your way to heaven.

Lot achisarudza nzimbo iyi akabva aenda kunogara ikoko. Ndinoda kuti
ubate point iyi: Lot haana kugara kuSodom, ahh ahh that’s wrong,
akagara pedyo neSoddom, read King James Version Genesis 13:12 Lot
pitched his tent TOWARD Sodom. Not in Sodom but toward Sodom, near
Sodom, pedyo neSodom. Yah zvinogona kuita kunge it’s a clever decision
yekuti waona kuti Sodom is bad so rega hangu ndisapinde ikoko but let
me pitch my tent near Sodom, handipinde hangu but ndinogara pedyo. But
ukaramba uchienda mberi panonaiswa moto unozonzwa kuchinzi Lot akatiza
kuSodom. Anga akutsvagei muSodom, zvichireva kuti its either iyo
soddom ndiyo yakaswedera kwaari or ndiye akaswedera kwayiri and he
became part of it.



maFirst days paunoAssociater neArea yakaipa or vanhu vakaipa, unogona
kuzviita wakangwara uchitambira kure nawo but ukaramba uri ikoko, its
either vachakuswedzedza pedyo or ndiwe uchaswedera kwavari. Iko
kuBhawa kwaunoenda kunotamba snooker, yes at first unogona kutambira
kure neBeer or pfambi dzeko, but one day tichikuona waCatcher pfambi
idzodzo. Team yauri kuita nayo maDhiri ava vaunonyastoziva kuti zvinhu
zvavo ndezve chitsotsi plus juju, at first unogona kutambira kure but
tichikuonai mava kuenda kuN’anga mese. Lot pitched his tents toward
soddom but later on akazoonekwa akutiza muSoddom mava kunaya moto.


Root yeNyaya yatangira pakutsvaga a greener pasture, area yakanakira
pfuma yako but iyo yakaipira mweya wako. Nhai Munhu waMwari iko
kuDiaspora kwamakaenda and mukatanga ministry ikoko, ndiMwari here
vakati muende kunoshumira ikoko or makaona kuti kune kaLife kari nani
and you can get more offerings and tithes than in Zimbabwe. Ivo Mwari
vakakuzodzai kuti muparidze muZimbabwe but makaona zvakakogedzera to
go for greener pastures abroad. Chenjerai kuzoita hwaLot, kubuda
muguta muchimhanya, mukadzi kusanduka kuita a pillar of salt, pfuma
ichisara ikoko. Be careful ucharasikirwa nezvakawanda nekuda kwekuti
you made a choice to go for greener pastures zvisina approval yaMwari.
Dzoka kumusha zvichakanaka.


John the Baptist vaiparidza murenje, musina kuvakwa, musina mumvuri,
vachidya huchi nehwizha. Vamwe vaLevi vari kuma Synagogue vachidya
chingwa newaini. But he fulfilled his Ministry murenje imomo. fulfil
your ministry pakaoma ipapo. Zvirinani kuti uparidze kuruzevha but
zvine approval yaMwari than kuenda kuLondon but zvisina approval
yaMwari. A greener pasture fattens your pocket but it suffocates your
soul.

Uri kure zvinoita kunge zvinoyevedza but when you come closer uchaona
kuipa kwazvo. Uri kure unoona mafuro manyoro and unogona kutoimba
Psalms 23 Jehovah ndiye mufudzi wangu anondivatisa pamafuro manyoro
but not knowing kuti kwauri kuenda uko kune vanhu vari evil. Jesu pana
Mark 11:13 akaona aFig tree ari kure uine mashizha but achisvika pedyo
akaona pasina kana maFruits. From afar you could see the green leaves
but when you are closer you see kuti hapana maFruits.

From afar you can see yourself muchichata, and but when you are
closer, kana mava muMarriage uchaona hapana maFruits, there is no joy.
Vazhinji vari kuchema right now nekuda kwenyaya iyoyi.
From afar you see maProfits paDeal renyu but when you are closer you
see there are no fruits, patorine hobho hobho yemaDockets avhurwa kuti
musungwe.
from afar you can see her beauty and body shape, but when closer ndipo
paunozona kuti hapana maFruits, its only the leaves, hapana love but
chipfambi chega chega.
from afar you can see how fancy the church is, how fancy the cars
which are parked outside, how fancy the people dress but kana wava
closer you then see kuti there are no fruits of the Holy spirit.
Hapana huMwari, its just a social gathering.
From afar you see a big salary, but when closer you reliase kuti
hamuna nguva yekunamata.

So whatever it is chaunoita muLife, whatever decision yaunotora, rega
kuyevedzwa nezvinhu zvinofadza meso kana nyama but tungamirwa naMwari,
tungamirwa neshoko ravo. Enda kumaGreener pastures kana Mwari vachinge
vakubvumidza, rega kuenda ikoko nekuti wafunga mari, but enda nekuti
ndiMwari vati uende.

Murenje mauri kushora umu ziva kuti Mwari vane record yekunayisa manna
for 40 years. So as long uina Mwari don’t be worried about murenje
mauri, GOD can sustain your needs, even uri mufundisi kuruzevha iko,
kwachakasara, don’t be worried, put your faith in GOD he will sustain
you. even Mwari vakakupa mukomana ane bhasikoro iwe uchida ane mota,
don’t worry, GOD will sustain your marriage. Even Mwari vakasupa
musikana mutsvuku wauri kuda, don’t worry, He is able to create
perfect love between the 2 of you.

Begin to move by faith and not by saith, if you want to go for greener
pastures, make sure kuti ndiMwari vakutungamira than kuronga kwako.