{"id":727,"date":"2013-04-01T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2013-08-28T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T18:03:51","slug":"wealth-and-how-it-is-created","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/wealth-and-how-it-is-created\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealth and How It Is Created"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There are only three real and proven ways, methods, or techniques that may be used to create wealth in the country today.\u00a0 Now before you raise your eyebrows and begin to formulate a rebuttal and rejection to whatever it is that you think I am going to say,…..before you decide whether I know what I am talking about or not with no information or\u00a0<\/span>background because I haven\u2019t yet given you any,……before you take your position not yet even knowing what your position ought to be,…..allow me the space to develop my message.\u00a0 Listening first will always be beneficial for you.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am only going to discuss the creation of honest and legal wealth.\u00a0 I do know for a fact that money made wrong<\/i>,…. (i.e. illegally, improperly or only at the great expense to another person or group of people) will always spend wrong.<\/i>\u00a0 Money, wealth, value…whatever you desire to call it is a very real blessing or real curse in your life depending totally upon how it is created and how it is spent or used.\u00a0 God warns us throughout the Holy Scriptures about the dangers and the blessings of created wealth and\/or money. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of His most famous and most mis-quoted verses concerning the subject of money is found in The Book of 1 Timothy, Chapter 6, verse 10\u00a0 NKJV:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor the love<\/i> of money is a root of all kinds of evil,<\/i> for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I am not going to preach to you in this discussion, but I think it only proper and fitting to let you know what the Creator of the Universe had to say about creating wealth.\u00a0 It is not the money that actually causes evil to come into your life.\u00a0 No, it is \u201cthe love of money\u201d that is the culprit. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now the saddest thing to witness is a person who calls themselves a believer in Christ but who has money as an idol in their life.\u00a0 The whole of their existence is scattered around the making of money, the use of money, the things it will buy, and\/or the people and events that it will opens doors to or permit associations. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever money is the dominant part of your life, whenever it is the center focal point of your thoughts and deeds, it has then become an idol.\u00a0 God seriously warns us about not allowing that to ever happen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now let us get back to what my original statement was regarding the subject of the creation of wealth.\u00a0 Wealth can either be (1) inherited,\u00a0<\/span>(2) produced or (3) stolen.\u00a0 Those are the only three real ways that it comes into being,…that it can be created.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now for the purposes of this discussion I will not elaborate on inherited wealth because that method is only legally available to those folks who have wealthy connections or wealthy relatives.\u00a0 Since such things are not available to everyone, there is no need to discuss it in detail.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Production of wealth is God\u2019s way of creating it honestly and properly.\u00a0 Of course, in order to produce it there has to be a ways or methods followed which would include work,…energy,…and effort.\u00a0 That is what causes the \u201crub.\u201d\u00a0 Lazy people, entitled people, sluggards as God calls them, just don\u2019t want to work….don\u2019t want to produce anything.\u00a0 They\u00a0 would much prefer simply to go to a special designated place and pick up a check or some type of funds and then go spend it.\u00a0 Such methods require no sweat, blood, or tears.\u00a0 If you do no work for that which you have, then you have already hurt yourself and not grown or matured into a greater producer than you originally were.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh but let\u2019s return to The Word of God. \u00a0 He tells us in Scripture that if we won\u2019t work, then we cannot eat.\u00a0 It reminds me of a statement I once read many years ago.\u00a0 Action and effort are what occur when the stomach and the backbone collide.\u00a0 <\/i>Put into another context…..Lazy people always raise skinny kids.<\/i><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So if you really want to create great wealth honestly.\u00a0 If you desire to create wealth that will last and will bring you great blessings and enjoyment to you and your loved ones, then realize from the start that you are going to need to be industrious.\u00a0 You are going to have to work and work hard.\u00a0 Understand that you cannot always be taking the easy way or the lazy way to build up your wealth.\u00a0 It may come as a shock to some of you, but there are no lottery ticket winners mind-sets on the steps climbing up the ladder to your own success. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Make, create, or produce your wealth honestly and spend or invest it in worthy causes.\u00a0 Most importantly, bless other people with it.<\/i>\u00a0 Doing these type things with your life is what will bring God\u2019s blessings to you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One final point, be Faithfully Obedient to God\u2019s Instructions.<\/i>\u00a0 He specifically tells us to tithe 10 percent of all that we make.\u00a0 Give the first 10 % of what you create to Him,…i.e. to your local storehouse,…i.e. to your local church.\u00a0 WHAT!!\u00a0 Yes you heard me correctly.\u00a0 God really does not need or want your money.\u00a0 No, what He wants is your Obedience.\u00a0 Whenever He tells you to tithe ten percent of your gross personal increase that is exactly what He means….10 percent.\u00a0 It can be more, but never less…. that 10% tithe is to be the very first check that you write each and every week or month, depending on when you are paid.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you tithe properly He will bless you greatly.\u00a0 God always rewards an increase in your personal faith and in your obedience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, there is so much more I could say about these discussed subjects…..but….suffice it to say…….. \u00a0 Create your wealth and use it in accordance with God\u2019s Laws.\u00a0 Bless yourself, and your family, and others with the wealth you properly create. \u00a0 Always leave room for God to work with you and with your wealth.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to blessing yourself and your family with the wealth you produced, God wants you to love, serve, and bless other \u201cless fortunate\u201d people within His created world.\u00a0 Invest in other people, and in other good and great causes.\u00a0 God likes that and will greatly reward you for your faithfulness.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You do that,… and God promises that He will pour out a blessing into your life that will be so big that your storehouse will not be able to hold it! \u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n

Peace and love to all of you………Poppa Bear\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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