The Holy Spirit gave me this teaching by revelation. He showed me six other things we need to do in addition to giving that will bring financial prosperity. Some Christians do not like to speak or deal with finances, but there are over 1,000 scriptures on finances - including giving, receiving, prosperity and wealth. It is a subject obviously close to the heart of God and He wants us to prosper.

God is getting ready to prosper his people like never before - those He can trust to use a portion of their blessing to get the gospel out to the ends of the world. If you feel your blessing has been held back, perhaps just bringing that weak area forward will make the difference and the Lord will pour out such a blessing upon you, you will not be able to contain it.

1. READ AND MEDITATE GOD'S WORD

Sometimes you might feel you are not receiving when you read the word faithfully ever day. Let me assure you the word is being received in your Sprit and will produce faith for greater blessing.

Joshua 1:8 This book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Also John 5:30, and Deut 8:18.

2) OBEY WHAT YOU READ

It's not enough just to read, but you must incorporate what we read into your daily life and begin to live it out on a daily basis.

Deut 29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all you do.

Matt 7:24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which builds his house upon a rock.

Also 1Chron 22:18.

3) SEEK THE WILL OF THE LORD FOR YOUR LIFE

There is so much more to a fulfilled life than just living day by day. God has a special destiny for each one of us and it's important that we find that destiny.

11Chron 26:5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.

Ps 34:6 This poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.

4) LIVE A GODLY LIFE AND TRUST IN THE LORD FOR BLESSING AND PROVISION

There is righteousness or right living that releases you from guilt and regrets. Your life becomes transparent, you have nothing to fear, and your decisions are blessed.

Is 3:10 Say to the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Ps 35:77 He takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants.

Also Is 65:22, Ps 37:3, and Acts 4:32-34.

5) SERVE THE LORD AND BLESSINGS WILL COME UPON YOU

Walk in the anointing God has placed upon you. Use the gifts God gives you. Abraham was greatly blessed of God because he chose God's ways above his own. Gen 24:35

Deut 8:18 But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he that gives you power to get wealth

2Sam 6:1 And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededem the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obededem and all his household

The ark of the covenant carried the anointing, or presence of God. When the presence of God is cultivated in your life, it will bring blessing to you just as it did to the house of Obededem.

Rather than asking the Lord for wealth, ask for the wisdom to get wealth. 1Kings 3:9-13

Exod 23:25 And you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water and I will take sickness away from the midst of you.

Also Matt 25:15, and I Tim 4:8.

6) YOU MUST HAVE A STRONG WORK ETHIC

God's blessing will never rest on a lazy person. He created us to work and be productive.

The definition of Lazy - to pass time unproductively, disposed to be idle, shiftless, slothful, unoccupied, not working, inactive.

The definention of Sluggard - slow in performance, resopnse or movement, stagnant, lazy, disinclined to exert oneself, no activity that develops mental fitness, no desire to improve one's standing or skills.

Prov 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Ecc 10:18 By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through.

Prov 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Also Prov 24:30-34, Rom 12:11, Prov 6:1, and Prov 26:14.

7) GIVE YOUR WAY INTO PROSPERITY

To whom should you give?

To the Work of the Lord - those who are occupied full-time in His service.

1 Cor 9:13-14 Do you not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple and they which minister at the alter partake of the offerings of the alter? Even so the Lord is commanded that those that who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

To the poor, fatherless, widows and needy.

Prov 28:27 He who gives to the poor will not lack.

Prov 21:13 He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.

Also Ps 112:9, Gal 2:10, and Ps 41:1.

How should you give?

Generously, and with a willing heart, not grudgingly or of necessity for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.

Rom 12:8 Give with simplicity.

10% of your income goes to the work of the Lord

Abraham gave tithes of all (Gen 14:20) and Jacob promised the Lord if he would be with him and bless him when he went, he would give him tithes of all. God did bless Jacob and Jacob, in turn, gave the tenth back to the Lord. Moses commanded the people of Israel to give the 10th of their goods to the priests and Levites as well as giving to the needy and poor.

Some people argue that the tithe was under the law, but Abraham was before the law.

Also, in the Old Testament, whenever you went to the prophet to receive a word from the Lord you always brought a gift to the prophet, and that is how they were provided for, as prophets were not always from the Levitical priesthood. Isaiah, for example, was from royal lineage.

Mal 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me - But you say, Wherein have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings. We rob God not only in withholding tithe, but also in not giving offerings. Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, says the Lord of Hosts if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to contain it.

Offerings are willing offerings, tithes are required.

THE ANOINTING OF MORE THAN ENOUGH

The widow woman in Elijah's day - She gave 100% of what she had and it was more than enough, sustaining Elijah, her son and herself until the famine in the land was over.

Exod 35:5 Take you from among you an offering into the Lord, whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the lord.

Exod 35:21-22 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing and they brought the Lords offering to the work of the tabernacle. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted and brought bracelets and earrings and rings and tablets all jewels of gold and every man offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.

Exod 36:5 And they spoke unto Moses saying, the people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. The people were restrained from bringing.

Also I Chron 29:3.

Some would complain about how ministries spend their gift, but once a gift is given it is no longer yours - it becomes the Lord's offering.

PROMISES OF BLESSING FOR GIVING

Prov 3:10 Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all your increase, so shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst with new wine.

Luke 6:38 Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down and heaping shall the Lord give into your bosom.

I Cor 10:24 Seek every man another's wealth. In other words, don't be selfish, but seek to help others obtain a blessing of wealth through your giving.

Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts.

I challenge you to try the Lord and His Word and see how He will turn things in your favor. Let us hear your testimony of what God has done for you.