13/05/2017
STOP GIVING MONEY TO GOD; HE DOESN’T NEED
MONEY – (Winning Wisdom, Episode 033)
The idea of giving money to God, if not thoroughly
understood can become a dead religion without you
being aware of it. They might have told you that you
are giving your money to God as a baby Christian. But
please grow up, and refuse to remain a baby for life.
God is not a human being. He does NOT ever use
money.
It is only the people on this earth who need money.
God is not in want; He is not in need. He created
everything on this earth. He put everything we would
ever need on earth, before He even created us.
Therefore, to say that you are giving your money to
God may be an undeserved insult on Him. Do not say
or think it without understanding what you are doing.
All the cattle on the hills, and all the gold, silver,
copper, diamond in the field were created by Him. If He
ever needs one, would He have asked you? Please stop
being deceived that you are giving your money to God.
Only human beings use money. And money is only
needed on earth. They do NOT spend money in heaven.
Therefore, if you ever use money at all, it is either you
use it for yourself or you use it for other people.
Using your money for the expansion of God’s Kingdom
does not mean you are giving money to God. It simply
means you are using your money to fulfill your purpose
on earth. Using your money for kingdom expansion
simply means you are using it for the best possible
course you can ever use it for. If no one has told you,
even the end purpose of Kingdom expansion on earth
is not for God. The Kingdom of God on earth is for the
benefit of human beings.
The more of the spread of God’s Kingdom we have on
earth, the more peace people can have here, the more
easily joy can be in the hearts of men, and the more
righteousness can reign in our lives. We want His will
to be done on earth so that we can live a better and a
more quality life. We want to enjoy heaven on earth,
NOT because God wants to become a human being
and wants to start living on the earth. It is because His
will on the earth is the best thing that can ever happen
to us. He lives inside of us so we can represent Him on
the earth. And therefore, He wants the best of life for
us.
Money is an invention of man. It was not God who
created money. Man invented money to make the trade
of goods and services less cumbersome. Money simply
signifies value. God has put so much value on this
earth, and inside human beings. Therefore, in order to
exchange this value from person to person, we
invented money. Money is just an equivalent of useful
resources we have in us, and on earth.
In order to be able to use money to fulfill your purpose
in life, you need to begin to see money from this
perspective. When you are giving your money whether
in a church service or anywhere else, you are simply
exchanging value from person to person. And it will be
a waste of your resources if you are giving value to
someone who does not know what to do with it.
It is a waste of your resources if you are always
adding value to someone who is not in need. We
should be adding value so that there will be nobody in
lack and want in the church. We should emulate the
first Christians that ever lived. Nobody lacked among
them. This should be the goal of every local church.
Pastors should not keep impoverishing people and
claim they are serving God. All leaders and pastors
should know how to add value to people’s lives. Let us
bring glory to the Name of Christ by eradicating
poverty among the Christians. Let us teach sound
wisdom and knowledge, instead of always telling them
to give their money to us before they can get rich.
Apostle Paul, as great as he was went to do a menial
job in order to take care of people. He said very clearly
that his hands worked hard night and day to minister
to his needs and to those around him, so that he was
not a burden to anyone. All he was after was how to
show love and get the gospel to the people effectively.
Yet the only thing some pastors think they can do is to
receive money from people. They do not remember that
it is more blessed to give than to receive. Please begin
to use discretion in your giving and STOP wasting your
resources.
You need to START CONSCIOUSLY being aware of the
value you are exchanging your money for. It is unwise
if you are not sure that your money is actually adding
value to someone. This life is all about adding value to
yourself so that you can add tremendous value to
other people, and money is one of the tools needed to
make this process successful. You CAN NEVER add
value to God. Please STOP thinking you are giving
money to God. Don’t let anyone keep using the idea of
giving money to God to deceive and swindle you of
your hard-earned money.
God is the one adding value to your life. And 99% of
the time, the value He adds to your life is not in form of
money, it is in form of intangible assets. When God
wants to add value to you, He gives you wisdom,
insight, revelation, understanding, and power (ability).
Solomon was the richest person that ever lived. Yet,
God never gave physical money to Solomon. He gave
him wisdom, and the wisdom brought all the money he
would ever need in life. Therefore, realize that it is God
who is wanting to add value to your life, and it is
NEVER in the opposite direction.
If God ever asks you to give Him money, He is speaking
metaphorically. Jesus made it very clear that the way
to take care of Him is to take care of the people in need
– feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and taking
care of the sickly and the prisoners. If you are not
making sure that your money is going to the needy, it
simply means you are wasting your money. Stop living
in self-delusion of obeying God without knowing what
your money is being used for. Obey God by consciously
taking care of the needy – spiritually, mentally, and
physically.
Your pastor has no business collecting your money
EXCEPT he is actually in need or He is using it to help
the people in need. Never forget that the purpose of
money is to add value to human lives. It is to
transform lives. Money is supposed to be used to feed
spiritually, mentally and physically starving people.
Money is supposed to be used to free people from their
spiritual, mental, and physical prison. Everything about
the use of money is ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. God does not
need it.
All that matters most to God is that you are using your
money for the right purpose. Whether you give it in
form of tithes, or you give it as offering, or you use it
for the ministry, calling and assignment that God has
given you, as long as you are using to add value to
people and transform lives, your money is being
utilized for the right purpose. All I ever use my money
to do is to add value to humanity and expand God’s
Kingdom.
Friend, it is very crucial for you to always seek for
wisdom. And to make sure that with everything you
get, you get understanding. When you have wisdom
and knowledge, you will know what to do with your
money. You will know how to multiply your money in
order to be able to do more of God’s will. You will not
need to wait for any pastor to tell you that you have to
sow seed to him or pay tithes to him, especially when
God is not leading you in that direction. Please stop
giving your money blindly; start using your money to
fulfill your purpose on earth.
SUNDAY AKINBOWALE,
KINGDOM FOCUS INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT