Free Supernatural Abundance: A Journey To The Father's House by Leif Hetland Page A

poverty are:

    •Very critical of people who are doing something in the Kingdom.
    •Constantly looking for flaws in the lives of those who are prosperous.
    •Always complaining about how others get the good things of life.
    •Always blaming someone else for their failures.

    3. Withholding More Than You Need

    “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.” (Proverbs 11:24)

    In the world system you are told that in order to get more you must invest more. To do that requires that you give up a sum of money in order to get a greater sum, right? There is a principle that every farmer knows called, “do not eat your best seed.” It's exciting to walk into a blessing, but we must always be careful to invest back into the Kingdom to perpetuate the blessing.

    Giving is a part of God's system. Everything He created was created to give. The greatest Bible verse ever given is one that most learn during childhood:

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

    The emphasis is on “God gave!” God wanted sons, so what did He do? He gave His very best, His only son in order to gain many sons for the Kingdom of God. You are a product of God's free gift. He did not withhold His best seed.

    A person under the oppression of the spirit of poverty is always looking for a way to hold on to what they have. They live under the fear of “not having enough.” When someone says, “When I get some extra I'll give,” is spoken out of doubt and fear, not faith. God does not reward doubt, only faith. Faith breaks the cycle of fear, and eliminates the excuses for withholding.

    Malachi Chapter 1 illustrates how God feels about getting the leftovers of our life. God chastised the people for giving Him their moulded bread, blind goats, lame sheep, and sick cows. In the process of giving God the scraps they:

    •Doubted God's Love – verse 2
    •Despised God's Name – verse 6
    •Defiled God's Altar – verses 7 – 10

    God demands our best because He gave His best for us! When faith goes to work, something happens in the spirit world that may not be seen right away. But it's happening, just like putting seed into the ground, or a woman during pregnancy.  

    “I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty.” (Malachi 3:11)

    4. Get Rich Quick Motivation

    A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.” (Proverbs 28:20)

    God is not opposed to you walking in riches. But if that is your motivation, it will lead to poverty. People who have a “get rich quick” motivation will not maintain what they have for very long.   There are some who say we should never “give” in order to “get.”   That’s not the problem. The problem comes when we view God as someone who can be bribed. God is not some kind of slot machine in the sky that if you put in enough money you will get a big payoff one day.

    I know you have read or heard horror stories of people who won the lottery, who ended up broke at best and dead at worst. Many articles have been written about what people do with sudden riches. Many times they just couldn’t handle it because there wasn’t a foundation of integrity and honesty before God. The very thing they thought they wanted ended up destroying them.

    Whether it's trying to hit the lottery or some other new scheme that comes along, it will never replace sound Biblical principles!

    “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.   Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,