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TITLE: Unlocking God's Blessings: Best Way to Receive is to Give | Previous Challenge Entry
By John Seun
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We often equate faith in God and Christ Jesus with access to all kingdom virtues and blessings. We think by going to Church and Mosque every day and praying every time guarantees access to all that God has to give. These things give us the right to everything about God but access is limited to individual’s choice. In God’s kingdom, you are limited by your heart desires. ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ (Luke 14:17). We all go to the mart with different shopping lists and (even though everything is available in the mart) buy according to our desire. Just like our everyday life, in God’s kingdom there is opportunity cost nevertheless, access is limitless. If you want everything, you can have them all, you only have to pay the price. For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened (Matt 7:8). However, A man's heart deviseth his way… Prov 16:9.
You can a spirit filled devoted follower of God or even a preacher and still be very very poor if you don’t follow the basic principles of financial blessings. Many believers today, unfortunately, are still getting this wrong and overwhelmed with anger and hatred for preachers living in abundance of God’s blessings. You hear things like, ‘oh they have brainwashed their followers’. It is a lie from the pit of hell. The fact that you chose not to access it doesn’t mean that it is not real.
The price for receiving is giving. God will not release to you what you are not willing to give. In other words, your giving limits your receiving (Luke 6:38). It is not gimmicks or brainwash, it is as simple as that. What you hold in your hand doesn’t multiply but what you give does. God is interested in raising giants that would raise many giants not self-centered giants (Prov 19:17). That is why He (God) tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice a child that he has waited many years to get (Luke 14:25-27). A heart that is willing to sacrifice all for the giver is a pre-requisite for true divine blessings.
The blessings that accrue from giving transcend a generation, it goes beyond you. Africa is so poverty ridden because we have so many selfish giants. So many wealthy men who can feed their communities, States and even Country but chose to intimidate the poor instead. Such people die and their generation after them became poor and desolate. We pray and draw down from Abraham's blessings, the blessings he gathered through purposeful giving and sacrifices.
Be compassionate, give, give and give for that is the secret to true blessing. It is unhealthy to eat all the time without passing out waste, if you do that, what is intended to nourish will kill you. Be a source of someone's joy today. Be blessed.
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