Do you want more than enough?
Blessings so great that they "overflow"?
Blessings where you have enough for not only you and your family, but some to give to others.
Well in Luke Chapter 6, Jesus shares some prosperity secrets to receiving overflowing blessings.
These are not just "Attitudes", but "Actions" that we can take to create prosperity and abundance.
Read Luke 6:38
- "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
Although a lot of people remember and quote this bible verse many don't recall the prerequisites given in the preceding verses.
Everyone wants to have blessings that are "running over", but there are conditions that must be met first. Let's see if we can uncover these secrets to overflowing prosperity.
Prosperity Secret
1-Actively Love Your Enemies!
"But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, and do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? For sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." (Luke 6: 27-36)
If we look closely, Jesus gives us the key action points:
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Love is an action verb: Do good to them that hate you. Not just think well, but do well.
- Bless and pray for those who treat you badly.
- Everyone deserves a second chance (turn the other cheek, offer coat after they have taken your cloak). After all, didn't God give us another chance?
- It's easy to love your friends, but everyone can do that. Be different. Show love to those who are against you.
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Lend without expecting a return favor. Money of course is intended here, but it could also mean time and energy. Maybe a sincere word of compassion when needed? Do you think because it is so hard to do is why Jesus says "and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest"?
- Be merciful. Don't take advantage if you have the upper hand. God loves people, so should we!
Prosperity Secret
2- Routinely Practicing Small Kind Actions Creates Big Results
In Luke 6:37-38, Jesus really sums up what is required to create "Running Over" blessings.
"Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." (Luke 6: 37-38)
Consistent kind actions like:
- Don't judge others
- Don't condemn others
- Forgive others
- Give and men will give back to you.
Have you ever tried to fill a salt shaker?
It is very hard to do without spilling some over the sides. (At least, I always do). Well, verse 38 can be likened to that salt shaker. Every small kind action represents a small grain of salt. It is not the individual action but the collective power of continuous actions that creates big results.
Yes, "Running Over" blessings can be created!
Consider this amazing result:
- Each small kind action is accumulated and pressed down, shaken together.
- No void empty space is left. No room for hate just love and kindness.
- Because of our actions, God will give us favor with others.
- God will reward us according to how we collectively act toward our enemies, not just our friends.
Go ahead and start practicing these small kind actions. It may take some time, but each one counts and before you realize it, "Overflowing Blessings" will be yours.
