Seven Steps to Biblical Financial Freedom

Knowledge by itself doesn't change lives. It's really about how we put that knowledge into action. James
encourages us to be "doers of the word, and not hearers only" (James 1:22). The ideas shared in this article only become truly helpful when we practice them consistently. I promise you, before God distributes finances into your life, He initiates it with wisdom. To clarify, financial freedom doesn't start with having a lot of money. It begins with a biblically renewed financial mindset, coupled with the discipline to manage the resources God intends to bless us with.

Below are seven practical steps that will help you begin applying these biblical financial principles to your daily life.

1. Renew Your Mind Daily with Scripture

Key Scriptures: Romans 12:2; Proverbs 23:7; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3

Every enduring financial transformation starts with a renewed mind. While the world encourages us to consume excessively, borrow freely, and pursue instant gratification, God's Word guides us toward wisdom, patience, diligent effort, and faithful stewardship.

The Apostle Paul writes:

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2)

Solomon likewise reminds us:

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7)

Spend time each day reading passages on stewardship, wisdom, diligence, generosity, and contentment. Allow Scripture, not culture, social media, or public opinion, to shape your financial thinking. A renewed mind eventually produces renewed habits.

2. Evaluate Your Financial Beliefs

Key Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 13:5; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 28:26

Ask yourself difficult questions:

• Do I spend emotionally?
• Do I save consistently?
• Am I driven by appearances?
• Do I trust God's principles more than my feelings?

Proverbs 4:23 says:

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."

Your financial habits reveal what you truly believe. Replace beliefs such as:

• "I'll always be broke."
• "Debt is normal."
• "Saving can wait."

With biblical convictions such as:

• "God owns everything." (Psalm 24:1)
• "I am His steward." (Luke 16:10-12)
• "Wise planning honors God." (Proverbs 21:5)

3. Create a Written Financial Plan

Key Scriptures: Proverbs 21:5; Luke 14:28-30; Proverbs 24:27

God consistently honors preparation. Jesus taught:

"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost." (Luke 14:28)

Likewise:

"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness..." (Proverbs 21:5)

Develop a realistic written budget. Include:

• Giving
• Savings
• Living expenses
• Debt reduction
• Emergency reserves
• Future investments

A written plan gives every dollar an assignment before it is spent.

4. Practice Disciplined Saving

Key Scriptures: Genesis 41:33-36; Genesis 47; Proverbs 6:6-8; Proverbs 21:20

Joseph's financial wisdom preserved an entire nation. During seven prosperous years, Egypt stored twenty percent of its harvest. When famine arrived, Egypt possessed abundance while surrounding nations lacked food. Likewise:

"There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up." (Proverbs 21:20)

Saving is not a lack of faith. Saving is biblical preparation. Consistent saving allows believers to meet future needs without unnecessary dependence on debt.

5. Avoid Unnecessary Debt

Key Scriptures: Proverbs 22:7; Romans 13:8; Psalm 37:21

Debt is sometimes unavoidable, but Scripture never encourages believers to remain permanently enslaved by it. Solomon writes:

"The borrower is servant to the lender." (Proverbs 22:7)

Paul likewise teaches:

"Owe no man any thing, but to love one another." (Romans 13:8)

Make reducing debt a priority. Every debt eliminated increases your future financial freedom and expands your ability to save, invest, give generously, and provide for your family.

6. Make Assisting the Less Fortunate a Lifestyle

Key Scriptures: Matthew 25:31-40; Proverbs 19:17; Psalm 41:1-3; Proverbs 22:9; Proverbs 28:27; 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

Generosity is not simply something Christians do. It is part of who faithful stewards become. Jesus declared that acts of compassion shown toward the hungry, thirsty, stranger, sick, imprisoned, and needy are received as though they were done directly to Him (Matthew 25:40). Solomon adds:

"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD." (Proverbs 19:17)

David likewise declares:

"Blessed is he that considereth the poor." (Psalm 41:1)

Biblical generosity shifts our focus from accumulating wealth for ourselves to becoming channels through which God blesses others.

7. Think Long-Term

Key Scriptures: Proverbs 21:5; Ecclesiastes 11:1-2; Luke 16:10; Matthew 25:21; Luke 19:17

God's financial system rewards faithful stewardship over time. Quick wealth and impulsive decisions often lead to disappointment. Instead, Scripture teaches patience, consistency, and wise planning. Jesus said:

"Well done, thou good and faithful servant." (Matthew 25:21)

Faithfulness in small matters prepares us for greater responsibility. Resist impulsive purchases. Seek God's wisdom before major financial commitments. Think in years rather than days. Small acts of faithful stewardship, repeated consistently, eventually produce significant financial fruit.

Final Encouragement

Financial freedom is rarely the result of a single dramatic breakthrough. More often, it results from numerous wise decisions made consistently over many years. As God's Word renews your mind, your habits start to shift. These changed habits foster wiser financial choices, gradually transforming your financial future.

Remember Joseph. His prosperity was not built in the years of famine, but in the years of abundance, through faithful preparation and disciplined stewardship. Likewise, the financial future God desires for His people is rarely achieved through impulse or chance. It is built upon obedience to His principles, practiced faithfully over time.

May the Lord grant you wisdom according to James 1:5, establish the work of your hands according to Psalm 90:17, and prosper you as you walk in His ways according to Joshua 1:8. As you apply these biblical principles, may you become a faithful steward who provides for your family (1 Timothy 5:8), honors God with your substance (Proverbs 3:9-10), lends generously to those in need (Psalm 112:5), and lays up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21).

Always keep in mind that genuine biblical prosperity is not just about possessions, but about faithfully managing what God has given you for His glory, your family's good, the growth of His Kingdom, and helping those who can never repay you. This kind of wisdom lasts, and such stewardship earns the Master's praise: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21).

Pastor Kevin L A. Ewing
www.kevinlaewing.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
ewinglakevin@icloud.com

God's Investment Strategy: Why the Poor Are Your Greatest Opportunity

One of the greatest discoveries I have ever made from reading the Bible for myself is that God has
established spiritual laws that govern every area of life. Just as the physical world operates according to natural laws, the Kingdom of God also operates according to spiritual principles. When those principles are understood and obeyed, they produce predictable results, because God remains faithful to His own Word.

Among all the principles I have discovered, none has impacted my life more profoundly than the biblical principle of caring for the poor.

For many years, I believed what I had been taught by much of modern Christianity: that the primary way to increase financially was simply to give money to God, or to religious ministries, with the expectation that God would multiply it back to me. At the same time, the world taught a completely different philosophy: accumulate as much wealth as possible, protect it, and keep increasing it for yourself. Although these two systems appear different, they often produce the same result: our focus remains primarily on ourselves and our own prosperity.

However, when I began reading the Scriptures independently, I discovered that God repeatedly emphasizes how we treat the poor, the needy, the oppressed, the widow, the orphan, and those who cannot repay us. That discovery completely changed my understanding of what true biblical investment really is.

God's Investment Strategy

"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness." (Psalm 41:1-3)

Notice something remarkable. God does not merely promise financial increase. This one passage promises:

• Protection
• Preservation
• Deliverance
• Favor
• Victory over enemies
• Strength during sickness

These promises touch virtually every important area of life. This passage completely changed how I viewed generosity. I realized that every act of kindness toward someone who can never repay me is actually an investment in my own future.

The Greatest Investment You Can Ever Make

The world's investment strategy is simple:

• Invest in stocks.
• Invest in businesses.
• Invest in property.
• Invest in retirement accounts.

While there is certainly wisdom in proper financial stewardship, Scripture reveals another investment that reaches far beyond financial markets. God teaches us to invest in people.

Not wealthy people.
Not influential people.
Not people who can promote us.
But people who have absolutely nothing to offer us in return.

This is where biblical investment begins.

When I feed someone who is hungry...
When I clothe someone who cannot afford clothing...
When I help someone burdened by life's hardships...
When I extend kindness to someone society has forgotten...

I am making deposits into an account that Heaven itself acknowledges. Jesus revealed this profound truth in Matthew 25:35-40, when He declared that whatever we do for "the least of these," we are actually doing for Him. What an incredible perspective. The poor become an opportunity to serve Christ Himself.

Understanding Proverbs 11:24

One verse that transformed my thinking is Proverbs 11:24:

"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." (Proverbs 11:24)

At first glance, this verse appears to contradict human reasoning. How can giving away resources cause someone to increase? How can holding on to possessions eventually produce poverty? From a purely human perspective, that makes little sense. But God's Kingdom often works contrary to natural human thinking.

The person described as "scattering" is not wasting resources recklessly. Rather, they are distributing them wisely and generously where God desires them to go. As they release what God has entrusted to them, God continues supplying them, because they have become faithful stewards rather than owners.

The second individual continually withholds more than is appropriate. Fear, greed, or self-preservation causes them to cling tightly to everything they possess. Ironically, the very thing they are trying to avoid, lack, becomes the direction in which they are moving.

The principle is simple.
Generosity invites God's continued provision.
Selfishness eventually restricts it.
The issue is not merely money.
It is the condition of the heart.

God looks for people through whom He can continually channel His blessings.

My Personal Journey

As I continued studying Scripture, I gradually had to unhinge myself from beliefs that no longer aligned with what I found throughout God's Word. I also had to reject the world's philosophy that fulfillment comes from endlessly accumulating wealth while giving as little away as possible.

Instead, I embraced God's economy. I began viewing every opportunity to help someone in genuine need as an opportunity to invest in my own future. What amazed me was that the more I aligned myself with these biblical principles, the more I witnessed God's faithfulness in ways I could never have imagined.

I discovered that generosity is not merely an emotional response to human suffering. It is participation in one of God's spiritual laws. The Bible repeatedly teaches this principle.

"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again." (Proverbs 19:17)

Imagine that. God considers our generosity toward the poor as a loan made directly to Him. And God never defaults on His promises.

"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." (Proverbs 22:9)

Paul echoes the same principle in 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, teaching that God supplies seed to the sower and increases the harvest of those who generously share with others, so that they may continue to abound in every good work.

These passages reveal a consistent biblical pattern: generosity is not designed merely to reduce someone's need today, but to position the giver to become an even greater blessing tomorrow.

Investing Into My Own Future

Today, when I read Psalm 41:1-3, I no longer see it merely as a beautiful promise. I see it as one of God's greatest investment principles. Every time I intentionally bless someone who cannot repay me, I am investing in:

• My own future
• My family's future
• God's promises over my life
• Divine protection
• Divine preservation
• God's intervention during times of trouble
• His healing power
• His favor

These are blessings that no financial institution, government, employer, or investment portfolio could ever guarantee.

Conclusion

After years of studying the Scriptures, I have become convinced that the greatest investment anyone can ever make is not first into financial markets, property, or earthly possessions. It is investing in the lives of those who can do absolutely nothing in return.

The poor are not interruptions to our prosperity. They are often God's appointed opportunities to activate His promises. Psalm 41:1-3 reveals that God Himself becomes personally involved in the life of the one who thoughtfully considers the poor. He delivers, preserves, strengthens, protects, and blesses that person in ways that extend far beyond material wealth.

When we embrace this principle, we do far more than help another human being. We are participating in God's economy. In God's Kingdom, generosity toward the poor is never merely an expense. It is an eternal investment. And when one faithfully engages the principle of Psalm 41:1-3, they are, in reality, investing in every area of their own life and in the future that God has prepared for them.

Pastor Kevin L A Ewing
www.kevinlaewing.com
www.kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
ewinglakevin@icloud.com

  

God's Financial System Operates by Biblical Principles

One of the greatest discoveries I have ever made was that the Bible is not merely a book of inspirational
stories; it is God's rulebook. Throughout Scripture, God established spiritual laws and principles that govern every area of life, including finances. Just as the law of sowing and reaping governs agriculture, God's financial principles govern increase, provision, preservation, and abundance.

For years, I misunderstood these principles. Like many sincere believers, I participated in the traditional religious practice of sowing "financial seeds," believing that if I gave enough money into religious settings, I would eventually receive an extraordinary financial breakthrough to eliminate my debts. Yet despite my sincerity, the results I hoped for never materialized.

Everything changed when I stopped viewing the Bible merely as a devotional book and began reading it as God's Rule Book. Then I discovered a principle repeated throughout Scripture that I had largely overlooked: God's extraordinary promises of financial provision are consistently connected to how we treat the poor.

"Through knowledge shall the just be delivered." (Proverbs 11:9)

Knowledge of God's principles changed my life.

Blessed Is the One Who Considers the Poor

Perhaps no passage summarizes God's heart toward the poor more beautifully than Psalm 41.

"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth... The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing..." (Psalm 41:1-3)

Notice the promises attached to one biblical principle:

• Deliverance in trouble
• Divine preservation
• Long life
• Blessing upon the earth
• Strength in times of weakness

These are supernatural returns that God Himself promises to those who thoughtfully care for those in need.

Proverbs Repeatedly Connects Giving to Prosperity

The book of Proverbs reinforces this principle over and over again.

"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again." (Proverbs 19:17)

Imagine that. Scripture says giving to the poor is literally making a loan to God, and God promises to repay it.

"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth... The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself." (Proverbs 11:24-25)

Generosity, according to God's economy, does not diminish wealth. It becomes a pathway for increase.

"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack..." (Proverbs 28:27)

Notice the clarity of this promise. Scripture does not say he might not lack. It simply states, "He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack."

"He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor." (Proverbs 14:31)

"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard." (Proverbs 21:13)

These verses reveal that our treatment of the poor directly affects our relationship with God.

When You Give to the Poor, You Give to Christ

Jesus removed every doubt concerning how He views acts of compassion. In Matthew 25:31-40, Jesus describes the final judgment and repeatedly says:

"I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink... I was a stranger, and ye took me in." (Matthew 25:35)

The righteous ask, "Lord, when saw we thee...?" Jesus answers:

"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matthew 25:40)

This is one of Scripture's most remarkable teachings. Jesus identifies Himself with those in need. Every act of kindness toward the hungry, the poor, the sick, or the forgotten is viewed by Christ as an act done personally to Him. Giving to the poor is therefore not merely charity; it is an expression of love and obedience toward Christ Himself.

My Personal Testimony

When I finally understood these biblical principles, my entire approach to finances changed. I stopped chasing financial miracles through traditions that I believed would produce wealth simply because I had given what was called a "financial seed." Instead, I began asking a different question: "What are God's financial rules?"

As I consistently applied those rules, especially the repeated biblical instruction to care for the poor, I watched God transform my financial life. Today, I am completely debt-free. The life that I once prayed for gradually became my reality, not because I discovered a secret formula, but because I learned to live according to God's written principles.

Now my greatest desire is not merely to accumulate resources but to multiply them so they can be invested into the lives of people who can do absolutely nothing for me in return. That is the kind of giving Scripture repeatedly honors.

The Protocol That Governs Biblical Giving

The Apostle Paul summarizes God's principles of giving in 2 Corinthians 9:6-10. First, he establishes the law of sowing and reaping:

"He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully." (2 Corinthians 9:6)

Next, he explains the attitude that must accompany giving:

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7)

Giving should never be manipulated, forced, or driven by guilt. It should flow willingly from a heart that trusts God. Paul then reveals God's promise:

"God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye... may abound to every good work." (2 Corinthians 9:8)

Finally, Paul connects God's blessing directly with generosity toward the poor, quoting Psalm 112:

"He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor; his righteousness remaineth for ever." (2 Corinthians 9:9)

He concludes:

"Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness." (2 Corinthians 9:10)

Notice God's order. He provides seed. The believer sows according to His principles. God then multiplies what has been sown. The increase is not merely for personal consumption but to continue producing righteousness through generosity.

Conclusion

Scripture consistently teaches that God's financial system is governed by principles rather than wishful thinking. From Psalm 41 to Proverbs, from the teachings of Jesus to the writings of Paul, one truth is repeated again and again: God has a special concern for the poor, and He attaches extraordinary promises to those who compassionately care for them.

This does not mean every gift made in every context is without value, nor does it eliminate other biblical expressions of generosity. Rather, it highlights a principle Scripture repeatedly emphasizes: caring for those in genuine need occupies a unique place in God's heart and carries promises stated plainly in His Word.

If we desire God's blessing, provision, and increase, we must build our lives upon the biblical rules He has already revealed. When we align ourselves with His principles, we position ourselves to experience His faithfulness, not because we have manipulated God, but because we have chosen to walk in obedience to His Word.

The Bible is not merely a book to be admired.
It is God's rulebook.
And when His rules are practiced, His promises are experienced.

Pastor Kevin L A. Ewing
www.kevinlaewing.com
www.kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
ewinglakevin@icloud.com

 

Prosperity Is Indeed A Location!

Many of you reading this note this morning have prayed over and repeatedly for financial help, prosperity, increase, overflow, etc. Some of you have even had folks prophesy over you concerning future wealth, monies, finances, etc. However, at this point, more than likely, nothing has happened. In reality, you are now in a worse position since that prophetic word.

Even though I have shared this insight before. I strongly felt I should reiterate it with even greater clarity to cement into your understanding the importance of knowing the mystery behind your prosperity.

My friend, anything that is a mystery requires the keys of revelation to be revealed or understood. Likewise, it is no different when it comes to the secret of prosperity. You might be questioning yourself right now, saying, "How is prosperity a mystery?" Well, you tell me? How is it that you spent 4-5 years in college for a better quality of life, but the person who only has a high school is in a better financial position than you? How is it that you're the president of a company; however, John Doe up the road who's working for someone is in a better position than you? How is it that you have such a brilliant mind when it comes to budgeting, balancing, and finances overall? But somehow, you're better at instructing others what to do financially, but you're a disaster when it comes to your own finances? What is wrong with this picture?

Well, I'll tell you what's wrong, and what is wrong is your CONNECTIONS AND LOCATIONS! Yes, you read correctly, Just like Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 9:11. " You will not win the race because you are swift. You will not win the battle because you are strong. You will not eat bread because you are wise. Neither will you have riches because you have understood, neither will you receive favor because you have skills. Instead, he said, that Time and opportunity are exposed to all of us.

The reality of what's being said here is quite simple, and that is. During your life, God has sprinkled it with prosperity. However, real wealth will almost always be connected to an assigned person/s and or places. Once those pre-ordained connections have been made, it will reveal or expose what was always prepared for you. The truth is, only God knows where these specific locations are and whom we need to connect with to manifest their purpose. For clarity, these prepared locations are also known as your destiny.

In most cases, our location or destiny has been hijacked, and here is what I mean by that. We've allowed someone or something to intercept our journey to what was supposed to advance, promote, or prosper us. They have succeeded in their efforts to delay us, mislead us, distract us, or hindered us in some way from meeting up with those assigned divine connections. This may have subtly been achieved by marrying the wrong person or just dismissing God's will for your life. Why are you still at that place that you know you should have left a long time ago? Why have you allowed fear and doubt to disable you from journeying to your assigned place? Why have you let that person waste your time and opportunities that were specifically designed to advance you to your location of relief, comfort, and enjoyment? Consider your situation and connection, my friend!

Trust me, as you continue to read this article, a specific location presently retains your prosperity. Let's do a historical review to prove my point. The Garden of Eden was the location of success for Adam and Eve. Only when they were expelled from their assigned place of wealth did life become complicated and frustrating. Not being at your designated location is equivalent to a fish being out of water. A fish will continuously operate at its peak as long as it remains in its designated environment, water. When a fish is removed from its God-designated place. It works harder and eventually dies if it does not find its way back to its intended position. It is no different with humans beings. When we find ourselves in places we were not meant to be and insist on remaining there. WE END UP WORKING HARDER WITH LITTLE RESULTS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY PRODUCE DEATH! Abraham, God said to Abraham, "Come from among your people to a land that I will show thee," again, a specific place where prosperity awaits him. In this same chapter, 12 of Genesis, a famine showed up right after Abraham left his home of comfort. Now, doesn't this seem ordinary with God? He says something to you, and all hell breaks loose immediately after?

Well, as you are about to see in this story, "famine" was the connection to Abraham’s prosperity. The famine caused Abraham to do what he never would have done under normal circumstances. It caused him to relocate to Egypt. Unknowing to him, Egypt was (the assigned location) where he would be furnished with resources and wealth. Note, he did not ask or beg for it either. It was freely given to him. This is what the correct location or position would automatically do for you. In the following chapter 13:2, it says, "And Abraham was VERY RICH in cattle, in silver, and in Gold.

Let us look at the life of Elijah. Elijah prophesied to King Ahab and Isreal that there would be a drought for three years. Interestingly enough, Elijah would be a part of this drought also. Nonetheless, God gave Elijah specific instructions concerning a particular place that would cause him to prosper amid the drought. Let's read what God's instructions were to Elijah after the drought was commanded. "Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shall drink of the brook; and I shall command the ravens to feed thee there" 1 Kings 17:1-4. Again my friend, location accompanied with instructions are crucial to prosperity. Upon further reading this same chapter, you will discover that eventually, the brook Cherith dried up. God then instructed Elijah to another location, only this time he must connect with someone in a worse position than him. However, once the connection at that assigned place (Zarephath) was made. It, produced in that same once desolate place, the prosperity that God had appointed before the foundation of the world. As in the case of Elijah. Do not be discouraged by the packaging of the connection. It is what that God's divine connection has been designed to produce for you that is important.

Scripture reminds us that God has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world. Meaning everything was already in place before we were placed on planet earth, Ephesians 1:4.

So far, I have shown you what happens once you're in the right place, having been connected with the right people, prosperity becomes inevitable. On the other hand, if you’re in the wrong place or have overstayed your time in a particular situation, you should have left a long time ago. The results are, you work harder but produce very little, even though you're a college graduate with several degrees, even though you are the president, CEO, supervisor, boss, etc. The reality is your employee lives better than you. The help has a better life than you. All because someone is in the right location and someone isn’t.

Jacob, the son of Isaac, worked for his uncle, Laban. Laban became a wealthy man because of his nephew, Jacob. However, Jacob received very little of that wealth. This is usually the result of being in the wrong location or connected to the wrong folks. Attached to you is what is called a "TOILING SPIRIT," meaning you work hard but bring in little. Laban, who eventually became Jacob's father-in-law, used Jacob's talents and gifts for his own selfish gain while Jacob toiled. It was only when Jacob had enough and decided to go the separate way to enjoy life. Take a moment and consider your connection and location, my friend; this just could be the source of your toiling.

Another example is Isaac, who was the son of Abraham; scripture says in Genesis 26 that a famine broke out in the land, and at that time, Isaac lived in Gerar. However, just like his father, he wanted to go to Egypt. Egypt, from all accounts, seems to be the place of comfort during the famine. Please read carefully what scripture says in verse 2, "And the Lord appeared unto Isaac, and said, "Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the LAND WHICH I SHALL TELL THEE OF." Again, a specific place where obviously, Isaac’s prosperity was already prepared. If you continue reading the story, you will discover that Isaac, who listened and obeyed God's instructions, prospered. In fact, he thrived in a land during a famine, where the people of that same land were not flourishing.

My friend, make no mistake the right connections and locations are the keys to prosperity. I pray that you will trust and rely on God to lead you to the right places that currently hold your wealth. Just like in Abraham's case, I must warn you that not all connections and locations from the surface will appear suitable. In fact, it will probably give every reason not to be a part of it. However, scripture gives the antidote for this when it says, "In all thy ways acknowledge him (God), and he will direct thy path" Proverbs 3:5.

Scripture further tells us that the profit of the earth is for all, Ecclesiastes 5:9. The question you should ask is, “Where is yours?”  Bottom line prosperity is a place connected to something or someone, prepared in advance awaiting your arrival.

GOD, I DECREE THAT YOU REVEAL THE MYSTERY TO YOUR PEOPLE'S PROSPERITY IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com