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“Beloved,Iwishaboveallthingsthatthoumayestprosperandbeinhealth,evenasthysoulprospereth”
(3John2).
Thebeginningofaprosperouslifeisaprosperoussoul.Buthowdoyougetthere?
MyjourneytotheprosperouslifebeganyearsagowhenIreadMatthew6:33inaBibleKen’smotherhadgivenhim:“ButseekyefirstthekingdomofGod,andhisrighteousness;andallthesethingsshallbeaddeduntoyou.”InTheAmplifiedBibleitsaystoseek“Hiswayofdoingandbeingright.”That’sthefoundationofGod’sprosperity.WhenIfoundthisverse,IwasreadytotryGod’sway.Ineededalotofthingsandmywaywasn’tworking.
IdiscoveredthatGod’sprosperityisn’tjustfinancialblessings.Italsoincludeshealing,protection,favor,wisdom,success,well-beingandeverygoodthingyoucouldpossiblyneed—allthegoodthingsJesuspaidforyoutohave.
Hetookourplaceandborethecurseofoursinsowecouldliveintheblessing.“Christhathredeemedusfromthecurseofthelaw,beingmadeacurseforus:foritiswritten,Cursediseveryonethathangethonatree:ThattheblessingofAbrahammightcomeontheGentilesthroughJesusChrist…”(Galatians3:13-14).
Isaiah53:5says,“Thechastise-ment[needfultoobtain]peaceandwell-beingforuswasuponHim,6
andwiththestripes[thatwounded]
Himwearehealedandmadewhole”
(TheAmplifiedBible).TheHebrewwordforpeaceinthisscriptureisshalom.Itbasicallymeans“nothingmissing,
nothingbroken,”orwhole-nessineveryareaoflife—spirit,soulandbody.
Thatkindofprosperouslifedoesn’tjusthappen.Anditdoesn’thappenovernight.Butthefoundationfortrueprosperitybeginswiththesesevensteps:
1.Walkingintruth
2.Faithfulness
3.Diligence
4.Tithing
5.Sowing
6.Believing
7.Saying
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Solet’sbrieflytakealookateachoneofthesekeyelementstowalkinginprosperity.
WalkinginTruth“Ihavenogreaterjoythantohearthatmychildrenwalkintruth”
(3John4).
IfItoldyouaboutheaven,Icouldn’tgiveyouanyfirsthandinformationbecauseIhaven’tbeenthere.ButwhenIteachonprosperity,it’ssomethingIhaveexperiencedfromminuszerotoabundance.KennethandIhavebeenwalkingbythelawsofabundancefor39years.
Weweren’texactlywalkinginprosperitywhenwemarried.Iworea$2
veilwiththewhitecottondressmymothermadeforthewedding.Ken’sfriendmarriedusathishome.His8
wifebakedacake.Weevenborrowed$100forourhoneymoon.Wehadnomoneyandnowisdom.Youwouldbehard-pressedtofindacouplemorepitifullyignorantthanwewereatthattime.
Butthensomethinghappenedthattotallychangedourlives.WebegantohearthetruthoftheWordofGod.
Firstwewerebornagain.Wewerechangedinside,butoutwardlyyoucouldn’ttellmuchdifference.OncewewerefilledwiththeHolySpirit,therewassomeoutwardchange,butnotmuchbecausewewerestillignorantoftheWord.TherealchangesinourouterlivescamewhenwebeganwalkingbytheWordandlettingthewisdomofGodbecomeourwayoflife.Everythingbegantochange!
Wefoundthatthefirststeptoincreaseiswalkingintruth.Thismeans9
walkinginthelightofGod’sWord,accordingtoHisways,HiswisdomandwhatHesaysisright.Youcan’tdothatandnotbeblessed.Jesussaid,“Ifyecontinueinmyword,thenareyemydisciplesindeed;andyeshallknowthetruth,andthetruthshallmakeyoufree”(John8:31-32).
I’mnottalkingaboutjustreadingscripturesaboutprosperity.YouprosperwhenyouwalkinallthewordsGodsaystoyou.That’sthewisdomofGod.
Walkingintruthislivingagodlylifestyle—livinginobediencetowhatGodsaysisright.TheblessingsGodoutlinedinDeuteronomy28:1-14
manifestasaresultofobedience.“Anditshallcometopass,ifthoushalthearkendiligentlyuntothevoiceoftheLordthyGod,toobserveandtodoallhiscommandmentswhichI10
commandtheethisday,thattheLordthyGodwillsettheeonhighaboveallnationsoftheearth:Andalltheseblessingsshallcomeonthee,andovertakethee…”(verses1-2).
Godhasalwaysblessedanobedientpeople.Isaiah1:19says,“Ifyebewillingandobedient,yeshalleatthegoodoftheland.”Godcandosomethingwithapersonwhohasawillingheart.
InfactPsalm25:12-13inTheLivingBiblepromisesthatwhenyoufeartheLord,“Godwillteach[you]howtochoosethebest.[You]shalllivewithinGod’scircleofblessing….”
OneofthefirstthingsGodtaughtuswastostayoutofdebt—andweobeyedHim!Thatwasbigtousinthosedays.Westartedwherewewere,whichmeantbelievingGodtopaytheoverduebills.Butincreasecameaswewerewillingandobedienttowalkin11
thetruthoftheWord.
Andincreasecancometoyou,too.
GoddesiresforyoutolivewithinHiscircleofblessing.ItisHiswillforyoutoincrease.
FaithfulnessandDiligence“Hislordsaiduntohim,Welldone,thougoodandfaithfulservant:thouhastbeenfaithfuloverafewthings,Iwillmaketheerulerovermanythings:enterthouintothejoyofthylord”
(Matthew25:21).
Theforceoffaithfulnessispartofthefruitofthespirityoureceivedwhenyouwerebornagain.Webster’sdictionarydefinesfaithfulas“fulloffaith,believing,strongorfirminone’sfaith,firmlyadheringtoduty,atruefidelity,loyal,truetoallegiance,12
constantintheperformanceofdutiesorservices.”
Afaithfulpersonconsistentlydoeswhatisright,evenifitlookslikeitcouldbetohisdisadvantage.
Psalm106:3says,“Blessedaretheywhomaintainjustice,whoconstantlydowhatisright”(NewInternationalVersion).Wecan’tbegodlywithoutbeingfaithfulbecausefaithfulnessisGod’scharacter:
ItisbecauseoftheLord’s
mercyandloving-kindness
thatwearenotconsumed,becauseHis[tender]compassionsfailnot.Theyareneweverymorning;greatandabundant
isYourstabilityandfaithfulness.
Godisfaithful(reliable,trust-worthy,andthereforeevertruetoHispromise,andHecanbe13
dependedon);byHimyouwerecalledintocompanionshipandparticipationwithHisSon,JesusChristourLord(Lamentations3:22-23;1Corinthians1:9,
TheAmplifiedBible).
SecondChronicles16:9saysGodislookingforfaithfulness,“FortheeyesoftheLordruntoandfrothroughoutthewholeearth,toshowhimselfstronginthebehalfofthemwhoseheartisperfecttowardhim….”TheHebrewwordforperfecttheremeans“loyal,devoted,dedicated,faithful.”
KennethandIhavehadfinancialtrouble,challengeswithsicknessandotherthings,butwhenwehavestoodontheWordandrefusedtogiveup,Godhasalwaysansweredourfaithwith
Hisaction!
Onceyoufindapromiseinthe14
Word,don’tdisqualifyyourselffromreceivingbysaying,“Godwouldneverdothatforme.”Betransformedbytherenewingofyourmind(Romans12:2).LetGod’sWordchangeyourthinking.Youwillprosperinanyareaasyoursoul[mind,willandemotions]
prospersinunderstandingaboutthatareafromtheWord,andyouactonit.YourinnermanprosperswhenyoubelievetheWord.YourcircumstancesprosperwhenyoureceivewhatHesaysandactonit.
BefaithfultokeepmeditatingthepromisesintheWorduntiltheyovertakeyourlife.EverythingyoureceivefromGodstartswiththeWordinyourheart.Proverbs4:20-23says,“Myson,attendtomywords;inclinethineearuntomysayings.Letthemnotdepartfromthineeyes;keeptheminthemidstofthineheart.Fortheyarelife15
untothosethatfindthem,andhealthtoalltheirflesh.Keepthyheartwithalldiligence;foroutofitaretheis-suesoflife.”
Faithfulnesswillenergizeyoutobediligentevenifyouhaveneverbeenthatwayinthenatural.
TheWordrepeatedlysayswearetodiligentlyseekGod,hearkentowhatHesaysandobeyHiscommands.Why?Deuteronomy28:1-2
sayswhenyouhearkendiligently,blessingsovertakeyou,because“…
heisarewarderofthemthatdiligentlyseekhim”(Hebrews11:6).
Diligenceincreasesyou.AsProverbs10:4says,“Thehandofthediligentmakethrich.”
BediligentandfaithfultoGodinyournaturallifeaswell.Makeadecisiontobefaithfulonyourjob,atyourchurch,inyourprayerlifeandinputtingthe16
Wordfirstplaceinyourlife.
OursoulsprosperaswespendtimeintheWord,believeitandcreatealifestyleofobeyingGod.
Theresultwillbewhat1John3:22says:“AndwereceivefromHimwhateverweask,becausewe[watchfully]obeyHisorders[observeHissuggestionsandinjunc-tions,followHisplanfor
us]and[habitually]practicewhatispleas-ingtoHim”(TheAmplifiedBible).
TheNo.1lawofreceivingisdon’tquit!StaywiththeWord.StaywithwhatGodhastoldyoutodo.
Evenifyoumakeamistake,repentandgetbackontrack.That’sfaithfulness.It’spartoftheprosperouslifebecause“afaithfulmanshallaboundwithblessings…”(Proverbs28:20).
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TithingandSowing“HonortheLordwithyourcapi-talandsufficiency…andwiththefirstfruitsofallyourincome;soshallyourstorageplacesbefilledwithplenty,andyourvatsshallbeoverflowingwithnewwine”(Proverbs3:9-10,TheAmplifiedBible).
TithingisacovenanttransactionthatgetsGodinvolvedinwhatyouaredoing.Thefirst10percentofyourincome—thetithe—belongstoGod.
TheBiblecallsitfirstfruits.It’sdevotedtoGod,anditgoestosupportministriesthatfeedyouspiritually.
TithingishowyouhonorGodwithyourmoney.ItmakesawayforHimtoblessyousupernaturally.
KenandIneverhadanyfinancialgrowthuntilwebecamefaithfulintithing.Atfirstitlookedimpossible18
togivethat10percent.Butwhenwedid,the90percentwehadleftwentfurtherthanthe100percentwehadbefore.
NoticeMalachi3:8-10sayswearetobringallthetithestoGod.ItalsosaysbydoingsoGodwillopenthewindowsofheavenandblessyou“thatthereshallnotberoomenoughtoreceiveit”!Youdon’twanttokeepanythingthatbelongstoGod.Leviti-cus27:30declares,“Andallthetitheoftheland,whetheroftheseedoftheland,orofthefruitofthetree,istheLord’s:itisholyuntotheLord.”
Realtithingisdonewiththeheartandwiththemouth,infaith.God’speoplewerecommandedtobringtheirfirstfruits:“AndthoushaltsetitbeforetheLordthyGod,andworshipbeforetheLordthyGod:Andthoushaltrejoiceineverygoodthing19
whichtheLordthyGodhathgivenuntothee,anduntothinehouse…”
(Deuteronomy26:10-11).TheyweretorecounthowGodhaddeliveredthemoutofbondageandthenworshipHimandrejoiceforallthegoodHehadgiventhem.
WhateverwedomustbeinobedienceandfaithforGodtobepleasedwithit.
EverythingwedotowardGod
mustcomefromourhearts.Otherwiseitdoesn’tcount.Jesussaid,“Itisthespiritthatquickeneth;thefleshprofiteth
nothing…”(John6:63).Wearetogivewithawillingheart,asanhonortoGod,andworshipHimwithourtithes.ThenHeisinpartnershipwithus.
Afterwetithe,wearetosowaccordingtowhattheLordlaysonourhearts,withtherightattitude.TheHebrew20
wordforofferingcomesfromarootwordthatmeansto“drawnigh.”WedrawnightoGodwithouroffering.
SecondCorinthians9:6says:“Hewhichsowethsparinglyshallreapalsosparingly;andhewhichsowethbountifullyshallreapalsobountifully.”
TheScriptureplainlysaysyoureapwhatyousow(Galatians6:7).Ifyoudesiretobeareceiver,youhavetobeagiver.“Give,anditshallbegivenuntoyou;goodmeasure,presseddown,andshakentogether,andrunningover,shallmengiveintoyourbosom.Forwiththesamemeasurethatyemetewithalitshallbemeasuredtoyouagain”(Luke6:38).
Tithingissupernatural—don’tmissoutonthebenefits.Godhasaninter-estinyourfinances.HedesirestoincreaseyouandblessyoubecauseHelovesyou.
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BelievingandSaying“Wehavingthesamespiritoffaith,accordingasitiswritten,Ibelieved,andthereforehaveIspo-ken;wealsobelieve,andthereforespeak”(2Corinthians4:13).
TheBiblesaysseveraltimes,“Thejustshalllivebyfaith”(Romans1:17;Galatians3:11;Hebrews10:38).
Abrahamwasblessedbecausehelivedbyfaith.HebelievedGod.We’resup-posedtolivethesameway:“SothentheywhichbeoffaithareblessedwithfaithfulAbraham”(Galatians3:9).
Faithmustbeintwoplaces—inyourheartandinyourmouth.“Thewordisnighthee,eveninthymouth,andinthyheart:thatis,thewordoffaith,whichwepreach”(Romans10:8).
Believinginyourheartandsayingwith22
yourmouthproducetheoperationoffaith.Jesussaid,“ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Thatwhosoevershallsayuntothismountain,Bethouremoved,andbethoucastintothesea;andshallnotdoubtinhisheart,butshallbelievethatthosethingswhichhesaithshallcometopass;heshallhavewhatsoeverhesaith”(Mark11:23).
KennethandIbegantotaketheWordliterallyasGodspeakingtous.
Welearnedthatifweputitinoureyes,putitinourears,andletitgetdownintoourheartsinabundance,itwouldcomeoutofourmouthsinfaith-filledwordsthatwouldchangeourlivesandcircumstances.
WerealizedallthatstoodbetweenusandwalkinginthedreamGodhadforuswasknowingwhatisintheBookanddoingit.“Thisbookofthelawshallnotdepartoutofthymouth;23
butthoushaltmeditatethereindayandnight,thatthoumayestobservetodoaccordingtoallthatiswrittentherein:forthenthoushaltmakethywayprosperous,andthenthoushalthavegoodsuccess”(Joshua1:8).
ThesevenkeysI’vesharedarehowKenandIlaidafoundationfortheprosperouslife—andthisishowwemaintainit.Icantellyoufromexperience,thesearethefirstsevenstepstoincrease,nomatterwhatyouneed.
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BaptismintheHolySpiritHeavenlyFather,IcometoYouintheNameofJesus.YourWordsays,“WhosoevershallcallonthenameoftheLordshallbesaved”(Acts2:21).IamcallingonYou.IprayandaskJesustocomeintomyheartandbeLordovermylifeaccordingtoRomans10:9-10:“IfthoushaltconfesswiththymouththeLordJesus,andshaltbelieveinthineheartthatGodhathraisedhimfromthedead,thoushaltbesaved.Forwiththeheartmanbelievethuntorighteousness;andwiththemouthconfessionismadeuntosalvation.”Idothatnow.IconfessthatJesusisLord,andIbelieveinmyheartthatGodraisedHimfromthedead.
Iamnowreborn!IamaChristian—achildofAlmightyGod!Iamsaved!YoualsosaidinYourWord,“Ifyethen,beingevil,knowhowtogivegoodgiftsuntoyourchildren:HOWMUCHMORE
shallyourheavenlyFathergivetheHolySpirittothemthataskhim?”(Luke11:13).I’malsoaskingYoutofillmewiththeHolySpirit.HolySpirit,riseupwithinmeasIpraiseGod.IfullyexpecttospeakwithothertonguesasYougivemetheutterance(Acts2:4).InJesus’Name.Amen!
BegintopraiseGodforfillingyouwiththeHolySpirit.Speakthosewordsandsyllablesyoureceive—notinyourownlanguage,butthelanguagegiventoyoubytheHolySpirit.Youhavetouseyourownvoice.Godwillnotforceyoutospeak.Don’tbeconcernedwithhowitsounds.Itisaheavenlylanguage!
ContinuewiththeblessingGodhasgivenyouandprayinthespiriteveryday.
Youareaborn-again,Spirit-filledbeliever.You’lneverbethesame!
FindagoodchurchthatboldlypreachesGod’sWordandobeysit.Becomepartofachurchfamilywhowillloveandcareforyouasyouloveandcareforthem.
Weneedtobeconnectedtoeachother.ItincreasesourstrengthinGod.It’sGod’splanforus.
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AbouttheAuthorGloriaCopelandisanotedauthorandministerofthegospelwhoseteachingministryisknownthroughouttheworld.BelieversworldwideknowherthroughBelievers’Conventions,VictoryCampaigns,magazinearticles,teachingaudiosandvideos,andthedailyandSundayBeliever’sVoiceofVictorytelevisionbroadcast,whichshehostswithherhusband,KennethCopeland.SheisknownforHealingSchool,whichshebeganteachingandhostingin1979atKCM
meetings.GloriadeliverstheWordofGodandthekeystovictoriousChristianlivingtomillionsofpeopleeveryyear.
GloriaisauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbest-seller,God’sMasterPlanforYourLifeandLiveLong,FinishStrong,aswellasnumerousotherfavorites,includingGod’sWillforYou,WalkWithGod,God’sWillIsProsperity,HiddenTreasuresandToKnowHim.Shehasalsoco-authoredseveralbookswithherhusband,includingFamilyPromises,HealingPromisesandthebest-sellingdailydevotionals,FromFaithtoFaithandPursuitofHisPresence.
SheholdsanhonorarydoctoratefromOralRobertsUniversity.In1994,GloriawasvotedChristianWomanoftheYear,anhonorconferredonwomenwhoseexampledemonstratesoutstandingChristianleadership.Gloriaisalsotheco-founderandvicepresidentofKennethCopelandMinistriesinFortWorth,Texas.
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