THE SECRET TO MORE THAN ENOUGH!

2Corinthians 9:8-10  'Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything-every moment and in every way.

He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.  Just as the scriptures say about the one who trusts in him: Because he has sown extravagantly and given to the poor, his kindness and generous deeds will never be forgotten.      This generous God who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. 

First he supplies every need, plus more. Then he multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow.  '(The Passion Translation)

Paul wrote all that and more to the Corinthians to encourage them in their giving and praised them for it. He reveals the secret to having more than enough.  

First he explains that God is ready to overwhelm us with His generosity. That's good news!

Then God wants us to trust Him because then we ourselves will sow generously into God's work locally, nationally and globally.  God's kingdom is growing, but it takes finance for the Good News of Jesus to be sent to people so they can get saved, or fed and clothed, etc. God wants us to have a heart for His big picture not just for our own small world and our own needs. God is so big He can take care of it all!

Paul says as we sow, then it will be multiplied by God.  He explains that God gives us a seed to sow in the first place.  So whatever God has put in our hand He says you keep the 90% but when we give Him the tithe, (the 10%), then we're trusting Him to multiply that 10% back to us in an overwhelming, multiplied way so not only will our bills and needs be met but we shall have overflow!

Have you ever said 'But I've got bills to pay, how can I give to Your work first? I'll just give what I can afford after I've paid the bills.' That's an easy trap to fall into but the reason we haven't had enough is sometimes because we have it backwards!

Jesus praised the widow who gave her last penny because He knew she trusted God to provide for her.  Don't let us ever deprive people of the privilege of giving and having their seeds multiplied. That's back to front thinking or human reasoning.  If we do it God's way we will, in fact, be giving people the opportunity to prosper! They're not losing something they're gaining a harvest! God's ways are definitely not our ways are they?

We don't give to God because we have to, we give to God because we're allowed to. Big difference. It's a privilege to be allowed to be part of God's plan and work don't you think?  He's giving us an amazing opportunity to be part of what He's doing.  This is not us paying a debt we owe, Jesus paid all our debt. It's us giving out of our love for Him. The Old Covenant was paying the tithe as a debt owed but that is finished now and we're now in the New Covenant way of giving.

I think it's lovely that God doesn't tell us to try to think of ways to raise the money we need for church or ourselves. He just tells us to be givers and follow the leading of His Holy Spirit and He'll multiply it back to us and be responsible for the rest.  

The secret to more than enough is to give to God first, with love, trust Him to multiply it back to meet our need, and He will. God loves a cheerful giver.😊