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4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by Babsopey(m): 10:45am On Feb 01, 2015
By Rachel Burchfield

Often people succumb to deceptions that
prevent them from accepting God’s
abundance for their lives. Here are four
primary lies.
Lie #1: God wants you poor. Why do people
fight so hard to be poor? Instead of craving
more to lavish on yourself, imagine how—if
you had more—you could do more to help
others. God’s covenant was to prosper His
people so extravagantly that it would be a
witness to the world. God takes pleasure in
the prosperity of His servants (see Ps.
35:27).
Lie #2: Prosperity is equivalent to monetary
wealth. Financial surplus is only one part of
God’s plan for abundance. Loving families,
fulfilling relationships, vibrant health and
purposeful lives are included in the abundant
life Jesus described in John 10:10.
Lie #3: You can’t afford to tithe. What a
deceptive lie. In truth, you can’t afford not to
tithe! The tithe isn’t yours to negotiate; it’s
God’s and it is holy. The Israelites paid their
tithe as a debt, but since Jesus paid our sin-
debt on Calvary, we tithe as an offering of
gratitude. People don’t argue over leaving a
waiter a 15-percent tip at a restaurant; why,
then, would we resent giving God a tithe?
What does it say about our priorities if we
honor Visa before God?
Lie #4: All the church wants is your money.
No, it doesn’t. It wants fruit added to your
heavenly account. It wants to expose
anything in your heart that will prevent God’s
blessings from overtaking you—things such
as selfishness, fear or greed. God’s financial
plan requires obedience, gratitude and
generosity. The truth is, generosity has
nothing to do with finances. Generosity
requires heart. It can be seen in a homeless
man sharing his blanket or a grieving widow
giving someone else a hug. You can give
without loving, but you can’t love without
giving.

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Re: 4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by loomer: 10:52am On Feb 01, 2015
NICE
Re: 4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by hahn(m): 11:40am On Feb 01, 2015
@point no 4. If after adding the money to my "heavenly account" will I be granted a refund if I don't happen to make heaven due to another sin?
Re: 4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by Babsopey(m): 2:57pm On Feb 01, 2015
hahn:
@point no 4. If after adding the money to my "heavenly account" will I be granted a refund if I don't happen to make heaven due to another sin?

Lols. Are you planning to sin? Besides the blessings are for this world, its your earthly work that will judge your heaven.
Happy Sunday to you.
Re: 4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by jdilight(m): 9:06pm On Feb 01, 2015
hahn:
@point no 4. If after adding the money to my "heavenly account" will I be granted a refund if I don't happen to make heaven due to another sin?

Jesus said every thing you loose on earth for his kingdom, you will receive a hundred fold here on earth.

Your reward starts here on earth not in heaven
Re: 4 Lies That Hinder God's Abundance by TheIkoro(m): 12:35pm On Feb 02, 2015
Babsopey:
By Rachel Burchfield

Often people succumb to deceptions that
prevent them from accepting God’s
abundance for their lives. Here are four
primary lies.
Lie #1: God wants you poor. Why do people
fight so hard to be poor? Instead of craving
more to lavish on yourself, imagine how—if
you had more—you could do more to help
others. God’s covenant was to prosper His
people so extravagantly that it would be a
witness to the world. God takes pleasure in
the prosperity of His servants (see Ps.
35:27).
Lie #2: Prosperity is equivalent to monetary
wealth. Financial surplus is only one part of
God’s plan for abundance. Loving families,
fulfilling relationships, vibrant health and
purposeful lives are included in the abundant
life Jesus described in John 10:10.
Lie #3: You can’t afford to tithe. What a
deceptive lie. In truth, you can’t afford not to
tithe! The tithe isn’t yours to negotiate; it’s
God’s and it is holy. The Israelites paid their
tithe as a debt, but since Jesus paid our sin-
debt on Calvary, we tithe as an offering of
gratitude. People don’t argue over leaving a
waiter a 15-percent tip at a restaurant; why,
then, would we resent giving God a tithe?
What does it say about our priorities if we
honor Visa before God?
Lie #4: All the church wants is your money.
No, it doesn’t. It wants fruit added to your
heavenly account. It wants to expose
anything in your heart that will prevent God’s
blessings from overtaking you—things such
as selfishness, fear or greed. God’s financial
plan requires obedience, gratitude and
generosity. The truth is, generosity has
nothing to do with finances. Generosity
requires heart. It can be seen in a homeless
man sharing his blanket or a grieving widow
giving someone else a hug. You can give
without loving, but you can’t love without
giving.

CON, hast thou not truly and ineed CONquered the fool and the naïve!

- Ikoro Iyineleda.

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