Nevertheless.....
If you are not wealthy, yet you work like a fool's mule (I heard this from a pastor years ago), or you have stress, get angry easily, or even have anxiety; then I would like to share some key points, definitions and revelation translations with you that God has shared with me. It might get slightly complex, but I ask that you meditate on what is written because it is indeed powerful.
Critical Point 1) I don't care how many hustles (streams of income) you have, or how many business models you try to work... Absolutely no amount of work will make you rich.
- Proverbs 10:22 (KJV) - 22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- Blessing -berakah (Hebrew) from barak (Hebrew). Berakah meaning an act of adoration both Man to God and God to Man. Barak meaning prosperity and present (Present synonymous with a gift you give someone, like grace is a gift from God).
- Rich - ashar (Greek). Ashar meaning to accumulate and grow (This is the realm of abundance and continuously having more than enough because it continues to grow).
- Sorrow - etseb (Hebrew) from atsab (Hebrew). Etseb meaning painful toil in body or mind. Atsab meaning pain or anger (This is the realm of physically working so hard that your body aches, or mentally working so hard that you physically get a headache, or you mentally get upset easily, have anxiety, get depression, stress, etc.).
The gift from God to you is a never ending supply of riches to that you do not have to physically or mentally work hard for.
Critical Point 2) It may sound "churchy" however our efforts and labor's in life must be directed towards representing and living in the Kingdom of God and His systems and NOT on getting rich.
- Proverbs 23:4 (KJV) - 4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. (Note: I will only deal with Labor not to be rich right now because ceasing for your own wisdom is another revelation all in itself (There is a way a man thinks is right, but the end of that way is death (Prov 16)).
- Labour - yaga (Hebrew). To be exhausted. To tire, to toil, to faint.
- Rich - ashar (Greek). Ashar meaning to accumulate and grow (This is the realm of abundance and continuously having more than enough because it continues to grow).
- Hebrews 4:10 -11 (KJV) -10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. (Note: Focus is on Let us labor therefore to enter that rest).
- Labour - yaga (Hebrew). To be exhausted. To tire, to toil, to faint.
- Rest - katapausis (Greek) from katapauo (Greek). Katapausis meaning rest and katapauo meaning to settle down, cease, rest.
Do not get exhausted or burn yourself out trying to obtain a never ending supply of riches. Instead, exhaust yourself, and work tirelessly to settle down and rest.
(Now this is a revelation! Imagine how ridiculous this sounds to the natural mind and the wisdom of the world. The revelation is to work hard at resting!!! God uses the foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinth. 1:27). Be patient now, I am about to expound on this in the next critical point, because I know people may struggle with this Revelation because some will interpret resting for laziness and sleeping all day, and think the revelation is to be lazy and not work. That is not what the Revelation is about.
Critical Point 3) - The work or works that you do on a day-to-day basis, must be based on what you know you have a Godly passion and gift or niche for doing. It could be anything from sweeping a floor to engineering, or cooking to owning a bank.. It doesn't matter as long as it is indeed your gift as it was given to you by God....And what is done with a gift? It is given or "served" to someone else.
- Proverbs 18:16 (KJV) - 16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (Focusing on the key word "gift".)
- Proverbs 18: 16 (CEB) - 16 A gift opens the way for access to important people. (Focusing on the key word "gift".)
- Gift - mattanah (Hebrew). A present, a sacrificial offering.
A man's present that he offers to someone else gives him access to important people.
Summary
So what in the world does all this mean? These revelations have brought us to one of the most profound fundamental principles of our salvation... Giving of yourself, like God gave of Himself.
God so loved the world that He GAVE His only Son.
Our wealth in this world has already been given to us by God. Instead of tirelessly chasing money, working a job that you absolutely hate, or trying various other methods of getting rich.... God desires for us to give and serve others with what He has given to us. To make it plain, the work that we do should be a manifestation of the gift (skills and ability) that God blessed us to have. When you work your gift (sometimes referred to the calling), notice how great you feel. Notice that you love doing that calling with or without getting paid. Why? Because it is indeed the skill that God gave you which is supernaturally connected with the love that He has for you and your position in the Kingdom. When you are working on something that is contrary to your calling, you are miserable because, like the prodigal son (Luke 15), you have strayed away from the Kingdom, thus not on your post. But the robe of righteousness always awaits for your return.
This is one of the reasons why our futile efforts to call money forth does not work (Money Cometh!). Aside from lacking faith, we are asking for something that is not aligned with the will of God (James 4:3). You are asking for your own motives which goes back to following the way that you believe (Your own wisdom) is right. Uh, but the end of that way is death...Whether it is a slow death or fast. Why do you think your mind and body is so tired and in pain after doing what you think is right? It is because you are allowing Satan to literally destroy your body (The Thief comes not but for the steal, kill and to destroy). But Jesus came to give everlasting life, which is the rest that he asks us to enter (Come unto me those who labor (there it is again), and are heavy laden and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:22).
So what must we do?
We must first ask God to forgive our unbelief (Unbelief comes from fear, and the fearful and unbelieving have their place in the lake of fire(Rev. 21)).
If not already known, we must pray and meditate about what our calling in life is.
We must ask God to give us the Wisdom and courage to do whatever our calling really is (Regardless of how insignificant and foolish our rationale says it is. Remember that it is NOT our efforts that make us rich).
We must be willing to serve, give, and present our gifts from God to others (Give and it shall be given unto you (Luke 6:38). By the way, Jesus was not talking exclusively about giving your money to a local church to fund the pastor's Cadillac during this teaching...ijs
We must be totally committed to following Kingdom instructions, as we receive them from the Holy Ghost, regardless of the criticisms of others (Family, friends, etc). Matthew 10:34-39
I know I went on and on here, but I believe that these are some revelations as to why many of us to not live in abundance today, even though we are working like slaves.
If anyone would like to have further dialogue about this, and even challenge me on what I have received, please do not hesitate to reach out to me by leaving a comment.
God Bless. In the name of Jesus.
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