Why God Can't Bless

We get to give.  

Not give to get.  

When we talk about blessed, we're not talking about just your wallet.

1. It Takes Two Legs to receive God's blessings which are generosity and stewardship.

If you are generous but not a good manager of God's money, you will give to the wrong things.

If you are a good manager of God's money, but are not generous.  You won't give it to the right people.

  

God purpose is to channel his resources through you to the right people.

  

You must be generous and a good manager of God's money for God to channel it through you. 

God has all the resources, and then there is all the needs in the world.  

What's in between?  

You are. 

  

Because God channels and directs His resources through His children. 

If God is trying to move His resources through you to those in need, but He can't. 

He'll move on to someone else.

Blessing us is God's idea not ours.  

Read what God said to Abraham. 

Genesis 12:2 NKJV

I will make you a great nation;I will bless you And make your name great;And you shall be a blessing. 

2. Why Talk About Money? 

Doesn't the Bible talk about money a lot?

Every time that someone worshiped in the Bible.  They brought an offering.

  

God put tithing in the Scriptures.  

Jesus talked about money and possessions 16 out of 38 parables. 

Was Jesus trying to get their money?  

Jesus didn't need their money. 

The money in your account is not your money anyway.  It's Gods.

  

Psalm 24:1 (NKJV)

The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.

God is the owner of all things, but we are the stewards or His money managers.  

It's actually a blessing for you to learn how to give and be a good money manager. 

Jesus taught about money and possessions because He was trying to get their hearts. 

Matthew 6:21 NKJV

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Wherever you put your treasure, your heart will follow.  

If you want your heart in your church, put your treasure there. 

When we give people an opportunity to give, we are giving them an opportunity to be blessed, so they can be a blessing. 

3. Being a Blessing.  God blesses us for two reasons.  One is that He loves us.

There is nothing wrong about wanting to buy a house in a safe neighborhood, or to buy a car that won't break down.  

However, God also blesses us to be a blessing.  

I Chronicles 4:9-10 NKJV

9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory (income), that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain (not to cause pain, but a blessing)!” 

So God granted him what the requested.

Jabez asked to be blessed financially.

Was it an evil prayer?  

If it was an evil prayer, why did God grant it?   

Why would God call him more honorable for praying it?  

An honorable man, Jabez, prayed to be blessed, so he could be a blessing, so God granted his request. 

Is it wrong for you to ask God to bless you?  NO!   

It is not wrong to ask God to bless you, so you can be a blessing. NO!

It is not wrong to be a blessing and help others.  

You have to be able to manage your finances for you to be a blessing when God tells you to.  

Ask, What is the Holy Spirit saying to me through this message?

Robert Morris, Gateway Church

Video

http://gatewaypeople.com/ministries/life/events/beyond-blessed-a-gateway-series/session/2019/01/12/living-beyond-blessed