I have been a part of The Way International for my entire life. I am immensely thankful to have been raised with an understanding of God’s Word, to have godly answers to my questions, and to have a solid foundation from which to build my life. One aspect of God’s Word that I have been taught and have proven is that God is my sufficiency.
When I graduated from college, I decided to commit to serving in our ministry’s outreach program. In the months between graduation and the beginning of the program, I saw God’s blessings on my life by way of others in our ministry. Whether it was the believer who employed and trained me in his profession, another believer who let me move in for a few months and then decided not to charge me any rent, or the many believers who helped me in little ways and made those months sweet, I was struck by how abundant God’s care was for me through the household of The Way. I made a decision that I was going to do my best before I left to give back to these wonderful people.
I had heard many times the phrase “you cannot out give God,” and I had learned God’s Word on the subject of prosperity. Matthew 6, especially verse 33 and II Corinthians 9:6-8 were sections of scripture that I had been taught through The Way Ministry. I decided to put them to the test, so I gave, I increased my abundant sharing and I spent time, thought, and resources to give back as big as I could imagine. I tried to bless those believers who had given to me by providing for them what they would not have done for themselves. It was a blessing just to see their reactions, their joy.
Then, at the end of the summer, as I got ready to start my new adventure in the outreach program, I also found that I had failed. I had set out to out give God, to increase my giving and go above and beyond. However, by the time I left, I had received back financially more than I had spent, and I could not have given out more love and support than I received in those few months.
Whenever I face a financial challenge, the possibility that I won’t have enough time or resources to do what needs to be done, I hold on to those few months, and remind myself that I’ve proven the Word that I’ve been taught. I learned in The Way Ministry that God is my sufficiency and that I cannot out give my heavenly Father. What has God done for me because I learned these truths? He’s shown me the joy in giving, the abundance found through service, and the godly sufficiency that goes deeper than money or things, that reaches to physical, mental, and spiritual wholeness. I cannot out give my heavenly Father, but I live a superabundant life as I try.
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