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You Reap What You Sow

If you are lacking in any area of your life it is probably the area where you have been most selfish. 

Remember, you must give in order to receive - and in that order.
We must stop being so selfish, lest we block our own blessing.

You can neither take from a clenched fist, nor deposit anything in it.    

When we ask God for wisdom, patience, love, forgiveness, mercy or kindness, what we are really doing is asking God to give us opportunities where we can seek wisdom, have patience, show kindness, give love, offer forgiveness, be merciful and kind to others.  At that point, it is up to us to rise to the occasion and exhibit these characteristics.  We are a work in progress.  I asked the Lord for a triple portion of faith.  I want to believe God for miracles beyond marvel.  The bible says that if we have the faith of a mustard seed, we should be able to speak to a mountain and have it be moved.  Growing up, I wasn’t familiar with how big a mustard seed was, but I thought moving mountains were a feat, so I assumed it was fairly large.  God will give me a triple portion of faith, I know.  And when it is time for me to believe in Him for a tremendous miracle, I will victoriously pull out my mustard seed.

Friends, whatever it is that you want more of in your life, you are going to have to find a way to give more of it away.  If you want more love, be a better lover.  If you want to increase your finances, sow some seed somewhere financially.  Find a way to give, be creative, and see how creative God can get in blessing you back.  We are always so afraid to give the little we have, but we must learn to exercise our giving muscles to build them up.  Start small, give a little.  Grow your giving like any other great quality, it must be nurtured.  Until you develop your giving muscles, God cannot give abundantly to you. 

Imagine this:  God’s blessings will overflow your cup and cause you to burst at the seams.  Though that sounds like fun, (bursting at the seams with God’s blessings in all) it can be more overwhelming than you think. If you are not able to handle God’s blessings they can quickly become burdens.  Picture a tub filling with water.  Unless you release the stopper, it will overflow onto the floor and cause a laborious mess.  Releasing the stopper allows the water to keep pouring in forever.  You will never again lack, you will never again be empty, you will never get overwhelmed as long as you keep letting go.  You keep asking God to pour out his blessing, but you are not ready.  Release the stopper first.     

When you are full grown and mature in your giving, God can give you a full grown and mature blessing.

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