#sowingseed

There is a great debate among Christians - and criticism by non-believers - about the "Prosperity Gospel."

Scoffers rightfully point to mega-church pastors with their elaborate salaries, huge mansions, and expensive clothes while Christians also condemn the "sow a seed" approach used by these and other ministers proclaiming that their financial faithfulness will promise 'prosperity' as a reward to all that "sow into my ministry."

On the other hand, ardent advocates of this teaching recite the verse above and other scriptures to "Proclaim it and Name It" with the expectation that "whatsoever ye desire" will be given to you (because) all you have to do is "speak unto that mountain and not doubt and it will happen."

So is the 'Prosperity Gospel' true or false? The answer is both YES and NO…but it depends on the WAY and PURPOSE to which it is applied.

God is not an ATM machine, Santa Claus, or unlimited Amazon gift card. Used this way, the 'Prosperity Gospel' is an erroneous, misleading, and false teaching. However, the Prosperity Gospel when applied correctly IS true IF…

You have to ASK

According to GOD'S WILL,

Not your own will.

When we are truly walking in God, we want to do what God wants to do. In other words, his will becomes our will…and not the other way around!!

In James 4:3 it says "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss," so when we pray, our prayers are answered when "speaking unto that mountain" as we ask in faith, but only if it is the Lord's will. The best instruction to applying the Prosperity Gospel is here:

"And this is the confidence that we have in him,

that, if we ask any thing according to his will,

he heareth us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask,

we know that we have the petitions

that we desired of him." - 1 John 5:14–15

So YES, the "Prosperity Gospel" is TRUE, and we shall "have what ye say" but ONLY if it is in accordance to God's Will. God deems 'prosperity' in a variety of ways… (and that doesn't necessarily mean financially) so pray accurately. Ask according to the desire of God's heart and his Word, and his will will be done and "Thou Shalt Have Great Success" (Joshua 1:8)

God Bless Your Day

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Hello All! I have missed writing. The thing is, I don’t want to post something that is just simple and not super important. In this season, if I take the time to write something, it’s because the Lord has downloaded something to my heart.

Now that we got that out of the way... Let’s just jump right in.

From the title of this post, you probably are anticipating which way I’ll go with this topic. I can agree that I am doing the same, but as usual, I will begin typing and the Lord will shift the direction just a tad. Have you ever noticed the many types and varieties of flowers. There may be one general name, but it stems into sometimes hundreds of varieties. We all have something different to contribute to the body of Christ, but I want to focus in on the season you are in right now. Think about what challenges and “curveballs” you had to overcome this week. Think about the times where it seemed everything was going so great. 

Your perspective affects your attitude. Your attitude affects everything else in life. And your attitude is your choice. When you sow joy and serve with a willing heart, you are sowing good seed into good soil. When you sow bitterness and resentment whether through what you’re saying or just by your actions as you are “serving” you are not sowing good seed. Let me ask you this, are you constantly wondering why that person is always receiving blessings whether they be natural or spiritual? First off, try not to compare your life to theirs, rather, ask the Lord which areas you aren’t giving it your best. Or maybe you are doing your best but you are complaining the entire way through. That doesn’t produce a positive attitude. I don’t think it can... Take the time to get alone with God and ask Him for His perspective.

This is a practice that I work on every single day. It is a daily renewing of my mind. Once I grasped the reality of it though, I ran with it! I was in the middle of an amazing summer camp season. Yes, the days were long and sometimes very tiring, but I got to see immediate harvest of the seed I had been sowing. I could have been cleaning a dorm earlier that day and turn around to see a 7 year old receive healing in their body that night. I began to serve on purpose. I knew that the seed I sowed, paved the way for someone to receive their miracle. It was not longer about me, I loved serving others!!! And still do, don’t get me wrong. 

I wanted to encourage you with this, sow with care. Don’t just aimlessly serve in this season. Make the decision to sow with purpose. Only you can sow that specific variety of seed. You are unique and I pray that you grasp this for the purpose of the Body of Christ. The Body needs you, we need the giftings that the Lord has placed in you. Yes, we need your best friends giftings, but theirs are different than yours. Stop comparing, for your comparison is not valid. There may be similarities, but you have something special to offer! 

Isa. 30:23