Hone Problem Solving Skills

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Problems have always existed and will always be part of life. There are two reasons for this. Problems either make or mar a person, institutions, family, nation, religious organization.  Also, problems are as diverse as people and ethnic groups are diverse. This implies that about everyone, family, community, institution and nation experience problems. 

However, there is a problem experienced by the vast majority of people globally. It is the problem of insufficient to absolutely no money. This is a global problem which prompted multilateral agencies and governments of different nations to adopt poverty mitigation measures, some of which were successfully implemented and are success stories as well as global best practices. Yet the problem of financial poverty still stares a good number of people in the face.

It is also ironic that money stands in front of people, besides people, stares at them, smiles at them, beckons to them;  and sometimes literally pulls them, tugs at them, even begs them to come grab him; yet the vast majority of people spend a lifetime looking for money who is patiently knocking at their doors and waiting for them to just open the door; even slightly so that he can come in; take up residence and settle down with them permanently.

The biblical case of the widow of the indebted prophet is a classic example. She always had jars of oil in the house; and her husband probably also had other skills besides being a prophet and the son of a prophet. Yet they lived what I dare to call a financially irresponsible life. The man borrowed and kept borrowing until eventually he died leaving behind an undesirable inheritance of a huge pile of debts which had mortgaged the lives and destinies of his two sons to debt bondage or slavery. That is to say his two sons would serve their father’s creditor until the creditor decided that the debts were fully paid for. What a life!

Give it Expression

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What do you do with pearls? You showcase them. You do not hide them under your pillow, bed or a hidden case as a good luck charm. It is when you showcase the pearl or pearls to the world that you get the true value for the pearl or pearls and enjoy the divine blessing.

Please, do not be like the man in the Philippines who found the current most expensive pearl in the world. It was only after his tiny home got burnt down and the pearl was found that the actual value of what he found and owned; a divine gift from God dawned on him. The man lived in penury for ten years while he had great wealth on him or with him. Significantly, he did not even labor for the wealth he was not aware of and which belonged to him. He found the pearl in a large clam as he went fishing. But unfortunately had no inkling of the value of the pearl of great worth except that it would make a great good luck charm which explains why he kept it under his pillow as a good luck charm. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2016/08/23/100-million-pearl-hidden-

Beloved, pearls are divine gifts from God to you to uplift you in life. If the man who found that great pearl knew the worth of the pearl, he would have traded it in for the money he had been working for all his life as a fisherman. But he was unaware which unfortunately is the case with a large number of people blessed with great divine gifts for actualizing purpose and making money. While the divine gifts may be latent or active, the agonizing truth is that a great number of people never actually get to know the value of the gifts and so they spend their lives in penury lamenting their poverty when actually great wealth resides in them. All they need is to come to an awareness of the value of the great deposit of God in their lives so that they can be prosperous and be forever free of poverty.

But awareness is not enough as a person laden with divine gifts also has to showcase the gifts as the Biblical Joseph did. If Joseph had not offered to interpret the dreams of the butler and the baker, he would not have had the opportunity of standing before Pharaoh. This is because the butler would not have known that Joseph could interpret dreams and therefore recommend him to Pharaoh. The Biblical Daniel also went to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to offer his services – he would tell the King his dream alongside the interpretation. After successfully interpreting the dream and of course getting handsome remuneration, Daniel became the official dream interpreter of not only the Babylonian court but also that of the Persians and Medes when they dethroned the Babylonians and took over the ruler ship of the empire.

The Truth about Money

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One of the truths about money is that money always has to be earned. The widow of the indebted prophet trading oil in packed vessels to earn the money which was required to pay off the family debt as well as earn additional money to live on for the rest of their lives. Please read 2^nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7. Also, please take note of the command from Elisha to the widow in verse 7 “Go and sell the oil and pay off your debts; you and your sons live on the rest”. Selling the oil implies trading a much required resource useful in majority of homes for the urgently required money to free her sons from debt bondage. It is also instructive to note that the prophet commanded her to sell and not to do free distribution – SELL and make the money urgently required to pay off the debts and have money to live on. This is very very instructive and significant. SELL! SEEL!! SELL!!!

The virtuous woman of Proverbs Chapter 31 verses 10 to 31 made linen garments which she sold. She also supplied sashes to the merchants. Please read verse 24. The Bible also records that she bought a field and planted a vineyard from the profits she made. The vineyard was planted to earn and make additional money. This implies that a virtuous woman earns and makes money to augment the payment of the family bills.

Lydia in the Bible is described as a seller of purple – the expensive clothes of her day. The Bible also records that she sold them. She did not give them away for free. Rather, she accommodated and hosted the ministers of God with money earned from her trade that gave her a decent accommodation and good feeding money. Please read Acts Chapter 16 verses 14 to 14.

Aquila and Priscilla made tents and sold them to earn and make money for their upkeep. The Apostle Paul who was also skilled at tent making joined them or became their partner and also earned his upkeep from tent making. Please read Acts Chapter 18 verses 1 to 3. It is therefore not surprising that the Apostle Paul did not permit idleness in the Church. He instructed everyone to work and earn money for their upkeep. Please read 1^st Thessalonians Chapter 2 verses 11 to 12.

Something of value always has to be traded for money. It could be physical such as brute physical strength in working the land, lifting weights, participating in sporting activities and anything that requires physical strength. It could also be intellectual prowess where a person’s intellectual prowess is traded for money. It could be military prowess or expertise, or any great talent such as acting, singing, drawing, sculpting, painting, drawing, dancing, sewing, designing, etc.

Prepare for Abundance 3

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Do what God asks of you and He will supply the abundance you require in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. The keyword is PREPARE.

Jesus Christ asked the servants at the wedding feast in Canaan to fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. Six water pots filled to the brim speaks of adequate preparation for abundance as the Bible records that the six water pots were about one hundred and eighty gallons of water, albeit, one hundred and eighty gallons of wine. Quite significant and instructive is the fact that the only task assigned the servants in preparation for the forthcoming abundance was to fill all six water pots to the brim. The turning of the water into wine was the task and responsibility of Jesus Christ for as soon as the water pots were filled to the brim, Jesus asked them to draw some “supposedly water” out to give to the Master of the feast. Upon tasting the supposedly water now turned wine, in point of fact very good wine, the master of the feast commended the bridegroom for reserving the good wine till the end of the feast. Please read John Chapter 2 verses 1 to 10. It is significant to note that what appeared to be a situation of lack that was about to bring disgrace and reproach to the family turned out to be a situation of surplus, overflowing abundance because God in His infinite mercies intervened and quite instructive is the fact that the people obeyed the divine instruction to prepare for abundance. The result was the miraculous supply of abundant wine at the wedding feast.

Prepare for Abundance 2

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Naaman commenced preparation to abundant divine health when the information his wife’s maid gave about the prophet in Israel got to him. Though some of the preparations were not necessary, they took him to Israel where he eventually went to see the prophet. Though Elisha did not come out to see Naaman immediately, he gave Naaman instructions to go wash in the Jordan seven times through a servant. Naaman initially despised the instruction which in reality was the major preparation to divine health for him. This is because as soon as Naaman dipped in the Jordan seven times, adequate preparation; the Bible records that Naaman was made whole. 

Blind Bartimaeus had heard about Jesus but the notice to meet with Jesus was short, in point of fact, very short. Yet, Bartimaeus quickly prepared for a divine turn around encounter with Jesus by harnessing the resources at his disposal to reach Jesus. He used his voice, significantly in a very loud manner. Jesus heard him and stopped to ask Bartimaeus what he wanted. Again, Bartimaeus was mentally and spiritually prepared. He requested to receive his sight which Jesus gladly gave him. Beloved, Bartimaeus was physically, spiritually and mentally prepared for abundant health and received it. Physically, he exerted himself crying out loudly to be heard above the din of the multitudes around Jesus talking and walking and even some people tried to shut him up, he cried louder. Spiritually, he referred to Jesus Christ as Lord; that is to say that he acknowledged the Lordship of Jesus Christ over his life. Mentally, he was more than prepared. His priority was to receive his sight and that was the only request he made in response to Jesus’ question. Beloved, Bartimaeus worked within the resources at his disposal even at very short notice. He did not make excuses despite the challenges which stared him in the face. For instance, he did not know Jesus physically and he could not see therefore he had no idea what Jesus looked like. He could also not tell exactly where Jesus stood and even if he could, how was he to walk up to Jesus unguided with the crowd around Jesus. Yet, Bartimaeus strategized effectively even at very short notice and received divine abundance. He could see, see to learn a trade or get an education to earn an income and stop begging. Please read Luke Chapter 18 verses 35 to 43.

Prepare for Abundance

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Preparation for abundance is not idling away because God promises overflowing abundance. Please read Deuteronomy Chapters 15 verse 6, 28 verses 12 to 13 and Malachi Chapter 10 verses 10 to 12. Rather, it is obeying the voice of God to carry out whatever divine instructions He gives through the Holy Spirit, in His word or through His anointed servants. The biblical case studies who prepared for abundance and received abundance were productively engaged in the divine tasks assigned to them that would bring about the required abundance. Therefore, take up your tools and work the divine tasks diligently so that your great expectations of overflowing abundance would not be cut short. Also, preparations for abundance are as diverse as people and professions are diverse. 

Prophet Elijah had prophesied abundant rain in the midst of a drought that was well on in its third year. Such audacity! But Elijah did not speak by his own spirit. He did not speak cleverly devised lies to massage the ego of the people. He spoke as directed by God and by the Spirit of God. However, some preparations had to take place such as the restoration of the altar of God and worship of God in Israel; the elimination of the prophets of Baal as well as destruction of their altars. The moment Elijah accomplished these tasks, he instructed King Ahab to go eat and drink; in essence, celebrate the abundant rain. He also advised Ahab to hurry home so that he would not be drenched by the heavy downpour. While Ahab was feasting, Elijah who was not with the divine preparatory tasks commenced his multi level intercession for the heavenly release of the abundant rain. He did not give up until he saw results. Thereafter, he sent word to Ahab. The land was drenched in abundant rain. 

Break Up Your Fallow Ground

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The expression, “Break up your fallow ground” (Hos. 10:12; Jeremiah 4:3) means, “Do not sow your seed among thorns”, i.e., break off all your evil habits; clear your hearts of weeds, in order that they may be prepared for the seed of righteousness. Land was allowed to lie fallow that it might become more fruitful; but when in this condition, it soon became overgrown with thorns and weeds. The cultivator of the soil was careful to “break up” his fallow ground, i.e., to clear the field of weeds, before sowing seed in it. So says the prophet, “Break off your evil ways, repent of your sins, cease to do evil, and then the good seed of the word will have room to grow and bear fruit.” https://christiananswers.net/dictionary/fallow-ground.html

An untilled land is also fallow ground especially if it is left fallow on account of laziness or frittering time in activities that have neither eternal nor financial value. Please see Proverbs Chapters 12 verse 11, 28 verse 19, Hosea Chapter 10 verse 12, Jeremiah Chapter 4 verse 3, and Hebrews Chapter 6 verses 7 to 8.

In Luke Chapter 13 verses 6 to 9, Jesus Christ talked about the landowner who wanted to cut down the unproductive fig tree that was using up ground space without producing anything. The question then is why use up the ground and not produce anything, especially what is of value to humanity? Why own a ground and keep it fallow when it should be productively engaged to produce what is of value to humanity? That would be akin to what the wicked lazy servant, the servant who refused to trade his talent did. He refused to be productively engaged with the talent in his hand that would have multiplied resources to bless humanity. He was punished with eternal damnation, called wicked and lazy. Is it then possible that refusal to work the ground given to one by God can lead to eternal damnation? Is it also the same thing as willful destruction? Please see Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 19, Ecclesiastes Chapter 10 verse 18.

In Proverbs Chapter 12 verse 11, the Bible refers to the person who follows frivolity as a person devoid of understanding while a person who tills his or her land will have plenty of bread. This is further reiterated in Proverbs Chapter 28 verse 19 (plenty of bread for land tillers as well as abundant provision for clothing, land ownership, food and general maintenance. Please see Genesis Chapters 26 verses 1 to 14; 30 verses 25 to 43, Proverbs Chapter 31 verses 10 to 3. And poverty for those who follow frivolity). Following after frivolity and sowing among thorns is akin to laboring in vain, frittering time in non productive activities that do not yield any benefit; have no value whatsoever whether on earth or in eternity; akin to time wasting activities. Activities that have no eternal value, which do not impact people positively for God and the good of humanity are frivolous activities and can also be likened to sowing among thorns.

Beloved, take time off to evaluate your present activities and relationships to ascertain whether you are impacting people positively for God (eternal value); and the general good of humanity. Otherwise, you are engaged in either frivolous activities or you are sowing among thorns. Your real wealth are your treasures laid up in heaven; the souls harvested into the kingdom on account of your giving, your prayers, Bible teaching and counsel, encouragement, care giving and evangelism. Therefore seek ye first the kingdom of God so that every other thing will be added unto you. P;ease see Matthew Chapter 6 verses 33, 19 to 21.

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Break with Tradition 2

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General Naaman was obviously stuck to tradition. That explains why he took the bilateral diplomatic approach to seeing the Prophet Elisha. Rather than go to Elisha directly as advised by the Israelite servant girl to his wife; Naaman went to see the King of Syria. Also rather than send for Elisha or instruct Naaman to go see Elisha directly; the King of Syria sent a diplomatic letter to the King of Israel asking him to cure Naaman of his leprosy. Unfortunately, that letter caused quite a stir in the court of the King of Israel after the letter was read.

The Bible records that the King of Israel tore his robe and lamented as to why the King of Syria chose to take advantage of the issue of Naaman’s leprosy to pick a quarrel with him. To start with, the King of Israel was not God who can always heal, kill or make alive. Why then would the King of Syria saddle the King of Israel with the responsibility and task of curing Naaman? Fortunately for the King of Israel, Prophet Elisha heard about the travails of the King and quickly sent a message to the King to send Naaman to him.

The Principle of Twelve Baskets - Be a Blessing

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A person’s life does not consist in the abundance of what he has but what he gives. The essence of living is giving, no matter how small it may appear to be. Giving is one of the divine keys to prosperity, breakthrough, healing, you name it. Beloved, you can give yourself out of lack, begging and borrowing. Therefore, give out your pain and insufficiency to sufficiency and abundance so that you will no longer experience financial struggles in Jesus mighty name.  And the catch is that you can never out give God. God alone owns resources and us. Therefore, our lives and resources should be committed to serving Him.

There is power in giving especially giving to what is relevant. Giving to a good cause brings rewards. The hand that gives is always on top and has power. On the other hand, the hand that receives is always below the hand that gives. To be on top, you should be a giver. There are some challenges that you are going through today that can disappear because of your giving.

When people come to seek you because of the gift of God in you, meet both their spiritual and physical needs. Do not send them away empty handed no matter how small your resources are. For all you care, that may be all they require for their needs to be met. All the disciples of Jesus Christ had were five loaves of bread and two fishes; yet because they laid it on the altar for all to benefit from, the loaves of bread and fish multiplied and compounded; and fed five thousand men, excluding women and children. Additionally, there were twelve baskets left over. Please see Luke Chapter 9 verses 10 to 17.

It’s in You

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All the resources you need to succeed in life are inside of you. You may wonder how and where. Perhaps you should take a clue from the prodigal son who thought a rich inheritance from a wealthy father would set him up in life. What happened? The young man lost everything as fast as he demanded and collected it from his loving father. And because he had no idea  how to make wealth with his God given resources he was engaged in what I choose to call slave labor; slave labor because he did not even earn a living wage. To make matters worse, he came close to eating what he fed the pigs with. Fortunately, with no human help in sight from anyone, God helped him to come to himself – he was not a slave but a bonafide child of a very wealthy father whose servants could be described as rich. Why then should he live in abject penury when he could return to his father to make peace and be wealthy again? Do not forget that as a child of every wealthy man, the prodigal son was already wealthy. He did not need to collect his inheritance while his father was alive to prove to anyone that he was wealthy. So Mr. Prodigal Son retraced his steps back home and lived in affluence again despite what he had done against his father in the past. 

The widow of the indebted son of the prophet also probably came to the same realization when her late husband’s creditor threatened to come and take her two sons for slave labor. Suddenly, she realized that God could salvage their situation. So she ran to the prophet Elisha for a solution. Fortunately, she did not revert to her husband’s methods of borrowing to solve financial challenges. She chose to trust God to get her out a habit that if not curbed would become generational. She cried to God for a solution which surprisingly had been resident in her all these years when her husband went a borrowing and had mortgaged the destiny of their two sons into debt servitude. God in His infinite mercy chose to show mercy and spoke through the Prophet Elisha. The hitherto jar of oil that she probably considered insignificant and of little or zero monetary value actually had the capacity to transform their lives – give them more than enough money to pay off their debts as well as have enough to live on for the rest of their lives. They were free from the bondage and attendant slavery of debts. 

Beloved, God the bondage breaker had set them free from the affliction of debt and its attendant humiliation, shame, bondage and slavery. Significantly, God used the woman’s honest and sincere refusal to continue with the habit of borrowing to break and destroy what the enemy had intended as a legal ground to introduce debt servitude to the family.

The woman with the issue of blood had exhausted her financial resources on medics to no avail.  Rather than borrow and probably still not find a solution, she chose to seek Jesus, to touch the hem of His garment. That was the breakthrough. The pain, the shame, and humiliation of twelve years ceased and she was made whole without spending a dime. 

Build Financial Empires

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Financial empires do not happen overnight or in an instance. They are products of processes and long term planning. Your preoccupation should therefore be how to access the financial abundance God blessed you with so you can build financial empires. How you may ask? Be consciously and actively involved and engaged in money making activities. Do not assume. Do what has to be done legally and godly to earn an income. Produce and sell goods as in the case of the widow of the indebted prophet in 2^nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7, Lydia in Acts Chapter 16 verse 14, the virtuous woman of Proverbs Chapter 31 verses 10 to 31, Aquila, Priscilla and the Apostle Paul who were tent makers in Acts Chapter 18 verses 1 to 3.

Know and understand the dynamics of whatever industry you operate in. Google how other people are selling their products and services and learn. Take the best practices especially what the Holy Spirit will have you learn and implement.

Set annual sales targets and try to exceed them.

Break annual sales targets to monthly, weekly and daily sales targets.

Develop and implement strategies for making such sales.

Ask God to help you exceed the targets.

Look Beyond the Challenges

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Challenges are a constant reality of life. Most times, they come unannounced, throwing one off balance. But when they are properly scrutinized and processed, they become stepping stones. Therefore, do not panic, do not be afraid, and do not be intimidated. You can reign over any circumstance. God wants you to be on top of it. There is no room for docile, impassive and indifferent people. Every gazelle knows that it has to outrun the fastest lion in order not to be used for breakfast and every lion knows that it has to rise early enough to outrun the fastest gazelle in order to have breakfast.

The diligent make use of everything they find. Jesus Christ preached from a mountain top, used Peter’s boat and also taught in the synagogues owned and administered by the same Pharisees and Sadducees who opposed Him and sought to kill him. Please Matthew Chapter 4 verse 23, 5 verse 1, Luke Chapter 5 verses 1 to 3, and Proverbs Chapter 12 verse 27.  Jesus, the Son of the great I AM WHO I AM, says to you today, I AM ALL you need to come out of any situation that challenges you. I alone can give you the strength, the capacities, the wealth, the affluence that you require to overrule that situation. Please see how He did it for King David of Israel in Psalm 18.

All You Have is What You Need

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Everything you need to resolve whatever needs, crisis, is within your reach through Christ Jesus (Philippians Chapter 4 verse 19) because God is your Shepherd and He has made abundant provision for all you need. It may appear small or insignificant but it would be wise to follow the advice of Scriptures in Zechariah Chapter 4 verses 6 to 10, “Do not despise the small beginning for the eyes of the Lord rejoice to see the work begin”. Please see also Psalm 44 verse 3, Haggai Chapters 1 and 2, Job Chapter 8 verse 7, 42 verse 12, Ezekiel Chapter 36 verse 11.

Beloved, what you need is inside of you, within easy reach. Ask God to open your eyes of understanding to see it and give you the relevant wisdom to use it as He would have you use it to achieve the desired results you seek in Jesus mighty name. Please see Genesis Chapter 21 verse 19, 22 verses 13 to 14.

The widow of the indebted son of the prophet had what she referred to as only a jar of oil in the house. That jar of oil was more than sufficient to pay off the debts that threatened debt bondage  as well as provide abundant resources for them to live on for the rest of their lives because she obeyed the divine instructions from Prophet Elisha to use what she had to get what she desired. Please see 2^nd Kings Chapter 4.

God Answers Prayers

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Does God answer prayers? Yes. Are you sure? Definitely. But certainly not all prayers? How do you mean? Well, prayers to make wealth. Beloved, God answers such prayers and is waiting for you to ask. The God who gives you power to make as stated in His word answers prayers on wealth creation if prayed to Him by His children who desire to do so.

The Biblical Jabez born with quite a number of minuses petitioned God for a number of pluses including the plus of wealth creation. Please see 1^st Chronicles Chapter 4 verse 9 to 10. God honored that prayer and gave Jabez everything he requested for.

Jacob practically ran away from home without a dime after outsmarting his elder brother Esau to get the birthright. On Jacob’s way to Padan Aram, he requested wealth from God. Though Laban the Uncle he lived with at Padan Aram also tried to outwit Jacob severally; significantly, God blessed Jacob with overflowing wealth, some of which he shared with his brother Esau. Genesis  Chapter 28 verses 20 to 21 Genesis Chapter 33 verses 8 to 10.

The widow of the son of the indebted prophet also asked God for financial empowerment and provision when she took her woes of the family financial indebtedness which threatened debt bondage of her two sons to the Prophet Elisha. As she implemented the divine strategies given to her by God through Prophet Elisha for wealth creation, she discovered wealth and was free of financial lack and indebtedness. Please see 2^nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7.

Beloved, God desires to bless His children with abundant wealth (see 2^nd Corinthians Chapter 8 verse 9 and 1^st Samuel Chapter 2 verses 7 to 8)  but the big question is, are His children willing to ask Him, pray to Him so that He will show and teach them how to accumulate such wealth? Please see Isaiah Chapter 28 verses 23 to 29.

Why You Should Not Borrow

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For the LORD your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you. Deuteronomy Chapter 15 verse 6 

The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. Deuteronomy Chapter 28 verse 12

But you shall remember [with profound respect] the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy Chapter 8 verse 18

You are a lender to the nations. Why should a lender to the nations borrow especially when God says you will not borrow?  Secondly, the Bible says that God will give you power to get wealth. The Lord Who promises to give you power to get wealth will always ensure that wealth accrues to you so that you will always have more than enough to live on. But you must be productively engaged like the wise and faithful servants who received five and two talents each. They deployed the talents diligently and multiplied them. Beloved, if you are productively engaged in financially, mentally and spiritually rewarding activities, God will honor His word and bless all the work of your hands as stated in Deuteronomy Chapter 28 verses 12, 8; 30 verse 9, 24 verse 19, 23 verse 20, 16 verse 15, 15 verse 18, 10, 12 verses 7 and 18.  Additionally, God in His infinite mercies and wisdom will give you the wisdom you require to own unlimited financial resources so that you always operate in and walk in financial dominion. The Biblical King Solomon is a classic example.

Give Yourself Permission to Prosper 2

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Act: The army of Israel was immobilized for forty days and forty nights by fear on account of the boasts of Goliath. Fortunately, David showed up, took on Goliath and killed him. The army of Israel suddenly regained confidence, acted, chased the Philistines and plundered their tents. While David became a national hero and was handsomely rewarded by King Saul, the soldiers and the nation of Israel also benefitted materially and financially from the spoils of war. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 17.

Isaac planted in famine and reaped a hundred fold and continued prospering. He did not sit in a spot or amongst complainers to lament the famine. He did something that mitigated the famine. He planted. Find something to do to come out of the present financial crisis you are experiencing. The God who blessed Isaac’s labor even at a time of famine will also bless the work of your hands in Jesus mighty name.

Decisions Decide Wealth 1

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The owner and source of wealth is God. Significantly, He created you wealthy (Deuteronomy Chapters 8 verse 18, 15 verse 6, 28 verses 12 and 13). Connect to God through salvation by faith in Christ Jesus, invest in a relationship with Him today and become wealthy through Him.

Wealth acquisition and accumulation is progressive. It is not a one off event. Though the activities leading up to progressive wealth acquisition and accumulation may be a one off activity, the truth is that the process is progressive. No billionaire became a billionaire overnight. They progressively accumulated wealth and as each wealth grew progressively, they became wealthy (Genesis Chapter 26 verses 12 to 14).

Do not allow anyone to stifle you or the gifts of God in you. God deposited His gifts in you to enrich you, expand you and enlarge you to great wealth. If you therefore allow people to stifle you or your gifts, you become impoverished and poor.

Reject Aid. No one was born poor. People become poor on account of the choices they make in life. Aid truncates divine destinies. Aid limits people from applying themselves, stretching themselves to excel and to rise up to their potentials in Christ Jesus. Aid fosters a dependence mentality which ultimately translates to mental and financial poverty – Genesis Chapter 49 verses 14 to 15. Aid makes people complacent especially sustained aid.