Faith for financial increase 2

FAITH FOR FINANCIAL INCREASES - Part 12 (A Must Read)

When it comes to the subject of giving and receiving, one scripture that has really helped me is Ecclesiastes 11:6. It's easy to give when things are good and resources are flowing, but when things are though, many people naturally resist giving. Let's see what that scripture says:

Ecclesiastes 11:

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Morning signifies light or a period of convenience, and evening could signify a period of darkness or a period when it's not convenient to sow or commit yourself financially. Despite the fact that it's usually not convenient to give or sow during tough times, king Solomon admonishes us not to withhold our hand. That's right! Don't withhold your hand because you don't know which one will produce the harvest you're expecting. 

The wisdom behind that scripture is that both day and night can be utilized during a planting season. And just because a seed was planted during the day doesn't mean it would produce an expected harvest. You'd be surprised that the one you sowed in the night may even produce more than the one you sowed in the morning. 

The widow of Zarephat was in her night season when the prophet asked her to give him something to eat. Although she made excuses, which was expected, but she still sowed. And miraculously, that which she sowed in her night season produced an harvest that had to be recorded in the bible. 

Things may be difficult, but no matter how much you preach to a soil, it won't grow mango tree without planting a seed in it. "Dear soil, you know things are hard now, the economy has greatly affected seeds in the market, so please just grow a apple tree. Thanks". Come back ten years after you've made that plea, nothing will change.

As long as the earth remains, seed time and harvest shall not cease. Which means as long as you're still alive, you still have a chance to create a better life for yourself through giving and receiving, or sowing and reaping. It may be difficult at first and may even require that you make sacrifices to do it, but sow. Harvest will cease the moment sowing ceases. Don't just sit down and hope that harvest will come one-day-one-day without sowing anything. It doesn't work that way. And if you've sown something, don't just sit down and wait for the harvest, sow something else and something more. Don't withhold your hand because you don't know which one will produce result first.

For those who wait for returns for what they gave before they give again, they clearly do not understand their new status. You see, our entire being is the property of God. The bible tells us that we have been bought with a price, therefore we're expected to glorify God in our body. If you have been bought by God, then what exactly did you say you sowed to His kingdom that didn't first belong to Him? You are His property, your seed is His property, so what exactly did you sow that was not His in the first place?

1 Cor 15:58 says, "Be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the works of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain". Don't cut down on your commitment to the kingdom, neither should you be moved by concerns as little as returns for your seed sown, ensure you're always available to sow towards the advancement of God's kingdom. Do all that knowing that your labour in the Lord is not in vain. 

That's the only thing you should know when you sow seeds, that your sacrifices are not in vain, not that your returns are not coming. I wonder what time you even have to know that kind of thing. I don't know whether the returns for my seeds are not coming, all I know is that I'm steadfast in sowing, and I know that my sowing is not in vain. As simple as that sounds, I've never had to worry about a need, because God is faithful to His word. 

Many people worry for God when they should just do what He says. As long as you've sown your seed in a good soil, then expect it to germinate. In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, don't withhold your hand, because you don't know which one will yield returns first.

Don't say you won't contribute money to buy fuel because you paid tithe already. Don't say you won't assist a child that needs school fees because you already paid someone's hospital bill. Don't wait for returns, keep sowing as much as you have capacity for. More often than none, the returns come without you even knowing, and that's because you're too busy sowing. I've never bothered myself about returns. I just sow, like I sow seeds for a living.

We have been bought with a price, and we're expected to glorify God with our body. If I've been bought by Him, it means I've become His property, and that also means He owns everything I'm privileged to have. That's why nobody is an owner is this kingdom, we only enjoy privileges of entrustment. The more you prove yourself, the more He trusts you with resources. The parable of the talents explains this well. The master called his servants and entrusted talents unto them. That's how God entrust resources unto us.

That's why you shouldn't envy any believer who has made marks, he must have earned God's trust to get there. You may call it luck, but we all know that God is no respecter of persons.

If you can't pay someone's school fees, why would God entrust you with more money? If you won't assist a brother in need, why should God trust you with more. God only gives more when you do more. God will never give you what you will keep to yourself, He'd give you what you'd give to others. 

So, I'm not waiting for returns, I'm waiting for an opportunity to sow again, and again. Some people have gone beyond waiting for opportunities to sow to scouting for opportunities to sow. And that's because they understand this principle. Bishop David Oyedepo once said that he has never had to beg God for returns, and that's because God is not unrighteous to forget our labour of love. 

In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Your mission is to bless all the families of the earth with your seed. So keep sowing, you have a long way to go. Wealth distribution in the kingdom is a partnership program. It's how much you're willing to let go that God multiplies in return.

I hope this has brought enlightenment to someone.

Remain ever blessed, in Jesus precious name!