January 24, 2010
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Fish
or fisherman
– We all have desires and aspirations.
Some of us even have goals written down. Why is it that some people
seem to
have an ability to create wealth and others don’t? There is even a
political
movement that concludes this scenario is unfair and wealth should be
“redistributed.”
I want to suggest that it is much more benevolent to teach people how
to move
from poverty to wealth; giving to the poor is Biblical and appropriate
in some
circumstances but it reinforces poverty and is never a long-term
solution.
Continuing to give wealth to the poor without teaching them to multiply
money
themselves is the modern equivalent to slavery. It keeps people in
bondage. This
newsletter is simply about one aspect of the Gospel… the good news of
how and
why you can turn poverty into prosperity. What
if?
– It’s OK to have a focus on meeting your personal needs and those of
your
family. Imagine the bills are all paid and you’re wish list for house,
car,
hobbies and business are fully funded and your personal needs for the
rest of
your life are covered. Now imagine more money comes; first an extra
$100k
comes. What would you do? Think about it? Now imagine an extra $500K
comes in…
What would you do?… now $1M. What would you do?... now $5M. What would
you do?
Now $10M… What would you do with money if it no longer had value to you
personally? The
good news
- At some point all our needs are met and we run out
of ideas on how to get rid of the money. That’s where the Kingdom comes
in.
Here’s the secret (really, it’s the gospel), wealthy people always have
a
purpose for wealth that is bigger than their personal needs. It’s
“poverty”
that is focused inward in a selfish way. If we can’t honestly come up
with any
reason for wealth beyond our personal needs, our hearts will naturally
sabotage
our attempts to multiply finances. Jesus said it this way: So
do not worry, saying,
'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
For the pagans
run after all these things, and
your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his
kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matt
6:31-34 The
nature of poverty is that its inward focus is self-defeating.
The nature of a prosperous business is simply to find a need in someone
else’s
life and fill it. Can you see that successful business and ministry are
the
same thing? It is only our cultural bias that separates them (dualism).
Opportunities
for spiritual ministry and financial increase are found together when
that
wall comes down. Hearts
–
Why does this work? Your heart was designed by God to bless others; to
bless
the nations in fact. If that dynamic is missing then your heart is
really
working against the goals you may set in your mind. It doesn’t mean
your
personal needs go wanting. It means your cup was designed to
continually
overflow so that your personal needs are never part of the equation.
You live
continually in a place where your anointing and your finances are far
beyond your
own needs… “Immeasurably more”… “a river of delights.” You
prepare a table before
me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup
overflows. Ps 23:5 NIV Now
to him who is able to
do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power
that is
at work within us, Eph 3:20 NIV They
feast on the
abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of
delights. For
with you is the fountain of life; Ps 36:8-9 NIV Delight
the Father
– When our hearts do what they were designed to do
(bless the nations) the Father gets so delighted that cups start
running over.
Solomon had his own needs met and simply asked God to give him wisdom
to be a
good leader. God got so excited; He gave Solomon what he had not asked
for in
both wealth and honor. I hear that prophetically for Kings right now.
“I will
give you what you have not asked for.” I
will do what you have
asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will
never
have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will
give you
what you have not asked for — both riches and honor — so that in your
lifetime
you will have no equal among kings. 1 Kings 3:12-13 Solomon
was the wealthiest man on earth. Did he feel
guilty about it? No… the context was blessing a nation. He led the most
blessed
nation on earth. God really takes care of those that take care of His
business. Wealth
and anointing flow toward
Kings with those desires in their heart. Leadership – Leadership is simply the same phenomena. Wealth and anointing and people flow toward Kings that have a vision to bless people, build the Kingdom, and bless the nations. All of us have hearts that are designed to get excited about blessing people. When someone designs a great way to do that, we are all happy to help that person. They become a “leader” because they are greatest in serving or blessing people; finding a need and filling it. That’s why leaders make money too. God delights in them. Get Started - Write you goals down for 2010 and carry them with you. Put them in the past tense as though they had already been acheived. Read them to yourself out loud serveral times a day. The generousity and Kingdom orientation we've dicussed in this newsletter do open a door in the Spirit for your blessing. But, it's not magic! Your initiative is still required to work, start the business, or make the investment. Your efforts will be blessed. Recommended Reading – Living On The Third River by Craig Hill describes the principles in this newsletter. Special thanks to Dan Gaub for sharing these concepts in his seminar.
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