“AND you shall remember the LORD YOUR GOD, FOR IT IS HE WHO GIVES YOU POWER TO GET WEALTH, that He may establish [confirm] His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day."
Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)
• The power of Faith
- The entire Christian Living centres on Faith: "for whatever is not from Faith is sin" (Romans 14:23).
- For without Faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6).
THE Scripture says that Elders obtain a good report, a good testimony, by Faith (Hebrews 11:39). - To succeed, make it in the School of prosperity, you have to live by Faith: "THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH" (Romans 1:17).
- Everything in the Christendom centres on Faith, even in generating financial abundance, and the practicing of the principle of Giving—all is by Faith.
WITHOUT Faith you cannot get any result. You give by faith and you receive by faith!
(a) It takes faith to lay down what you have, and it takes faith to receive back in multiple-folds (Acts 4:36,37).
(b) It takes faith to act on the ideas, initiatives given to you by God, through the leading of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you.
(c) It takes faith to embrace the Vision, the plan of God for your Life; and it equally takes Faith to pursue the Vision. - The entire system of increasing in financial prosperity, perpetuating it, and living in abundance; rests on Faith.
• What is Faith?
- Faith is believing in the Word of God and acting on it.
- It is being convinced about the principles of the Bible and the practice or application of such principles (James 1:22,25; Joshua 1:8).
- It is also acting on the instruction specifically given you By God.
- It is promptness, acting without delay, on whatever said to do by God.
- When you know that God cannot lie, and what He has spoken will surety come to pass: “GOD IS NOT A MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? OR HAS HE SPOKEN AND WILL HE NOT MAKE IT GOOD AND FULFILL IT" (Numbers 23:19 AMP).
- You just have to believe the Word of God and act on it, and stand until you have gotten the desired result.
- When you are acting by Faith, you already know it will work and produce results.
- The circumstances and situations around may suggest it will NOT produce any result, but the Word of God says it will.
- Instead of believing the circumstances and the things you see with your physical eyes; you should rather believe the Word of God and cling to it: "WHILE WE DO NOT LOOK AT THE THINGS WHICH ARE SEEN, but at the things which are not seen. FOR THE THINGS WHICH ARE SEEN ARE TEMPORARY, but the things which are not seen are eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18).
- Faith has the assurance of what will happen (Hebrews 11: 1).
- Faith does not Wave. It does not doubt (James 1:6)
- Faith does not consider the negative (Romans 4:16-22).
- Faith never gives up (Hebrews 11:33).
• How to Build your Faith
(a) Through the studying of the Word of God And practicing of it (James 1:22,25; Joshua 1:8).
(b) Through what you hear, things you listen to—Faith comes by the hearing of the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
(c) Through association. Faith is contagious, if you walk with the person or people who live by faith, it will rub off on you (Proverbs 13:20).
(d) Through obedience. When you obey God and you get a result, it adds to your Faith; it encourages you to obey Him when He gives another instruction: "BY FAITH ABRAHAM OBEYED when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. AND HE WENT OUT, NOT KNOWING WHERE HE WAS GOING" (Hebrews 11:8 NKJV).
• The devil would want to challenge your Faith.
- He would want to prove the Word of God wrong, but you have to stand and say no to his scheming and skilful manoeuvres (Ephesians 6:11; Job 1:8-12,22; 2:1-6).
- The Word of God is stronger and higher than every circumstance and situation.
THE Word of God prevails in every situation and circumstance of life, as you steadfastly obey and practice it.
• Prudence: there should be a guard against waste
- For financial prosperity to be perpetuated, you have to be prudent in spending. How you manage the financial resources given by God is of paramount importance.
- To be prudent is being cautious, circumspect, and careful, when making decisions on spending.
ONE of the Ways to increase in financial abundance is to be prudent in spending. - Being prudent increases your financial blessings Or success. YOU must not live a wasteful Life. God is against waste!
- In whatever God has blessed you with, do know you are a steward, and you will give an account of how you have managed and used the blessings: "The wise have wealth and Luxury, BUT FOOLS SPENDS WHATEVER THEY GET" (Proverbs 21:20 NLT).
- There is wisdom in planning before spending, by so doing you grow in blessings; but a fool spends recklessly.
(a) Do not be an impulse buyer.
Plan your spending!
(b) Learn to invest for the Future.
(c) Endeavour to obey the Bible By investing in God's Kingdom. Be faithful in payment of Tithes and other offerings (Proverbs 3:9,10).
(d) Live your size per time, buy your size, eat your size, do everything according to your size and level.
YOUR size means your level of income, your financial capability at the moment.
KNOW that life is in phases and men are in sizes. Therefore know the size and the phase you are per time and live accordingly.
(e) Avoid buying on credit, do not live on debt and borrowing, except on investment.
THE borrowing should not at all be on clothes, or carousing, or gratifications: "The Rich rules over the poor, AND THE BORROWER IS SERVANT TO THE LENDER" (Proverbs 22:7 NKJV).
YOU can only allow credit in investment, but NOT on gratifications.
YOU should also learn how to defer your gratifications.
• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
Peace!
TO BE CONTINUED