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How often do we start things on our own that don’t go quite right or we lose steam and then we turn to God to fix what we started? We need to be humble enough to admit when something is over, or we are at the end of ourselves. God wants to know if we are going to give our endeavor to Him.
What Are We Pursuing?
Are we trying to get married, have kids, gain skills, experience, friendship, networking, financial independence, or just get out of debt? The church world often has the mindset that it’s good to be “poor but proud” and let me tell you God will help you with BOTH! It’s easy to be pessimistic about what we are pursuing when our circle of influence has a “poor” mentality.
God Is All About Abundance!
God wanted to get dollars into the rich young ruler’s hands, but he had to do a heart check on him first. God had to know that this young ruler would wisely handle the currency that God wanted to flow through his fingertips. Our mindset comes from our programming, and our programming may have come from family or society. Now it needs to come from God.
Stretch Your Thinking
God began to stretch me. You see God doesn’t take pleasure in seeing drug dealers driving Bentley’s. That type of a world model causes young kids to think they have to grow up and deal drugs or do back alley activities in order to have those types of things. Christians should be driving the best and living the best! God is trying to get something to you, but he has to get it through you first. What are you holding onto?
Abundance Programming
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you… Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field… Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:2-6)
The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 28:8)
And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity… The LORD will open to you his good treasury…and bless all the work of your hands. (Deuteronomy 28:11-12)
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. (Deuteronomy 8:18)
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you. (Luke 6:38)
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (Psalm 23:5)
