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What_s The Biblical Secret to Becoming Truly Rich Discover It Now_ · Bible Ascent

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  Speaker 1: Have you ever felt that crushing weight in your chest?
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  Speaker 1: Standing in your kitchen at three a m. Wondering if
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  Speaker 1: you will ever have enough? The bills pile up, the
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  Speaker 1: anxiety creeps in, and despite everything you have achieved, true
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  Speaker 1: peace feels like a distant dream. What if I told
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  Speaker 1: you that everything you have been taught about wealth is backwards.
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  Speaker 1: What if the richest person you know might actually be
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  Speaker 1: spiritually bankrupt, while someone living simply could possess treasures beyond imagination.
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  Speaker 1: Before we dive deeper into this life changing biblical truth,
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  Speaker 1: I need you to do something right now. If you
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  Speaker 1: believe God has a better financial plan for your life,
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  Speaker 1: hit that subscribe button and ring the notification bell. This
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  Speaker 1: simple act of faith tells the algorithm to share this
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  Speaker 1: message with others who desperately need to hear it. And
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  Speaker 1: here is my promise to you. By the end of
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  Speaker 1: this video, you will understand the divine blueprint for true
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  Speaker 1: riches that transforms both your bank account and your soul.
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  Speaker 1: The world whispers lies about wealth every single day. It
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  Speaker 1: tells you that more money equals more happiness, that security
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  Speaker 1: comes from your portfolio, and that success is measured by
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  Speaker 1: the car in your driveway. But deep in your heart
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  Speaker 1: you know something is missing. You have seen wealthy people
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  Speaker 1: crumble under depression. You have witnessed successful business men lose
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  Speaker 1: everything that truly matters. And maybe, just maybe you have
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  Speaker 1: experienced that hollow feeling when the rays comes through, but
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  Speaker 1: the emptiness remains. Let me take you back two thousand
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  Speaker 1: years to a hillside in Galilee. Jesus sat with his
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  Speaker 1: disciples and spoke words that would echo through eternity. In
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  Speaker 1: Matthew Chapter six, verses nineteen through twenty one, he said,
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  Speaker 1: do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
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  Speaker 1: moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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  Speaker 1: But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths
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  Speaker 1: and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not
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  Speaker 1: break in and steal. For where your treasure is there,
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  Speaker 1: your heart will be. Also. Think about that for a moment.
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  Speaker 1: Every single thing you own right now is temporary. That
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  Speaker 1: new car you worked so hard for it is depreciating
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  Speaker 1: as we speak. The house you are proud of, time
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  Speaker 1: and weather are slowly breaking it down. Even the money
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  Speaker 1: in your bank account is losing value to inflation every
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  Speaker 1: single day. But there is another kind of wealth, a
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  Speaker 1: treasure that actually grows stronger with time, that no economic
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  Speaker 1: crash can touch, that no thief can steal. Proverbs Chapter three,
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  Speaker 1: verses thirteen and fourteen tells us, blessed are those who
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  Speaker 1: find wisdom those who gain understanding, for she is more
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  Speaker 1: profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. Real
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  Speaker 1: wealth is not measured in dollars and cents. It is
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  Speaker 1: measured in wisdom, in peace, in purpose, in relationships that matter,
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  Speaker 1: in a soul that is aligned with its creator. Let
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  Speaker 1: me paint you a picture of two men. The first
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  Speaker 1: man is James. He has got the corner office, the
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  Speaker 1: luxury sedan, the vacation home. His LinkedIn profile is impressive.
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  Speaker 1: His investment portfolio makes financial advisers smile. But at night,
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  Speaker 1: when the lights go out, James lies awake, consumed by fear.
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  Speaker 1: Fear of losing it all, fear that it is never enough,
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  Speaker 1: fear that he has missed the point of his entire existence.
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  Speaker 1: His marriage is struggling because he is never home, his
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  Speaker 1: kids barely know him, and despite all his success, he
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  Speaker 1: feels profoundly empty. Now meet Michael. Michael lives modestly. He
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  Speaker 1: has got enough to pay his bills and a little
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  Speaker 1: extra to help others. But Michael has something James does not.
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  Speaker 1: He wakes up with purpose, He knows why he is here.
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  Speaker 1: His relationships are deep and meaningful. When challenges come, and
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  Speaker 1: they do come, he has an unshakable peace because his
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  Speaker 1: foundation is not built on shifting sand. Michael understands what
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  Speaker 1: Jesus meant when he said that a man's life does
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  Speaker 1: not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Here is
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  Speaker 1: where everything changes. The moment you truly grasp this truth,
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  Speaker 1: your entire relationship with money transforms. Deuteronomy, chapter eight, verse
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  Speaker 1: eighteen says, but remember the Lord, your God, for it
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  Speaker 1: is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
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  Speaker 1: Read that again. God gives you the ability to produce wealth,
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  Speaker 1: not the economy, not your boss, not your education, God himself.
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  Speaker 1: This is not some prosperity gospel nonsense where God is
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  Speaker 1: a cosmic vending machine. This is about understanding the fundamental
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  Speaker 1: truth of where everything comes from. Every breath in your
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  Speaker 1: lungs is a gift. Every idea in your mind is
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  Speaker 1: divine inspiration. Every opportunity that comes your way is orchestrated
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  Speaker 1: by a loving father who wants to bless you. But
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  Speaker 1: here is the paradigm shift that most people miss. You
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  Speaker 1: are not an owner. You are a steward. Think about
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  Speaker 1: that word. A steward is someone who manages something on
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  Speaker 1: behalf of someone else. Everything you have, your income, your assets,
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  Speaker 1: your time, your talents, these are not truly yours. They
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  Speaker 1: are on loan from God, and he is watching to
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  Speaker 1: see what you will do with them. When you understand this,
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  Speaker 1: the pressure evaporates. You are not responsible for creating wealth
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  Speaker 1: from nothing. You are responsible for faithfully managing what God
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  Speaker 1: has already given you. The anxiety of accumulation disappears because
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  Speaker 1: you realize you are not in this alone. God is
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  Speaker 1: your provider, your source, your abundant supply. So how do
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  Speaker 1: we actually put this into practice? How do we manage
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  Speaker 1: money the way God intended? Proverbs Chapter twenty one, verse
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  Speaker 1: five gives us the blueprint. The plans of the diligent
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  Speaker 1: lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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  Speaker 1: Notice that word plans. God does not call us to
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  Speaker 1: be passive and hope money falls from the sky. He
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  Speaker 1: calls us to be intentional, strategic, and diligent. Let us
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  Speaker 1: talk about budgeting. I know it is not the most
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  Speaker 1: exciting topic, but stay with me. A budget is simply
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  Speaker 1: telling your money where to go instead of wondering where
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  Speaker 1: it went. It is taking dominion over your finances instead
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  Speaker 1: of letting them dominate you. When you create a budget,
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  Speaker 1: you are practicing stewardship. You are honoring God by being
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  Speaker 1: intentional with what he has given you. Start by tracking
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  Speaker 1: every single expense for one month, not to judge yourself,
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  Speaker 1: but to gain awareness. You will be shocked at where
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  Speaker 1: your money actually goes. Those five dollar coffee runs they
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  Speaker 1: add up to one hundred and fifty dollars a month.
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  Speaker 1: That streaming service you forgot about fifty dollars, Suddenly you
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  Speaker 1: find three hundred dollars you did not know you had. Next,
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  Speaker 1: prioritize your spending according to Kingdom values tithe. First, always
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  Speaker 1: give to God off the top, not from the leftovers.
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  Speaker 1: Then cover your necessities housing, food, transportation, basic utilities. After
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  Speaker 1: that you can allocate money toward goals, emergency fund, debt,
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  Speaker 1: repayment investments, and yes, even some fun money. Because God
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  Speaker 1: is not opposed to you enjoying life. He just wants
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  Speaker 1: you to enjoy it in proper order. Now, let us
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  Speaker 1: address the elephant in the room, debt. Proverbs chapter twenty two,
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  Speaker 1: verse seven warns us the borrower is slave to the lender.
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  Speaker 1: If you are buried in credit card debt, car loans,
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  Speaker 1: and student loans, you do not have financial freedom. You
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  Speaker 1: are working for your creditors, not for God's purposes. I
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  Speaker 1: am not saying all debt is sin, but I am
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  Speaker 1: saying that unnecessary debt is a form of bondage that
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  Speaker 1: keeps you from the abundant life Jesus promised Luke. Chapter sixteen,
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  Speaker 1: verse ten gives us another crucial principle. Whoever can be
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  Speaker 1: trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,
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  Speaker 1: And whoever is dishonest with very little will also be
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  Speaker 1: dishonest with much. God tests your faithfulness with small amounts
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  Speaker 1: before entrusting you with larger ones. If you cannot manage
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  Speaker 1: one thousand dollars wisely, why would he give you ten thousand?
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  Speaker 1: If you are unfaithful with your current sound, why would
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  Speaker 1: he orchestrate a raise. This is where so many people
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  Speaker 1: get stuck. They are waiting for their big break, their
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  Speaker 1: lottery win, their inheritance, but they are wasting what they
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  Speaker 1: have right now. Start being faithful with the twenty dollars
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  Speaker 1: in your wallet. Honor God with your ten dollars an
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  Speaker 1: hour job. Watch what he does when you prove yourself
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  Speaker 1: trustworthy with little. The principle of faithfulness extends beyond just
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  Speaker 1: money management. It touches every area of how we handle resources.
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  Speaker 1: When you pay your bills on time, you are demonstrating faithfulness.
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  Speaker 1: When you keep your commitments, you are showing integrity. When
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  Speaker 1: you work diligently at your job even when no one
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  Speaker 1: is watching, you are building character that God rewards. These
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  Speaker 1: seemingly small acts of faithfulness create a foundation for greater
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  Speaker 1: responsibility and blessing. Consider the parable of the talents in
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  Speaker 1: Matthew chapter twenty five. The Master gave different amounts to
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  Speaker 1: three servants according to their ability. Two servants doubled what
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  Speaker 1: they were given. One buried his talent in fear. The
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  Speaker 1: Master praised those who were faithful with what they had
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  Speaker 1: and gave them more responsibility. But the one who did
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  Speaker 1: nothing lost even what he had. The lesson is clear.
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  Speaker 1: God rewards faithfulness, not perfection. He is not asking you
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  Speaker 1: to be perfect. He is asking you to be faithful
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  Speaker 1: with whatever He has placed in your hands. Right now.
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  Speaker 1: Now we are getting to the secret sauce, the supernatural
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  Speaker 1: principle that unlocks Heaven's storehouses. Malachi chapter three, verse ten
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  Speaker 1: records God issuing a challenge, bring the whole tithe into
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  Speaker 1: the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.
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  Speaker 1: Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, And see
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  Speaker 1: if I will not throw open the floodgates of Heaven
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  Speaker 1: and pour out so much blessing that there will not
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  Speaker 1: be room enough to store it. Did you catch that
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  Speaker 1: God actually invites us to test him. This is the
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  Speaker 1: only place in scripture where he does this. He is
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  Speaker 1: so confident in this principle that he says, go ahead,
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  Speaker 1: try me, see if I will not bless you abundantly.
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  Speaker 1: The generosity cycle works like this. You give faithfully to
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  Speaker 1: God and others. God opens supernatural doors and opportunities. You
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  Speaker 1: receive abundantly. You give even more, and the cycle continues growing.
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  Speaker 1: But here is what most people do not understand about giving.
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  Speaker 1: It is not about obligation. It is about opportunity. When
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  Speaker 1: you give, you are participating in God's work on Earth.
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  Speaker 1: You are funding the gospel, you are feeding the hungry,
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  Speaker 1: You are supporting ministries that change lives, and in the
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  Speaker 1: spiritual realm, you are planting seeds that will produce a harvest.
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  Speaker 1: Acts Chapter twenty, verse thirty five quotes Jesus saying, it
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  Speaker 1: is more blessed to give than to receive, more blessed,
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  Speaker 1: not less blessed, not equally blessed, more blessed. This defies
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  Speaker 1: human logic. How can giving away money make you richer
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  Speaker 1: because you are operating in a different economy. The Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: economy does not follow Wall Street rules. It follows Heaven's principles.
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  Speaker 1: Picture a farmer standing in his barn looking at bags
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  Speaker 1: of seed. He could hoard those seeds, he could store
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  Speaker 1: them safely, but then what they produce? Nothing? But when
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  Speaker 1: he takes those precious seeds and scatters them into the ground,
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  Speaker 1: seemingly wasting them, that is when multiplication happens. One seed
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  Speaker 1: produces thirty, sixty, even a hundred times what was planted.
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  Speaker 1: Your giving is seed planting, and God promises a harvest.
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  Speaker 1: The beautiful thing about the generosity cycle is that it
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  Speaker 1: breaks the spirit of fear and scarcity. When you give,
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  Speaker 1: you declaring that you trust God more than you trust money,
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  Speaker 1: you are saying that your security comes from Him. Not
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  Speaker 1: from your bank balance. This act of faith opens up
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  Speaker 1: spiritual channels for blessing that cannot flow when we operate
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  Speaker 1: in fear and tight fistedness. I have seen this principle
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  Speaker 1: work in my own life and in the lives of
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  Speaker 1: countless believers. The person who gives faithfully during lean times
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  Speaker 1: often finds unexpected provision. The family that prioritizes tithing despite
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  Speaker 1: financial pressure often experiences supernatural breakthrough. It does not always
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  Speaker 1: happen immediately, and it does not always look the way
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  Speaker 1: we expect. But God honors those who honor Him with
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  Speaker 1: their finances. But we need to pump the breaks here
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  Speaker 1: and address something crucial. First. Timothy, chapter six, verse ten
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  Speaker 1: warns us for the love of money is a root
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  Speaker 1: of all kinds of evil. Some people eager for money
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  Speaker 1: have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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  Speaker 1: Notice it does not say money is evil. It says
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  Speaker 1: the love of money is the problem. There is nothing
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  Speaker 1: wrong with having money. Abraham was wealthy, Job was wealthy.
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  Speaker 1: Solomon was incredibly wealthy. The issue is when money has you,
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  Speaker 1: when your identity is wrapped up in your net worth,
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  Speaker 1: when your security comes from your bank balance instead of
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  Speaker 1: your relationship with God. When you will compromise your integrity,
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  Speaker 1: sacrifice your family, or abandon your faith for financial gain.
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  Speaker 1: Here is the test. If you lost everything tomorrow, would
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  Speaker 1: you still have peace? Would you still praise God? Would
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  Speaker 1: you still know who you are? If your honest answer
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  Speaker 1: is no, then money has become your idol, and God
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  Speaker 1: will not compete with idols. Matthew Chapter six, verse thirty
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  Speaker 1: three gives us the proper priority. But seek first his
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  Speaker 1: kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be
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  Speaker 1: given to you as well. Kingdom first always. When you
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  Speaker 1: put God first in your finances, when you honor Him
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  Speaker 1: with your giving, when you operate with integrity in your
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  Speaker 1: business dealings, he takes care of the rest not might not? Maybe?
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  Speaker 1: Will ask yourself these hard questions. Am I willing to
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  Speaker 1: be generous even when it is uncomfortable? Would I obey
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  Speaker 1: God's prompting to give even if it disrupts my plans?
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  Speaker 1: Can I celebrate others success without jealousy? These questions reveal
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  Speaker 1: whether money is your servant or your master. The love
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  Speaker 1: of money is deceptive because it promises security but delivers anxiety.
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  Speaker 1: It promises satisfaction but creates an insatiable hunger for more.
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  Speaker 1: It promises freedom, but creates bondage. I have watched people
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  Speaker 1: sacrifice everything meaningful in pursuit of wealth, only to discover
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  Speaker 1: too late that they gained the whole world, but lost
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  Speaker 1: their soul. Let us talk about the long game. Ecclesiastes
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  Speaker 1: chapter eleven, verse two says, invest in seven ventures, yes
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  Speaker 1: in eight. You do not know what disaster may come
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  Speaker 1: upon the land. Even three thousand years ago the Bible
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  Speaker 1: taught diversification. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.
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  Speaker 1: Spread your risk, be wise with your investments. This is
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  Speaker 1: about building something that lasts beyond your lifetime. True wealth
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  Speaker 1: is not just about taking care of yourself today. It
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  Speaker 1: is about creating a legacy for your children and grandchildren.
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  Speaker 1: It is about funding kingdom work long after you are gone.
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  Speaker 1: It is about making decisions today that will bear fruit
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  Speaker 1: for generations. Colossians chapter three, verse twenty three tells us
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  Speaker 1: whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
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  Speaker 1: as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Your
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  Speaker 1: work athad matters, your integrity matters. Your reputation matters. When
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  Speaker 1: you show up every day and give your absolute best,
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  Speaker 1: even when nobody is watching. God sees and he rewards.
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  Speaker 1: Do not chase get rich quick schemes. Do not compromise
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  Speaker 1: your values for a quick profit. Build slowly, steadily, with
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  Speaker 1: wisdom and integrity. The wealth that comes quickly often leaves quickly.
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  Speaker 1: But the wealth built on solid principles, on hard work,
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  Speaker 1: on godly wisdom. That is the wealth that endures a
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  Speaker 1: legacy is more than just money passed down to the
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  Speaker 1: next generation. It is values instilled. It is character modeled.
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  Speaker 1: It is faith demonstrated through both prosperous times and challenging seasons.
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  Speaker 1: When your children see you honor God with your finances,
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  Speaker 1: they learn a lesson more valuable than any inheritance. When
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  Speaker 1: they watch you give generously, treat people fairly, and operate
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  Speaker 1: with integrity, you are building wealth that cannot be measured
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  Speaker 1: in dollars. So let me bring this all together. True
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  Speaker 1: biblical wealth is peace of mind plus purposeful living plus
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  Speaker 1: financial health. It is knowing that God is your provider.
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  Speaker 1: It is managing money wisely as his steward. It is
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  Speaker 1: giving generously and trusting his promises. It is avoiding the
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  Speaker 1: trap of greed. It is building something that lasts right
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  Speaker 1: now wherever you are. I want you to pray with me.
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, we come before you, acknowledging that everything we
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  Speaker 1: have comes from your hand. Forgive us for the times
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  Speaker 1: we have trusted money more than we have trusted you.
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  Speaker 1: Forgive us for being stingy when you have called us
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  Speaker 1: to be generous. Forgive us for worrying about provision when
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  Speaker 1: you have promised to meet all our needs. Today we
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  Speaker 1: surrender our finances to you. Our income, our expenses, our debts,
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  Speaker 1: our dreams, all of it belongs to you. Give us
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  Speaker 1: wisdom to manage it well. Give us courage to be generous.
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  Speaker 1: Give us faith to trust your provision. Open our eyes
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  Speaker 1: to see opportunities, Open our hearts to hear your guidance,
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  Speaker 1: and help us remember that true riches are not found
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  Speaker 1: in bank accounts, but in relationship with you. In Jesus's name, Amen,
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  Speaker 1: if this message has touched your heart, I need you
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  Speaker 1: to do something important. Go down to the comments right
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  Speaker 1: now and type, with God's blessing, I am truly rich.
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  Speaker 1: Declare it, Believe it. Watch how this simple act of
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  Speaker 1: faith shifts something in your spirit. And if you have
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  Speaker 1: not already subscribe to this channel, share this video with
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  Speaker 1: someone who needs to hear it. Let us build a
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  Speaker 1: community of believers who understand true biblical prosperity. The secret
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  Speaker 1: to becoming truly rich is not found in Wall Street
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  Speaker 1: stretchrategies or business books. It is found in an ancient
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  Speaker 1: text that has been telling us the truth all along.
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  Speaker 1: It is found in surrender, in stewardship, in generosity, and
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  Speaker 1: in faith. It is found in seeking first the Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of God and watching as everything else falls into place.
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  Speaker 1: You were made for more than financial stress. You were
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  Speaker 1: made for more than chasing money that never satisfies. You
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  Speaker 1: were made to walk in the abundant life that Jesus promised.
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  Speaker 1: And that abundant life starts not when you have more money,
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  Speaker 1: but when you understand what true riches really are