FAITH FOR FINANCIAL INCREASES – Part 14 (A Must Read)

One of the concerns that borders around giving is that many Christians don’t know how to receive. I acknowledge that there’s still so much to discuss on this topic, but let’s deal with this today. Oh, just incase you’ve not been following the series, just visit my Whatsapp Channel to catch up on previous parts.

Givers never lack. But if it ever feels like you’re lacking, then you’re probably not working. God never fails to reward a giver; the only challenge is that sometimes, He packages the reward inside ideas that must be implemented to make more money.

People have asked me what a person should do after he has given; the answer is “work”. Don’t sit down and wait for returns, work towards getting returns for your giving. What God blesses is the work of our hands, not the times that we wait. The moment you give, He releases blessing upon your work or business to produce more money. And if you’re a salary earner, He’d just give you an idea on how to make more money.

I learnt this principle the hard way. Many times I’ve had to give until there’s absolutely nothing left for myself. And even though I knew that givers never lack, I was obviously lacking. This lack of understanding made me withdraw from giving until I heard Bishop David Abioye say, “After you’ve giving, go and work”. God puts the reward in our mind so we can refine it into money.

The prosperity of God’s kingdom on the earth is a triangular flow. As long as you’re committed to giving towards the advancement of God’s kingdom on the earth, then God will commit Himself to giving you special blessings like favour and ideas, which when you work diligently on, you’d receive abundance, such that you can even give more. Please note that I’m not in any way saying God cannot do any of these even without giving towards His kingdom, I’m just saying God reserves special blessings for those who love Him. In other words, there’d be a clear difference between believers who give towards His kingdom and believers who don’t.

Under no circumstance should a giver experience lack; if he does, it’s only an indication that he has not found what to do. True givers don’t beg for money, they work to give even more money. Begging feels like sinning to a true giver. Give, and it shall be given unto you. But if nothing has been given to you, then check your mind, God probably left it there.

Now that we’ve cleared that, let me show you one more scripture that would help you become a more effective giver.

Galatians 6:
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

My heart bleeds with compassion each time I read this scripture, and that’s because my understanding of the scripture always painted it as a warning, I didn’t know that there was more to it. Just look at that; don’t deceive yourself; you cannot mock God, whatever you sow is the very kind of thing you’d reap. If you sow cloth into somebody’s life, then you’d get more clothes. If you sow food, then you’d never lack food.

I strongly believe that the reason why God has continued to lavish me with uncommon revelation is not because my purpose is to teach, but because I keep giving knowledge out for free. Even when I write books that should have royalty, I still put it up for free. Till date, I’ve authored over 60 books – which are all free. That’s uncommon access to applicable knowledge. I respond to life questions on my social media platforms daily, and each time, I’m even amazed by the answers I give. That’s uncommon I tell you. I sow knowledge, and so I’m qualified to reap more knowledge. I can’t lack what I give. If you read from me today, then be sure to read from me tomorrow, except for circumstances beyond my spiritual control, but definitely not because I don’t know what to write. Even when I say I won’t write anything, inspiration won’t let my mind rest.

Having said that, I can’t play a fast one on God, He cannot be mocked or deceived. You can’t sow knowledge and expect to reap money. If you want money, then sow money. That was the revelation I got that launched me into a realm of financial prosperity. Some people are so generous in giving material possessions, but when it comes to giving money, it’s always difficult. Believe me, that’s why they hardly get money. They may get the other things they give, but not money.

Bishop Oyedepo would often say that “A pastor that doesn’t know how to give will be poor”. He may have all the anointing to command healing and diverse miracles, he may even command money to appear in the bank account of members and it would appear, but if he doesn’t practice the principles of financial prosperity, he’d be poor. I’m a teacher of the gospel, and I’ve found this to be true. Anybody who thinks all pastors are living off the wealth of their members should think again. A pastor who isn’t first a giver cannot be that wealthy. Nobody on this space can boast that his or her money made me rich. And it’s not pride, it’s just the reality. The things we teach are the very things we practice.

So I started practicing the principles of kingdom financial prosperity. And honestly, I wish I had received that revelation earlier in my journey, because it truly changed my life financially. As I committed myself to the principles, God began to open up streams of income for me. Surprisingly, even though my books are free, people still send me seeds for blessing them with the contents of those books. Some people even think it’s unfair to read those books and not pay for it😂. But guess what? All these things only started when I committed myself to the principles of financial prosperity in the kingdom.

So, when you notice that the people who like what you do don’t support you financially, chances are that you don’t sow financially. And if you do, you probably don’t sow enough.

I hope this has brought enlightenment to someone.

Remain ever blessed, in Jesus precious name!

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