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Biblical Background : Matthew 22:37 "AMP:And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect)."


How are you doing today?


Our God is a great God that rules in the affairs of men.

He is the unlimited and the unquestionable God!

Our God does not settle for good or better, he seeks the best and excellent.

God seeks only those that holds back nothing but gives their best and their all in all to him alone because he is a jealous God.


What are you withholding from God?



Withholding Nothing is coined from two words, withhold and nothing.

According to Oxford mini dictionary, to withhold is to retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.

While nothing is an absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

So therefore, the phrase ‘withholding nothing’ means to give everything, with no holding back.

We are to give God our all in all with no hold backs.

We are to give our time, money, intellect, energy and any other resources at our disposal to God withholding absolutely nothing!

What Makes People To Hold Back From God

The following makes some so called believers to hold back from God.

1. Greed - This is obviously the first reason. Remember, he gave you all that you own now in the first place.

2. Covetousness - Another reason why many hold back from God is covetousness. Be satisfied with what he has provided now and when he asks, be more than willing to give back to him.

3. Fear - Furthermore, many hold back from God because of fear. Fear of what to eat, drink and wear after giving to God should not be considered because he will never leave you stranded nor begging.

4. Peer Pressure - In addition, yet another reason why many hold back is being called a fool by their peers for giving unto God. It is better to be a fool for God than to be a fool to the devil!

5. Social Media - Finally, the social media. I decided to put this because there is so much circulation that we should withhold payment of tithe. Do not follow what men are saying, rather follow what God has said in the scriptures!

Bible Characters Who Withheld Nothing

There are so many people in the bible who gave their all in all. Only a few will be discussed and they include the following;

1. Abraham (Genesis 21:1-19)

After Abraham had waited for several years childless, God finally fulfilled his promise by giving Sarah a Son. God then asked Abraham to give his only son with no hold back. He obeyed and God made him the father of many nations.

2. The Widow Of Zarapheth (17:8-16)

The widow of Zarapheth was just about to prepare her last meal when Prophet Elijah showed up and requested the last meal be brought to him.

She obeyed and she never lacked anything good for her lifetime.

3. Apostle Paul (Romans 8:35-39)

Apostle Paul Withheld absolutely nothing by giving his best and all in all for the spreading of the gospel to nations of the world.

He was flogged, jailed, hungered, persecuted and even mocked, but all that could not deter, hinder nor stop him from giving his best for the sake of the gospel.

John 3:16"AMP:For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."


The bible reference above portrays the hallmark of withholding absolutely nothing!

God's love for mankind made him not only to give us his only son, but also to sacrifice him for the remission of our sin, unfaithfulness and unrighteousness.

There is a great need to recognize our abilities, gifts, skills, accomplishments and influence – and pledge it all to God to be used for His glory. With constant prayer and worship we will figure out what He needs us to do and when he needs us to do them.


If you want to truly know how to withhold nothing from God, you need to genuinely give your life or rededicate your life to Jesus as your personal Lord and savior.

SOURCE: http://www.thebelievershub.com/2018/06/withholding-nothing-1.html

I still don't understand is it giving everything you have in your possession home and abroad then we are all guilty cos iam yet to see anybody try this in recent times

chiommy123:
I still don't understand is it giving everything you have in your possession home and abroad then we are all guilty cos iam yet to see anybody try this in recent times

Not until we give all we have home and abroad sis. Its actually about the motive and intent behind the giving. We should learn to give sacrificially and without expecting anything back in return. Thank you.