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Submitted by Beverly Anne on Thursday Mar 22, 2007 and viewed 937 timesTotal Word Count: 655
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According to how it is written in the Word of God, we are not to think less of or denegrate our small efforts, projects, or beginnings - because with God, even the little, seemingly insignificent can turn into a great endeavor.
by Beverly Anne Sanchez
It is time for you to go to your next level in your maturity and walk with Christ, so that means you also get to go to a "new level" concerning your finances!
In in God's Kingdom Economy, (economy being God's way for doing things), God wants you as wealthy as you can wisely handle finances. He wants you to walk in His abundance and to show a profit in every area of your life! And you can tell how much you're going to prosper by how wisely you handle the money He gives to you!
And for what purpose is this? Well, so you can be abundantly blessed and be a blessing to others; so His Kingdom can grow and prosper; and you would have lack of nothing!
Throughout various teachings in the Christian world we hear that according to the amount of money we give as Christians, the more blessings we will have. Sounds good huh? Except it's not Scriptural.
The amount of the offering has nothing to do with the condition of the heart. This principle is nowhere seen more aptly than in the Scripture verses concerning the widow's mite. In today's currency exchanges, she gave hardly anything.
But in God's economy, (once again God's Way for doing things), she gave it all.
Wisdom is the yard stick God uses to determine to what degree we are to prosper. If you were a parent, how likely is it you would give your four year old a Lexus? Not very likely, right?
Okay, before God begins to prosper us financially He expects to see us walk in His Wisdom and He begins to prove us to see how well we can manage the finances He has entrusted to us.
As a rule, He will begin with a seed, a small beginning, and then, as we have passed the multiple tests, He gives increase. We see this concept both in the Old Testament and the New.
Remember the widow in the Temple giving of her last mite? You should, Jesus remembered her. And He knew exactly how much she gave and how much she had left. His Wisdom saw the condition of her heart.
It was no chance that Solomon humbly asked for wisdom and got plenty of it - plus, the greatest amount of wealth the world had witnessed up to then.
With wisdom, as we sense the Lord leading us, we can take let's say a small amount of money. Let's say a couple of dollars. We would ask for His direction and then, He would give it.
With a couple of dollars, He would show us where to invest it, first doubling it and then re-doubling it. Now, tripling it! You as a good steward could be setting it aside, once again, let's say in a money market account which bears higher yield than a regular pass book savings account.
If you had wisdom, and knowledge, and understanding, in no time at all, with a couple of dollars "seed money" you would have accumulated quite a little bundle at the end of the year.
A very small beginning indeed, but now you have something saved up for either your tax money; or a little vacation; or perhaps health insurance; or even an account to help save for your grandchildren's or children's college fund. You can even begin to tithe to the Lord as He leads or give to missions or...
Do you see? And you did it all with a small beginning. Just a couple of bucks. Less than a cup of "joe" at Starbucks. You did it with a tiny seed, a very small beginning.
You can always tell how much you're going to prosper by how wisely you handle the amount of finances which God entrusts you with. Remember, God made you the Head and not the Tail! Now use your head!
It is time for you to go to your next level in your maturity and walk with Christ, so that means you also get to go to a "new level" concerning your finances!
In in God's Kingdom Economy, (economy being God's way for doing things), God wants you as wealthy as you can wisely handle finances. He wants you to walk in His abundance and to show a profit in every area of your life! And you can tell how much you're going to prosper by how wisely you handle the money He gives to you!
And for what purpose is this? Well, so you can be abundantly blessed and be a blessing to others; so His Kingdom can grow and prosper; and you would have lack of nothing!
Throughout various teachings in the Christian world we hear that according to the amount of money we give as Christians, the more blessings we will have. Sounds good huh? Except it's not Scriptural.
The amount of the offering has nothing to do with the condition of the heart. This principle is nowhere seen more aptly than in the Scripture verses concerning the widow's mite. In today's currency exchanges, she gave hardly anything.
But in God's economy, (once again God's Way for doing things), she gave it all.
Wisdom is the yard stick God uses to determine to what degree we are to prosper. If you were a parent, how likely is it you would give your four year old a Lexus? Not very likely, right?
Okay, before God begins to prosper us financially He expects to see us walk in His Wisdom and He begins to prove us to see how well we can manage the finances He has entrusted to us.
As a rule, He will begin with a seed, a small beginning, and then, as we have passed the multiple tests, He gives increase. We see this concept both in the Old Testament and the New.
Remember the widow in the Temple giving of her last mite? You should, Jesus remembered her. And He knew exactly how much she gave and how much she had left. His Wisdom saw the condition of her heart.
It was no chance that Solomon humbly asked for wisdom and got plenty of it - plus, the greatest amount of wealth the world had witnessed up to then.
With wisdom, as we sense the Lord leading us, we can take let's say a small amount of money. Let's say a couple of dollars. We would ask for His direction and then, He would give it.
With a couple of dollars, He would show us where to invest it, first doubling it and then re-doubling it. Now, tripling it! You as a good steward could be setting it aside, once again, let's say in a money market account which bears higher yield than a regular pass book savings account.
If you had wisdom, and knowledge, and understanding, in no time at all, with a couple of dollars "seed money" you would have accumulated quite a little bundle at the end of the year.
A very small beginning indeed, but now you have something saved up for either your tax money; or a little vacation; or perhaps health insurance; or even an account to help save for your grandchildren's or children's college fund. You can even begin to tithe to the Lord as He leads or give to missions or...
Do you see? And you did it all with a small beginning. Just a couple of bucks. Less than a cup of "joe" at Starbucks. You did it with a tiny seed, a very small beginning.
You can always tell how much you're going to prosper by how wisely you handle the amount of finances which God entrusts you with. Remember, God made you the Head and not the Tail! Now use your head!
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