WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.200 --> 00:00:06.040 Welcome to Transformation Church Podcast, where we represent God to 2 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:09.279 the lost and found for transformation in Christ. We're so 3 00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:12.359 glad you're here and wherever you're listening from, we believe 4 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.760 God will transform your life. Did today's message. 5 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:19.399 Today? 6 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:23.600 I have an assignment to help you understand. Really, my 7 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:30.480 favorite part about generosity giving sewing last week was the 8 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:32.679 one that everybody takes a big gop on when I 9 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:36.600 start talking about the tide, and I think last week 10 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:40.000 everybody got it. It was like, Yeah, God's gonna give 11 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:42.079 me a test. I'm gonna pass the test because I'm 12 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:45.280 prepared for the test. I already know every time I 13 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:49.240 get increased ten percent, it belongs to God. 14 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:51.119 So I'm not gonna hoard what is mine. 15 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:54.719 I had somebody I really love, just Is in her 16 00:00:54.799 --> 00:00:58.560 sophomore year at college, came up to me after church 17 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:00.240 out the side of the car and he was like, 18 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:00.880 pass a by. 19 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:04.879 I was like what. She was like, I tied for the. 20 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:10.879 First time, and I mean her family was around, everybody 21 00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:12.719 was hooping and hollering, and I just went up to 22 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:16.200 her and I was like, I am so proud of you, 23 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:22.840 and I just started just because at that age the 24 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:27.159 principle that got into her heart at this level is 25 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:29.719 gonna unleash this next level that I'm about to talk 26 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:30.400 about today. 27 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:33.719 See look at your neighbor and say, there's levels to this. 28 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:38.439 And a lot of us spend our time fighting with 29 00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:45.879 the basement of blessing. Oh gosh, should I tie? Should 30 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:46.799 I give? Should I do this? 31 00:01:46.840 --> 00:01:48.519 The church just want my money? Dah da dah. You 32 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:50.840 are on the basement floor. 33 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:54.400 Of what God wants to do in the area of 34 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:58.000 blessing your life. Today. I want to show you the 35 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:01.280 future as you surrender to God and give him what 36 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:05.680 you watch. This may not understand fully, but you will 37 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:07.359 get an understanding. 38 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:07.680 As you walk in it. 39 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:11.560 The whole journey of trusting God is a faith walk, 40 00:02:12.759 --> 00:02:15.439 and most people want a planned to walk. 41 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:18.439 There's nowhere in the Bible. 42 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:20.520 That you find God saying do all of these steps 43 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:24.280 and then I'll I'll show you everything, and then it 44 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:26.520 will be fine because you know the outcome. He told 45 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:30.800 Abraham go to the land. I'm gonna show you. Hold on, wait, 46 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:33.639 I'm gonna make you to father many nations. I ain't 47 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.960 got no kids, Hey, go there, leave these people. It's 48 00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:41.960 always like somebody's gotta take a step of faith. And 49 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:44.479 so today I want to give you when it comes 50 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:47.879 to your finance's generosity, giving being abundant. I want to 51 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:52.680 give you what I'm calling the best way to go 52 00:02:52.800 --> 00:02:55.800 about walking into this level of life. And I'm gonna 53 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.919 start with scripture two Corinthians, chapter nine, verse six. TEWO Corinthians, 54 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:05.840 Chapter nine, verse six. It says, remember this, what are 55 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:06.520 we supposed to do? 56 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:12.479 Come on, help me preach. We're supposed to remember this. 57 00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:19.919 Whoever sows or gives sparingly or a little, will also 58 00:03:20.199 --> 00:03:27.639 reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will read generously. 59 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:33.360 Each of you should give. Each of you should. 60 00:03:33.159 --> 00:03:35.360 Give what you have decided in your heart to give, 61 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:41.800 not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver, 62 00:03:42.639 --> 00:03:45.639 and God is able to bless you abundantly, so that 63 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.680 in all things, at all times, having all that you need, 64 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:53.719 you will abound in every good work. 65 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:54.680 Somebody say, amen. 66 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:57.599 Now, most people who've been in church your whole life 67 00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:58.759 have never heard that scripture. 68 00:03:58.800 --> 00:03:59.800 Outside of offering time. 69 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:02.680 Nobody's actually gonna preach. 70 00:04:02.479 --> 00:04:03.120 On this scripture. 71 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:06.280 So I am today so that you can get an 72 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:09.560 understanding so that you will never be played by not 73 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:11.960 knowing what the Word of God is talking about. So 74 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:15.520 we're gonna jump right in verse chapter six, Verse one. 75 00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:20.319 Remember whoever so sparingly will reap sparingly? Could you underline 76 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:25.279 circle in your Bible the word whoever? Because I just 77 00:04:25.319 --> 00:04:26.759 need to know. I need to ask you a question. 78 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:29.279 I need you to pick up the context clues. Who's 79 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:31.800 the Bible talking to in this scripture? 80 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:34.959 Whoever? 81 00:04:36.680 --> 00:04:39.879 He literally says, whoever. How many people in this room 82 00:04:39.959 --> 00:04:43.800 qualify as a whoever? If I said, whoever gets to 83 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:46.800 this stage first gets a thousand dollars, but no, I 84 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:47.560 did sit down. 85 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:51.480 What I'm saying is. 86 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:57.040 At the moment I said whoever, that would literally be 87 00:04:57.160 --> 00:04:59.560 based on your ability to believe. 88 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:06.720 If I said all men, that would segregate. 89 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:11.759 Or if I said all short people depending on the height, 90 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:17.199 that would segregate other people. If I said, but the 91 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:20.720 Lord really wants everybody to get that, the principle he's 92 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:22.600 about to share is for. 93 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:27.319 Whoever. 94 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:30.439 So this is the point I want you to put down. 95 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:37.120 Whoever can sow whatever? Today I have to focus on 96 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:40.319 the thing that distracts many believers from giving because a 97 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:42.199 lot of people don't give because you said, there are 98 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:45.120 people who don't serve God and go against God, and 99 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:48.199 people who do debauchery and they live on the world, 100 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:50.560 And why are they so blessed because they picked up 101 00:05:50.600 --> 00:05:57.600 the principle there are Whoever, the reason I'm telling you 102 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:00.279 this is because this principle. 103 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.800 Even if you are not connected to God. 104 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:08.360 Oh my gosh, the reason I have to tell you 105 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:11.759 this is because people have used the Bible to fear 106 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:15.959 you into serving God. And today I want to extract 107 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:19.800 all fear out of giving. God literally says about this 108 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:24.199 one principle on giving. I don't care who you are, 109 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:30.199 and I don't care what you do. If you put 110 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:35.639 this principle into play, it'll work in your life. And 111 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:38.000 the crazy thing is, people who don't believe in God 112 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:42.959 work a principle made for his children, and we still 113 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:47.519 appear fighting about the semantics of things, and we're not 114 00:06:47.639 --> 00:06:50.079 walking in the abundant life that he put out. 115 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:50.439 Here for you. 116 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:53.199 But he said, whoever believed this, whoever walks in this, 117 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:57.199 whoever gets this, they get the promise. Look at your 118 00:06:57.240 --> 00:07:01.519 neighborh and say you're a Whoever whoever gets this principle 119 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:04.439 gets the promise. So I want you to get this please. 120 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:12.079 Whoever includes Joe haters, whoever includes people who hurt you, 121 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:17.279 Whoever gets this principle includes the people that live like hell. 122 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:20.319 It does not matter somebody shot at me. 123 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:22.600 Whoever, so why not you? 124 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:32.720 If whoever can work this principle, why not you? So 125 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:36.360 the first thing God's telling us is, whoever sows like 126 00:07:36.439 --> 00:07:39.480 this is gonna reap like this? What is the way 127 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:41.639 that they sold? If they sow a little, they're getting 128 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:46.279 a little. Bad newsflash, it works even if you do 129 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:53.120 it at the smallest level. Whoever so sparingly still gets 130 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:57.000 back sparingly, but they still. 131 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:57.519 Got something back. 132 00:07:58.959 --> 00:08:03.079 And whoever sows generously or largely, they get back at 133 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:05.399 the same level. What I'm trying to tell you is 134 00:08:06.439 --> 00:08:11.839 if sowing works, if seed works, why don't you do it? 135 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.720 And I can't be the one to qualify if you 136 00:08:16.839 --> 00:08:20.040 do or not. But what I'm saying is a farmer 137 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:28.439 never has to prove he sold seed. A farmer never 138 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:33.039 has to convince you. All he has to do is 139 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:38.960 show you the harvest. There's so many believers like I 140 00:08:38.960 --> 00:08:40.799 promise I sold it to you. I promise, I'll promise 141 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:42.960 I sold good things. I promise, oh God it And 142 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:49.879 it's like, where is your harvest? Where is the trees? 143 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:55.360 Where is the fruit? Where is where is it? And 144 00:08:55.399 --> 00:08:57.559 the truth of the matter is many people have not 145 00:08:57.679 --> 00:08:59.960 fully believed in the word of God and the Prince. 146 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:02.480 And so what I wanted to tell you is I 147 00:09:02.519 --> 00:09:05.120 don't want God to make a principle for his kids 148 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:09.200 that his kids don't work. And then people who don't 149 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:11.559 even know our father work the principle and they're living 150 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:12.639 in the blessing. 151 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:14.360 That we should have. 152 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:19.519 Because whoever works this principle gets the promise of the principle. Okay, 153 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:23.200 So then it goes to verse seven. It says each 154 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.039 of you should could you just put. 155 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:26.600 It on the screen? 156 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:31.600 It said, each of you should give. Let's stop right there, 157 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:36.600 write this point down. Giving is a duh to God? 158 00:09:38.200 --> 00:09:42.759 Did y'all hear what I just said? Given is a duh? 159 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:43.360 Yeah? 160 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:44.120 Y'all got it? Yours? 161 00:09:44.159 --> 00:09:48.519 Like, what are you telling? Given is a duh? He's 162 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:53.200 watched this. He's assuming that you already know as a believer, 163 00:09:53.960 --> 00:09:58.799 this is what we do. So he's telling you each 164 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:02.879 of you should give, oh what you've already decided to give? 165 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:07.000 Because he's not trying to convince you to do what 166 00:10:07.039 --> 00:10:10.480 the normal practice is of people who do what we do. 167 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:13.120 That would be like a basketball player being like, do 168 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:14.120 we dribble. 169 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:17.399 Duh? 170 00:10:17.759 --> 00:10:19.039 Do we shoot the ball? 171 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:20.919 Duh? 172 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:22.600 Do we play in pants? 173 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:26.480 Are shorts? Put your shorts on and come. The only 174 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:30.120 people would who would ask those type of questions are 175 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:37.399 people who were unfamiliar with the pattern of whatever we're 176 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:41.960 talking about. There are too many people that when God 177 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:45.080 tells us that we're supposed to give, we act shocked. 178 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:50.399 What me, God, you. 179 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:51.159 Know what I'm dealing with. 180 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.039 He's like, hold on, wait, wait. 181 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:54.440 Wait wait. 182 00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:58.200 If you're a believer, you should already get it. 183 00:10:58.120 --> 00:10:58.720 In your mind. 184 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:00.360 Give. 185 00:11:02.320 --> 00:11:10.440 I'm not just talking about money, time, treasure, connections, energy, effort, encouragement. 186 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:18.279 What is your giving record this past week. I'm not 187 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:20.600 talking about to a church, a nonprofit or organization. I'm 188 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:26.080 just talking about your giving. What's your giving record this week. 189 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:30.159 The reason why I'm saying this is because the natural 190 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:36.240 watch this, the natural state of a believer should be 191 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:42.639 one of generosity. Me and my friend was talking before 192 00:11:42.720 --> 00:11:46.080 service and the comment came out this, I need people 193 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:48.279 to stop saying they serve God, and they love God 194 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:50.240 and they'll do anything for God, and they never give. 195 00:11:53.679 --> 00:11:59.240 You can You can't, You can't have. You have to 196 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:02.600 for God's love the world that he It's one of 197 00:12:02.639 --> 00:12:06.840 his natural characteristics. And people, I'll do anything for God 198 00:12:06.919 --> 00:12:14.559 except what He did for all of us. The reason 199 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:17.600 I'm saying this is it sounds elementary. Watch this, but 200 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:22.279 it's affecting people's eternity because people are here trying to 201 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:25.360 figure out why would God ask me to do this? 202 00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:28.039 And I'm trying to tell you. When God tells you 203 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:30.159 to give, he tells you to give a certain way. Paw, 204 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:32.039 somebody break it down to me just a little more. 205 00:12:32.159 --> 00:12:34.639 He said, verse seven, each of you should give. Watch 206 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:39.159 this what you have decided in your heart to give, 207 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:41.759 not reluctantly or under compulsion. 208 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:45.000 For God loves what type of giver? A cheerful giver. 209 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:49.720 This is why giving is supposed to be a duh. 210 00:12:50.480 --> 00:12:52.919 Because in Matthew you can go read it chapter six. 211 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:54.840 I think it starts in verse two, but you gotta 212 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:55.519 read the whole thing. 213 00:12:55.720 --> 00:12:56.080 It says. 214 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:59.639 Jesus is talking. He says, when you give, when you pray, 215 00:13:00.320 --> 00:13:04.080 when you fast, these are three things. If the giving's 216 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:05.919 taking you off too much. I need to let you know. 217 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:08.399 God expects every one of his children to at some 218 00:13:08.519 --> 00:13:10.000 point fast, pray, and give. 219 00:13:12.399 --> 00:13:15.799 Not if you give, if you pray, or if you 220 00:13:15.919 --> 00:13:17.399 fast when you do. 221 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:23.240 Okay, self, evaluate when's the last time you fasted, you prayed, 222 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:27.360 and you gave. There are not many things that God 223 00:13:27.600 --> 00:13:32.360 is saying. This is a prerequisite for you walking in 224 00:13:32.440 --> 00:13:34.440 the way that I have called you to walk. 225 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:35.919 And so I need you to understand. 226 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:39.120 Church, we have to get it into our minds that 227 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:44.639 my disposition is generosity. That's who I am. 228 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:45.480 I'm generous. 229 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:48.159 I don't have a lot to give right now, but 230 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:52.919 I'm what generous. I can give what I got. All 231 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:56.200 I have is all I need. I'm out here about 232 00:13:56.200 --> 00:13:59.960 to bless somebody sucks off, and by sucks I mean 233 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:05.840 this five dollars, about to really turn somebody's day upside down. No, 234 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:13.879 I'm because generosity is not about an amount. Generosity is 235 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:17.000 about a heart posture. It's about hold on, what can 236 00:14:17.039 --> 00:14:17.279 I do? 237 00:14:17.519 --> 00:14:19.279 How can I do it? Where am I at? 238 00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:21.399 What do I got in my closet? How many of 239 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:23.960 these pins do I have? How many of these sandals 240 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:24.480 do I have? 241 00:14:24.799 --> 00:14:27.159 How much time could I give to somebody That. 242 00:14:27.159 --> 00:14:29.399 Lady's yard that you've been complaining about needs to be 243 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:34.879 mowed for six weeks? Go mow it, somebody. I'm about 244 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:40.519 to call the people on him, you know, to call 245 00:14:40.679 --> 00:14:46.559 the people on a person you've never even talked to yet. 246 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:48.879 The Bible tells us we're supposed to love our neighbor. 247 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:55.600 Take your dusty lawnmower. 248 00:14:57.320 --> 00:14:57.879 Over to that. 249 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:01.080 Don't ask them. 250 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:03.120 There's never been in the history. 251 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.399 Ever that somebody that you just start more on their 252 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:09.200 line and they gonna cuss you out, never in the history. 253 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:09.960 Well, is there a line? 254 00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:12.679 I don't want a trustpath? They will let you trust 255 00:15:12.679 --> 00:15:19.519 paths to mow they lawn. Yeah, but watch it. But 256 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:23.600 if your heart is not set on giving, you won't 257 00:15:23.600 --> 00:15:25.399 give your time to that, you won't give your sweat 258 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:28.440 to that, you won't give And God saying I need 259 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:31.240 you to be like me and watch this. I need 260 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:33.360 you to decide before it's time to give. 261 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:34.320 Uh. 262 00:15:34.320 --> 00:15:37.320 Oh, this is where people get in trouble. Right here, 263 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:40.480 write this down. You can't be manipulated when your mind's 264 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:47.399 already made up. Me and my wife decided a long 265 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:50.120 time ago. I showed you y'all that gray book that 266 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:53.080 I talked about our finances being able to change as 267 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:55.440 we honored God and put out our budget and wrote 268 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:57.559 everything down and put our tithe there and all this 269 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:00.759 other stuff. God has continued to increase us in different ways. 270 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:02.399 But one of the things that me and my wife 271 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:07.120 had to learn is like our disposition on giving, because 272 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:11.679 we have now become so generous in our giving that 273 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:13.919 we got to check with each other because sometimes it 274 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:15.080 gets reckless. 275 00:16:16.440 --> 00:16:17.679 And when I say reckless, I. 276 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:21.000 Mean it's reckless, Like it's like at the moment, she'll 277 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.759 look at somebody or see something or feel something in 278 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:25.759 her spirit and she was like, I think we're supposed 279 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:26.679 to do this for such and such. 280 00:16:26.679 --> 00:16:30.639 And I was like, whoo, that's crazy. 281 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:32.000 Because God told me we're supposed to do this for 282 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:36.960 such and such. And she was like, whoa did he 283 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:39.159 tell us at the same time, we're supposed to do this. 284 00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:45.879 And why I'm saying this is we've already decided, talked about, 285 00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:50.759 prayed through, started to wade through, looked at our budget 286 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:56.000 before it's time. The reason why people get manipulated and 287 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:58.799 feel like people are trying to get something from them 288 00:16:58.919 --> 00:17:04.160 is because they're unders and a double minded man is 289 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:08.759 unstable in all of his ways. But you can't be 290 00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:13.039 decided on something you've never thought about, and most people 291 00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:16.400 don't think about giving. So when it comes to your thing, 292 00:17:16.480 --> 00:17:18.720 God's like, Hey, one of the things I need you 293 00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:23.480 to pray for is what you're supposed to give, and 294 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:25.680 I need you to pray it before you're supposed to give, 295 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:30.440 because when you know what God said before, you're not swayed. 296 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:34.480 My question to you today, I got a lot of questions. 297 00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:37.559 When's the last time you ask God? What am I 298 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:38.440 supposed to give. 299 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:40.759 Before? 300 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:46.240 Before offering before somebody has a need before. There are 301 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:48.440 things that I have planned for, things that I currently have, 302 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:50.880 like I currently have them. 303 00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:51.839 Moh, you already noticed. 304 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:53.799 I've told the people close to me, and it's like, yeah, 305 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:55.279 when I'm done with this, I'm giving this a certain 306 00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:57.759 soul done. 307 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:00.079 I've already planned it in. 308 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:02.000 I'm still using it right now and I'm taking good 309 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:03.720 care of it right now. But when I'm done with this, 310 00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:12.440 I've already watched this scent. My seed, my seed is 311 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:16.359 like a missile. My seed has to be directed. My 312 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:20.640 seed is something that I place in places for a 313 00:18:20.759 --> 00:18:24.680 future so even though I'm here right now, I'm sending 314 00:18:24.759 --> 00:18:29.440 my seed somewhere. My question is, when's the last time 315 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:31.400 you prayed? God? Where am I supposed to send this seed? 316 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:34.920 When I'm done with these shoes? When am I supposed 317 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:38.440 to Well? Who's supposed to wear these? When I'm doing 318 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:38.960 with this house? 319 00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:40.160 Who I'm I supposed to give it to. 320 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:45.000 God? When I'm done driving this car? Who am I 321 00:18:45.039 --> 00:18:49.079 supposed to sol this into God? God? 322 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:50.960 What am I supposed to do with what You've placed 323 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:51.559 in my hand? 324 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:54.160 And listen to me. 325 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:55.480 I'm trying to give you the secrets. 326 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:59.200 If you don't pray about it before, you have two 327 00:18:59.279 --> 00:19:03.559 responses to clinch up in fear or to give frivolously. 328 00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:07.559 And I have to say this because there are people 329 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:12.160 who have given what they needed to keep because. 330 00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:14.079 They were poor Stuarts. 331 00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:17.640 I gotta say this because there's some churches you go 332 00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:19.839 to and be like, give the light, deal the thing, 333 00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:22.000 get the thing, and get the thing, and now that 334 00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:26.599 person is destituo on the street, nowhere to go. And 335 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:30.200 they felt like they were doing it in faith, but 336 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:32.160 what they were doing it was an out of order. 337 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:35.640 There was no priority to what was happening. 338 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:38.960 Now. This is where you got to check your priorities. 339 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:41.240 Because some of the things that we're calling essential are 340 00:19:41.279 --> 00:19:45.319 actually luxuries. So if God is calling you and asking 341 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:47.359 you to do something, you have to evaluate. God, what 342 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:49.240 are you asking me to do? What are you asking 343 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:51.000 me to cut off? What are you asking me to 344 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:52.920 give up for a season so that I can honor you. 345 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:55.640 The reason I'm saying this is because God will require 346 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:58.119 what you have, but he will never require what you don't. 347 00:20:00.039 --> 00:20:04.400 Oh God. And there are people that think maybe this 348 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:06.160 is what God wants from me is just to be 349 00:20:06.240 --> 00:20:11.480 broken white around the mouth and begging no. But He 350 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:15.720 does want you to figure out your budget, and he 351 00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:17.920 does want you to know how much debt you have, 352 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:21.400 and he does want you to stop doing dashing when 353 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:22.400 you could get up. 354 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:27.720 And go pick up that top. Gobail. Oh, come on, y'all. 355 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:33.920 Okay, I see the resistance, gos I Mike, Why are 356 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:34.519 you saying this? 357 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:36.480 Because if you never think about what. 358 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:39.359 You're gonna give watch, it's hard to see it come 359 00:20:39.400 --> 00:20:42.039 out in your hand if it hasn't started being thought 360 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:45.680 about in your head. Cause the progression is it goes 361 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:47.839 to my head. Maybe I can't give this, then it 362 00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:49.640 drops to my heart. God, is this what you're asking 363 00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:51.160 me to give? Then it comes out in my hand. 364 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:54.400 Here it is God. Most people want to start with 365 00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:56.359 their hand. Well I got it, uh huh. And your 366 00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:57.440 head is like, why did we do that? 367 00:20:58.680 --> 00:20:59.200 We don't have. 368 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:01.640 Enough money to do that. Where in the world is 369 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:04.039 that coming from? And God says, He's not a god 370 00:21:04.079 --> 00:21:08.079 that just wants you to do think about it. Think 371 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:10.480 about it and I'll show you and it'll drop to 372 00:21:10.519 --> 00:21:12.359 your heart and then you will move by faith and 373 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:14.240 it'll come out in your hand. So this is where 374 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:17.319 I need everybody to understand. This scripture is giving us 375 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:25.400 the playbook. Don't give under manipulation. Do not give if 376 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:29.079 you feel like your arm is being twisted. Do you 377 00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:31.960 You ain't never heard no pass to say this I'm 378 00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:36.200 trying to do. Not give anything if you feel like 379 00:21:36.279 --> 00:21:45.359 somebody's trying to lean on you emotionally, even your family. Oh, 380 00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:48.599 you thought I was talking about the church, because the 381 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:51.680 problem is most of you are in financial ruin because 382 00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:57.000 you're helping somebody that won't help themselves. Okay, He's giving 383 00:21:57.039 --> 00:22:00.240 you principles that are supposed to help your whole life, 384 00:22:00.359 --> 00:22:01.839 not just everybody want to use it when it comes 385 00:22:01.839 --> 00:22:06.640 to the church, but you don't use it concerning babe. 386 00:22:06.880 --> 00:22:09.160 You paying for this young man's stuff, or you paying 387 00:22:09.160 --> 00:22:10.440 for this young lady's stuff. 388 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:12.000 You flying somebody out, You. 389 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:13.920 Paying for this thirst trap on Instagram. 390 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:16.400 You paying for all of these different things, and you 391 00:22:16.440 --> 00:22:18.400 don't ever have no pressure. 392 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:25.000 Or no problem giving to them. You look so strong, 393 00:22:25.119 --> 00:22:30.440 big daddy. What you mean ain't worked out in ten years? 394 00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:37.039 What you mean, Oh, this whole thing stop, I'm trying. 395 00:22:37.119 --> 00:22:40.160 I'm trying to teach you. Don't you give to that 396 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:45.480 with manipulation? If you know somebody's praying on your weakness 397 00:22:45.599 --> 00:22:48.480 right now, If you know that, oh I just have 398 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:51.240 a guard. Dad. Some of us are suckers for sad stories. 399 00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:54.200 Y'all know, y'all, y'all know who y'are. 400 00:22:54.319 --> 00:22:56.400 Y'all know that y'all always give to them little puppies 401 00:22:56.440 --> 00:22:59.720