Plan and Budget

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

To plan is to prepare for an event, a job interview, a career, a wedding, a business, an unborn child, a house; you just name it. The essence of a plan is that it gives you the overall or at least important details to guide you in decision making, in resource mobilization and actual implementation of whatever it is you are setting out to do. The Lord Jesus made this clear when He noted that whoever embarks on the building of a house must first investigate the cost of putting together the house just as whoever intends on going to battle must weigh the cost of going to battle before embarking on such a pursuit. To plan then also means to investigate, do feasibility studies that will enable you come with not only a budget but also means of raising the required resources. 

The building of the temple was planned.  King David received the temple pattern and gave it to his son, Solomon.  And even before Solomon commenced building, David made financial and material preparations for the building of the temple.  He gave money and materials for the building of the temple.  Thereafter, David asked the people to contribute.  Willingly, they did so and everything was handed over to King Solomon who succeeded his father David as King of Israel. Please see 1^st Chronicles Chapter 28: 10-21; 29: 1-9; 2nd Chronicles Chapters 2 to 5.

King Solomon built wisely according to plan.  He made the necessary contacts and did things one at a time.  He did not rush.  He patiently awaited God’s timing, contacts and resources. God did not fail him.  Everything he needed was provided for.  And where he had to trade certain resources for others, he willingly and gladly did so. Please see 2^nd Chronicles 2. 

Swim Against the Tide 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

To start with, God is not the one opposing you in your journey to financial independence. It is the devil and his cohorts. Whoever, whatever comes out to attack you on your way to the land of promise is not of God and has no power over you as God has stripped them of all power to hurt you. Therefore, be determined to move forward. Dislodge the powers of darkness and opposition in prayers. If ever there was a time to pray it is now. Match them force for force and eliminate to dispossess them. Eliminate the opposition in prayers as the Apostle Paul did to the wild beasts of Ephesus. Prophesy the word of God to stem the satanic flood waters of financial lack so that you can destroy every opposition on your path, dispossess them and move on to the land of promise. Therefore, strike hard, eliminate them, dispossess them and move on to the land of promise on your knees.

Most likely, you will experience very fierce opposition even in prayers as you may not break through to God immediately, which is accessing the throne room of God. But keep asking God for mercy by the blood of Jesus Christ; confessing your sins and asking that the blood of Jesus Christ wipe away every handwriting that is contrary to you on account of whatever sin that the enemy may holding on to; to accuse you as well as to stop you from accessing the throne room to receive forgiveness, cleansing, healing and restoration in your finances.

Build and Sustain Generational Wealth 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

King David also had multiple income streams from tributes from the nations he conquered in battles, spoils of war. He was a warrior and made great wealth from the spoils of war and tributes from the nations he subdued. Significantly, David never relied on his physical strength or military prowess or strategy for defeating and subduing and conquering nations.  He relied on God for victory in every battle. God honored David’s dependence on Him and gave him victory at all times in addition to preserving him from destruction. Every battle strategy and victory came from God and David always returned the glory to God. It is also significant that David always consulted God before going for any battle. Despite several victories in battle, David never took it for granted to get into any battle without asking counsel, favor and direction from God. David’s strength was in his total reliance  and dependence on God. That was his own power  to get wealth and God added divine military strategies that gave him victory on all sides – he conquered and subdued nations all around him and they paid him tributes in addition to all the spoils of war. 1^st Chronicles Chapter 18 verses 6, 13, 1^st Samuel Chapter 16 verse 18.

King David was an extremely wealthy man in his time and nation but over time his children, great great grandchildren surpassed his wealth. Significantly, he was the father of King Solomon, the wisest and wealthiest king of his time. His wealth and wisdom surpassed the wealth and wisdom of other kings. He was the wealthiest king globally.

So also were Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah, other members of the Davidic lineage. How then did David, a shepherd boy who later became a warrior king make so much money that he gave one hundred thousand talents of gold , one million talents of silver, bronze and iron beyond measure, timber and stone for the building of the  temple? 1^st Chronicles Chapter 22 verses 14 to 16. This figure was later increased in 1^st Chronicles Chapter 29 verses 2 to 5.