How to Quicken Your Finances!

I've got one question for you. Would you like more money? If you said yes, then this video is for you. Hi, my name is John Humenik. I'm so excited that you're here today. We're going to be talking about how to quicken your harvest. And if you understand the biblical concepts around the harvest, this means your finances. And we're gonna be talking about today how to be able to expand your opportunity to make more money and get more money through concrete examples that the Bible provides in order for you to maximize the output that you're going to receive in the kingdom of God. Now, I wanna set the record straight in the context of what we're talking about. When people talk about the prosperity gospel, and this is not about that, one of the biggest things that they miss is that once you're saved, prosperity belongs to the Christian. So if you're saved, there is no more gospel that should be preached to you, because what you're doing is you're just getting and learning more about Jesus, and the gospel is actually spread to the non-believers. So to be clear, when we talk about prosperity, it does belong to you. God talks about this. He says that he owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He says in his Bible, the silver is mine and the gold is mine. And even in Deuteronomy 8:18, he talks about he confirms his covenant with you in order for you to produce wealth. And so these things are really important, but you have to understand how to activate all of these things in your life, because if you want to have an extravagant life, you have to have an extravagant giving life. To match, if not exceed, because that's how God works. So let's go into a little bit of background to understand how to quicken your harvest. There are 7 realms of giving documented in the Bible, and the 2 should be done consistently throughout your, your month to month, your paychecks, and any income that you received, because those things are very important. The offering, which is actually the second aspect of these, needs to be split across seasons and as you're led by the Holy Spirit. Very, very important. So let's hop into it and understand these powerful things. So the tithe, as you know, is the 10% of your gross income that you'll give to your local church. Really, really important. This is how you activate Malachi 3:10 and how God can pour out the storehouses, which is functionally floodgates of income into your life. If you're not tithing today, This is something that you should do. Because the reality is, is that I would rather trust 10% in God's hand and allow myself to control 90% than myself controlling all 100% and being able to manage it accordingly. Because God is so much smarter than me, I would rather give back the 10% and allow him to multiply it and return to me in powerful ways. And that's what we're gonna talk about today is how that multiplication happens once it's handed out. Because there's actually certain things you have to do. It's no different than putting seed underground. Yes. You have to water it. You gotta fertilize it and you gotta weed the ground and allow that plant to mature in order to get the most fruit. So you get from one seed, you get a ton of fruit, and this is where the multiplication comes in. The number 2 aspect of realms of giving is the offering, and this is the over and above giving than your tithe. That could be to your local church for a building campaign. It could be other, other ministries that you're supporting, other churches, and so on and so forth. It's a pretty straightforward thing. The third one, which is actually lost on today's generation, is first fruits. Now, historically in Israel, what you had was— is what you would do is a season would plant some fruit or vegetables or anything, or even— and it applies to the pasture animals too. What they would do is they would take in their first fruits offering, generally something around like a 10%, and they would go and give it to their local priests, the Levites who were ministering to the temple or their local town that they're in. So today The idea would be is to be able to give your first fruits to your pastor because this is a seasonal thing and it can happen when you have various levels of income that come in, such as a bonus or anything like that. So it isn't something that happens very often, but it does happen throughout the year. And your pastor is the one who should receive a portion of that as you're led by the Spirit. And again, it's not surprising for you to give 10% of a bonus to a pastor, or if you get a raise, to give that entire raise's worth of income. which applies in one paycheck to your pastor. That's also a way to do it. Number 4 is almsgiving. Now, this is really important because this is given to the poor, and this is the only one in scripture that's meant to be done in secret. So when you understand how all the giving works, is, is you can publicly bless your pastor, and you can do this even on the stage at your church. But the reality is, when it comes to almsgiving, it's meant to be done in secret. This is where Jesus talks about that your left hand should not know what your right hand is doing. Really, really important. So the next one is sacrificial giving, and this is really important because this is the one where you are sowing your best gift. It's painful. It's functionally where you are just— as you hear in the scriptures, that those who sow in tears reap in joy. And this is key because what this does is this is the one that truly activates seasons in your life for things that are just gonna change everything. And when you are putting yourself out there in big ways, another example would be is emptying your bank account. This is something that actually happened recently to me. We had an offering at my church for a bridge campaign, and God's like, empty your entire bank account. And so that's what we did. We just emptied it. And so we're like, what are we gonna do? So for like a couple weeks, we couldn't do anything 'cause we didn't have any money, but God provided in a big way, and he continues to do so. It's actually a very powerful testimony 'cause not only did God multiply that seed, gave it back in abundance in just a couple weeks. And we— and it came from all these different areas, and we didn't even expect it. It was just amazing. So sacrificial giving is always that you sow in tears, and it sucks sometimes, but man, you reap in joy, and it's just huge. The second to last one is honoring a man or a woman of God. This is really cool because what this does, it gives you the opportunity to offer money or gifts to a pastor or an associate pastor, a mentor, a spiritual parent, someone who's raised you, in the faith, this is really cool because what you can do is you can give them gifts above and beyond what we had just talked about and just bless them in different ways. And it doesn't have to be extravagant. I mean, it could be a gift card to a coffee shop, it could be money for groceries, it could be as simple as, you know, gift card for gas. It doesn't have to be extravagant, but what it does is you're blessing them in amazing ways. And I will tell you that, remember, as you sow, you will reap back that same type of seed. So in this instance, if you're going to honor a man or a woman of God and you're like, hey, I want to bless them with a vacation. Well, guess what? You've got a vacation seed in the ground that's going to reap a harvest of vacations later. So keep that in mind. So the last one that we have here is partnering with a traveling ministry. This is awesome because there are so many amazing ones that are out there. The one that I partner with and I really enjoy is my brother and evangelist David Diga Hernandez, and he is a great friend of mine and is just an amazing man of God. David has specific events for miracles and other types of gospel preaching events, salvations, and he does it and he travels all over the world to do this. Pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth also does this, and you'll see a lot of amazing men of God that do that. And also I do partner with Pastor Jonathan's ministry too, 'cause it is on fire. The revivals that that man is leading with his wife are next level. So that's the background. Those are the realms of giving that you should be doing as often as you possibly can, because what this does is it activates your harvest because you gotta put seed in the ground. And that's the key thing is if you don't have enough money to pay your bills, you gotta put that seed in the ground in order for it to multiply it. But we're gonna talk about how to speak to the seed biblically, bless it, multiply it, and then have it returned to you in a quickened state that allows it to happen. And it is just next level. So I'm excited. that you continue to watch this. So the first aspect, and it follows on what we just talked about, is, is you have to live by generosity and by giving. And so this is important because you have to understand those key points, because those are the things that you have to understand. Because today we're in the last days, and that's the reality. We've seen this. We're in basically, as many people have called it, the last dispensation, this dispensation of grace where you have unlimited Unmerited grace, which means God can just pour out in abundance relentlessly based upon your giving. So it's key. And we see this, and actually Amos, when he talks about this in chapter 9, verse 13, and he talks about this, is that we're in that season where the plowman will overtake the reaper. So normally in a farmer, what you're doing is, is you're reaping and then you're plowing. But the plowman has so much harvest that he has to do that he's actually going to overtake a reaper. And it's incredible because this is so key because this is done through donations. You can reap a harvest that you plant in the ground and you can reap it faster and faster. It's no different than planting a lot of tomato plants, then producing tomatoes, and then being able to then keep going and going. It's really key. So let's cover this in the Amplified and then we'll also talk about it in the Message translation 'cause it really unlocks What we're talking about is having a lifestyle of giving that then transforms the lives that you're participating with, but then it comes back to you in a harvest that just completely overflows. And so it says, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed, and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt. That is, everything heretofore barren and unfruitful shall overflow with spiritual blessings. Really, really powerful. But let's listen to this in The Message because it unlocks another dimension that I think people will understand. It says, Yes indeed, it won't be long now. God's decree: things are going to happen so fast your head will swim. One thing fast on the heels of another, you won't be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once, and everywhere you look, blessings, blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and the hills. I'll make everything right again for my people in Israel. You're already in the days where God is saying things are going to happen so fast he's going to make your head swim in blessings, harvest, and prosperity. And guess what? If you haven't experienced it yet, don't worry, because what you're going to do is we're going to— I'm going to teach you how to fill up those dams and then break them open, because that's the key. And that's actually what Malachi 3:10 talks about this, because what it specifically says is it talks about the windows. And so if you read Malachi 3:10, it's one of the few verses in the entire Bible where God says, test me in this. And when you understand that windows represents floodgates— and if you want to study this further, you can go to The Bible Hub and read about that, that specific word— because what happens is, is God is literally allowing the floodwaters to hit flood stage and then allow it to be opened in heaven, pouring out huge amount of blessings right into your life. It is a flood. Now you might be situated and saying, hey, look, I don't have a flood of income coming into my life. Wait, because this video is going to keep diving deeper and show you the truth, because this is God's decree. This is his word, okay? This isn't a prophet talking on behalf of God. This is God speaking and making it very clear because it will happen. So you have to understand is there's not a long time. This isn't something something that's going to be a year or 2 years in the making. It's going to happen quickly and keep going because your head is meant to be swimming. You're going to be overtaken by blessing, blessing, and blessing. It's about wealth. It's about material possessions. It's about transactions that are happening for you. It's about money arriving on your front door. It's about money arriving in your garage, in your mailbox, automatically happening in your bank account, coming into your house, ending up on your kitchen table, you know, showing up on your phone. if you have Apple Pay or other, you know, like Venmo and things like that, this is what's happening. It means that transactions are happening for you. It's God's decree. It's not going to be long now. And that's the thing that you should be decreeing, that decree: my financial blessings are not going to take long. They're coming right now. And the floodgates of heaven are going to open so quickly that you're all not going to be able to keep up, because everywhere you look, everywhere you're going to find blessings in your marriage, in your family, in your ministry, in your church, your work, school— everywhere you look are going to have blessings. Now, how do you start to unlock these blessings? So we talked about the 7 realms, but this is key. This is the scripture that talks about this, because again, this is God talking. So you have to understand that when you start spreading out your wealth, it's incredible because it multiplies so quickly. Ecclesiastes chapter 11 Verses 1 through 6. We're going to read it from the Amplified Classic version. It says, cast your bread, which is your, your seed, or in this case your finances, upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Note that there is a time between seed planting and harvest, so you got to water your seed. We're going to talk about how you can water your seed. It says, give a portion to 7, yes, even to 8, for you know not when evil may come upon the earth. And when the clouds are full of rain, guess what happens? They're going to empty themselves upon the earth. And if a tree falls in the south or towards the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. He who observes the wind and waits for the conditions to be favorable will not sow. So he who regards the clouds will not reap. So don't wait. Fill up the cloud and it will always pour out your blessings. It's key. But this is the key. This is the part. You don't know what is the way of the wind or how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a pregnant woman. Even so, you know not the work of God who does all. In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't hold your hands, for you know which it will not prosper, whether this or that, or whether both alike are good. So what you do in between seed and harvest is so key. So let's go back and break down this, this, these verses, because this was a little bit long one, and I want you to understand the key aspect. So the first verse, it talks about casting your money into multiple waters. Well, we can translate that into multiple different things that are building the kingdom of God. It's key. Don't be just throwing your money at different things, because if it's not directed towards God's kingdom, it's not going to be able to return to you. in the way you need it. And you have to understand that there is a time when you're gonna be casting your money into something and then that expectation for it to return, it's going to take some time, but we'll talk about how to quicken it. And so what you start to see is, is that if you realize that your harvest that you have been planting, maybe you're tithing, maybe you're giving a ton of money to people and you're supporting the poor and you're doing things like prison ministries and supporting Bibles, maybe you even got children overseas that you're supporting. Through food programs and stuff. What the reality is, is that if you're not seeing a harvest, guess what? The clouds are full. And I remember I asked God this recently, and we have been pouring money into the kingdom of God in just droves and just doing as much as we possibly can. And I asked Father, I said, hey, look, we're donating and pouring money into your kingdom left and right. We're supporting all these different ministries. We've got a ministry of our own that we're doing. Why are we not seeing your harvest? And he told me very simply, he said, your clouds aren't full. And so you've got to be able to continue to pour out your seed into the kingdom until the clouds are full. Because the reality is, is a cloud doesn't rain until it's full. So you got to keep going because that's the thing, these thresholds are going to be different because different people in different seasons are going to be able to sow a little seed, maybe even simple as like $10. And then see a harvest very quickly. Sometimes you're going to have to sow hundreds and thousands and possibly even tens of thousands, especially if you're— if you are highly favored and have been very successful financially and you've been following these biblical principles. You might have to sow a 6, 7, 6, 7, or even 8-figure seed to see a harvest because of how much money you've been blessed with. So that's really key. Now the next point I want to make, which is really, really important is, is it talks about he who observes the wind, okay? And is basically meaning waits for the conditions to be favorable. You can't wait to wait for the conditions to be favorable. So think about this from their perspective. You might be saying, well, look, I don't have enough money to put food on my table. I don't have enough money to pay all my bills. I don't have enough money to even do anything. I'm living paycheck to paycheck, but I am literally at break-even. Or maybe I have just enough to save a little. And so the reality is, is that you can never look at your situation and say, this is a reason I can't sow. In fact, you must take advantage of every single opportunity to sow regardless of what it is. And it isn't just money. You could be sowing watches into people. You could be sowing shoes, cars. Pastor Vlad talks about this, as I think the last video that I seen him done, he said he had sown 6 cars He keeps donating cars because he feels graced to do so, and then he reaps a car and then resows it. So you can't wait for the conditions for you to donate. That's just not how it works, because the reality is, is it's never going to get there. You're— which, when you start being stingy with your donations and your finances, guess what happens? Your harvest turns stingy. So you really can't wait. It's really important. And so you have to understand that at no point in time will it be favorable to sow seed? You got to tell a farmer, it's like, look, if it's time that— if he wants a spring harvest, he's going to have to sow in winter. And so they're going to say, well, the ground is hard and it's cold and everything else. As long as the seed doesn't die in the ground, at least in the context of agriculture, you're going to want to put it in the ground to get it going. Because at the end of the day, you got to get started. And you have to understand this, the next part of the verse talks about you don't know How the, the harvest is going to come back to you. Because it says you don't know which way the wind blows or how the Spirit comes to a pregnant woman to put a baby in their— in her womb. You don't understand and you don't recognize how God's going to get that harvest back to you. And that's okay. Don't concern yourself with it. It's going to be awesome. It's going to blow you away. And that's the reality of it. And so truly, never pass up an opportunity to sow. It's always important. And the most important part after you sow, which is really critical, is you have to cultivate it. You can't expect it to come. You've got to water it. You got to fertilize it. You got to weed it. You got to take care of it. Hold fast to the profession of faith that the harvest will come, and the just will live by faith. You can't destroy or create water. It's that's just the way it is. Water is fixed. It just changes form, and money is fixed. Even Even when we say, hey, we're printing money and we're creating it, reality is, is that the, the economies have fixed amounts of money. And so what it does is it changes forms, it changes positions and where it's at. And ultimately, that's the thing what people realize is like, oh, well, if they're printing more money, there's more money. But no, but inflation's take care of that. So ultimately, it levels the playing field. So what you have to understand is, is that you have to be able to know that when you sow You're going to put yourself in a position to reap a harvest that's going to come back to you pressed down, shaken together, and running over. And that's the thing you see. You recognize that millionaires and ultimately billionaires have multiple streams of income. What you'll see is, is they generally have 7 minimum of income streams that come. And you're gonna say, well, what is that? Well, generally it's a few businesses. It's probably a stock portfolio, maybe a bond portfolio. Some real estate, uh, components. Maybe they're partners in other businesses that they don't run, and there's always a stream that's coming back to them. Maybe a retirement fund for those who, who want to do that, even though that's not biblical, but that's for another time. And so the key part is, is that you understand that your over and above giving produces your over and above living. That's key. Let me say that again. Your over and above giving produces your over and above living. If you want to be able to reap vacations, you got to sow vacations. If you want to reap cars, guess what? You better sow cars. If you want to reap something badly, then donate it, put it back, give it to a man, give it to a woman of God, and then allow that to happen. If you can't afford to be able to sow into them fully, well then guess what? Say, hey, look, I heard you're going to be buying a car soon. I want to give you some money for a down payment. That's about— that's the same thing. You don't necessarily have to start at the top because when you're working your way up— and I understand your situation, you may not be able even to pay your bills. That's probably why you're watching this video. But it's so key because when you start to understand that, you're going to start to unlock the very things you want because you're going to bless them in that way. And this is what you do. This actually has to be planned. So I really want you to get this because this is a part of a generous lifestyle. This is the whole point of number 1, is— and it covers this in Isaiah 32, chapter 8. We're going to read from the New King James Version. But a generous noble man devises generous things, and by generosity he shall stand. So what this means very clearly is you should have a plan to be a blessing To others. God's blessing you to bless others. So put together a plan, put together something where it says, hey, I'm going to take a part of this paycheck, I'm going to take $10 out of my paycheck, and I'm going to go buy a gift card to a coffee shop, and I'm going to give that to someone that I care about. I'm going to take that $25 that I just made, I'm gonna buy a gift card and go over and give that to them for breakfast or something like that, maybe ice cream or chocolate. But that's the idea. Is do that. You can do it with a gas card. Probably has to be closer to fifty dollars, but you know what I mean? Like groceries, hundred, two fifty. That's the thing. Make plans. Be intentional. Create a whiteboard. Put sticky notes on your wall and says, "I want to be able to save this money. Set this aside. I want to bless this person with this. I want to bless this person with that." Create topics and do it. And that's what God wants you to do because that's what he's saying in this verse. It says a generous man. Will devise generous things, and by that generosity he shall stand. And that's the essence. That's how you stand in your life is by your generosity. And so you have to see things. And we talked about this before. We talked about this in Psalm 126, verse 5, where I said earlier, "Though who sow in tears will reap in joy and singing." So you have to have an intention to understand that at some point. In your life. And guess what? It's probably going to happen more often than you realize that you have to sow in tears. You just have to. And, and it is a big deal. We've done multiple sacrificial givings this year, and no one likes doing it. That's the whole point. But the reality is very simple. What God is going to do is bless you abundantly, because guess what? That's the giving that allows you to go to the next level. It's going to hurt the flesh. And when the flesh wants to resist, guess what happens? You know that's the right thing to to do. But what it does is it puts your faith into actions. It's exactly what James talks about. He says faith without works is dead. And what it means was, is that if most people read that in a wrong way, it means that your works are a reflection of your faith. And so it's your works that are based upon your faith that show you truly have faith. And so that's what we've been talking about. You can't move by the wind. You can't move by the seasons. You have to just do it and then trust God and watch him move on your behalf. And here's a powerful thing, because this is the part of the year that's really critical. The last 3 months are the last quarter of the year, and Psalms 65, verses 11 through 13 has a powerful, powerful revelation. And you may have not caught this before, but I'm revealing it to you now. It says, you crown the year with your bounty and goodness. Crowning, you remember, last quarter. And the tracks of your chariot wheels will drip with fatness. Your luxuriant pastures with uncultivated country drip with moisture, and the hills gird themselves with joy. The meadows are clothed with your flocks. The valleys are also covered with grain, and they shout and for joy and sing together. What it means very simply is the last set of months of the year The last quarter will be dripping in abundance. Take advantage of it. It says the meadows will be clothed with your flocks. Think about this. Think about rolling hills of grain, and all you can see are white sheep and, you know, cows and pasture animals all over it. It just covered— your valleys are covered in grain. That's the thing, is like you could see it where you have just fields of just grapes and grapes and grapes. That's the vision of what God's showing you. wine and bread and animals. It's showing that all of these things are just going to be covered in abundance. And the thing is, is that when you do this at the last quarter, the last quarter giving springboards you into the next year. So Q1 of next year, January, February, March, you're going to see an even bigger opportunity to see those income come back. So take advantage of these 3 months. It's so important. Just find ways to just go bonkers and just donate, donate, donate. Sow, sow, sow, and pray over that, and it will then explode. But we're going to talk about that here soon, because what'll happen is, is everywhere you sow, it's going to start to flow and explode. And it's key. And I'll be, I'll be honest with you, has there ever been a time in your life when a harvest hasn't shown up? I mean, the reality is, is if it hadn't, you probably wouldn't be here today. You probably would have starved to death. So God has never been short of hand in your life. It doesn't matter what your current financial situation is. It doesn't matter how luxuriant you've been with your giving or how stingy you have. He's always going to show up for you. So remember, the wisdom of the world is foolishness in God's eyes, and he can't be mocked. He's faithful to allow these things to come to pass. So now that we talked about you must have this luxuriant giving life, that's what it is. If you want to live in prosperity, you better give out of what you have and give and give and not stop. And don't even look back, just keep going, because you're— it's all about leveling up in the kingdom of God. So step number 2, we're going to talk about how to get the harvest to come, to quicken your harvest. And the reality is, I'm just going to tell you right now, this step is going to be very, very dangerous to the kingdom of darkness because this is the very thing that a lot of Christians miss because they're, they're faithful. Maybe you're faithful in giving your tithes, and I've been faithful for literally decades for giving my tithes, but I didn't understand these biblical concepts on harvest, watering and fertilizing and weeding and then calling it in. And so this is so important, and this is where Your flesh is going to fight you tooth and nail no matter what. You're going to have to push past this point because the reward is too great for you not to do this. And you know that something is working for the kingdom of God the moment your flesh says, ah, I don't want to do this, I don't have enough money, I don't feel comfortable, you know, I maybe I don't believe in what they're doing. You know, you're just going to find some reason not to do it. Great, that's when you do it. Because the reality is breakthrough is going to be right around the corner because the flesh knows that it's going to happen. So it's going to fight you tooth and nail. So don't— it's going to say don't sow that precious seed, you need that for your bills. Guess what? Do it anyway. That's what it is. And so let's go back to what we said before, Psalm 126:5. It says those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. So guess what? It's so important. And that's what happened. I just described a few weeks ago we had One of those Sundays where they were coming in, it says, bring your best seed of the year. And so that's what God said, that's what we did. And so we knew we were literally not going to have any opportunity to do anything for weeks or even have anything. And we had bills come due during that time. And so we knew God had to provide in a big way. And he actually did it twice just in the past 2 weeks, how he blew up that seed in a big way. It was incredible. So even what we put in Has already been returned to us multiple times over, and it's already two weeks in. So super excited to see what God's going to do because He's not done yet. But the thing about it is, is that you have to understand something. How did that? How did I call the harvest in that quickly? Because most of the time, again, when you plant seed in the ground, there's a process that goes through. So how do you get that point to be able to call the harvest? And the reality is, it's all about your confessions of faith, or if other people knows it, its declarations. And so it's key that you're speaking over the seed that you've already planted. You have to speak the word of God, and there's a lot of Bible verses that talk about this. And so you've got to call your harvest in. And so here's the key: Isaiah 55, verses 10 through 11. We're going to read this again from the Amplified Classic Version. It says, for as the rain and snow come down from the heavens and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater. So shall my word be. So important. He's describing what happens, and now he's describing the— he gave you basically a symbolic representation, and now here's the reality. So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth. It shall not return to me void without producing any effect or being useless. But it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. So a little bit longer, but let's reread this one more time. So what God is saying is, is he's comparing his word to the rain, that snow that comes down from the heavens. Because what happens is, is when rain and snow come down, it doesn't go back up. What it does is it goes and waters the earth. But what happens is it sprouts The plant life that's there, and then give seed to the people in order to be able to sow it back again, and bread to the eater. So this is what it means, is, is that when you want to water your seed in the ground, you have to speak the word of God over it. That's what it means. So when you've sown into the ground, you should have a prayer every single time you're giving to your church. You should be praying over that seed, saying, Father, thank you for giving me the opportunity to sow this seed. Thank you, Father, for giving me the opportunity to partner with you in the kingdom. I pray that this returns to me 100-fold. I want it to return to me pressed down, shaken together, and running over. I want you to open up the floodgates of heaven because you said to test you in this, and that there will be no place for me to store the blessings that return from this seed. That's what you do because that's how you water your seed, because it comes alive. This is again This is your confession or declaration, depending on how you've been raised. It comes alive. The seed multiplies and explodes in your confession because it's your spoken testimony. I'm sure you've seen videos where people play music next to different plants, and if they play really relaxing music that's enjoyable, the plants skyrocket. When they play music like heavy metal, they like wither up. It's exactly the same thing. Those are proof of concept of how you can speak to those things, because the water is the word that nourishes the earth, period. So you have to hold fast, fast your confession of faith. You have to continue to water your seeds that you've put in the ground, the finances you've put into these kingdom businesses and churches and ministries with the word of God. And when you keep speaking over it, your words can never return to you empty. It's not possible. So it's key. And so let's go further. Let's go a little bit deeper. Jeremiah 1:12, it says, the Lord said to me, you have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled. So God himself guarantees that his spoken word is fulfilled. This is really powerful because this is actually what you see in Matthew chapter 7, where you have The 2 people groups that come up to God, one boastfully saying, hey, look, we cast out demons in your name, why didn't you know us? And the other one saying the same thing but doing it from a posture of relationship. So God's word spoken by anyone, believer or non-believer, cannot return void. It's impossible. So from a Christian perspective, in a biblical perspective, when you're speaking the word of God over your life, it cannot return void. There is no possibility. You may not understand all those different aspects, but that's the reality. And you can see this— this is a list of verses you can speak over your, your seed in order to return a harvest. So go ahead, if you need to write these down, feel free to pause it and then play it back if you need to. It's Haggai chapter 2, verses 8 through 9, Deuteronomy 15, verse 6, You got Deuteronomy 8:18, which we talked about a little earlier. 2 Corinthians chapter 9, verse 8. Deuteronomy chapter 10, verses 14. Proverbs chapter 50, verses 10 through 12. Proverbs 2:6 through 12. So go ahead, if you have to rewind the video, rewrite them down, get those verses, speak them. War with the word, that's what it means. Declare them. Confess them, pray over them. You have to believe in your heart and in your mind that your money is going to multiply and it's come. You got to walk this out for God's path for you. Got to make sure what you're doing is supposed to be doing, because it's no different than your plants. You know, if you don't water your plants in your garden, you're not going to get back the, the harvest that you need. So how do you expect your blessings that you've put in the ground not to come back to you? You got to make sure that this is your part, and it's key. Because what you're doing is, you have to understand, is your blessing is in the location you're meant to walk towards. This is really important. I just want you to get this because a lot of Christians miss it. It's timed. This is the same thing when Abraham was on top of Mount Moriah about to sacrifice his son Isaac, and then God calls— tells the angel to go to him, speak to him, stop him from sacrificing Isaac. And then the ram appears, then he uses that for the sacrifice. And that's where Abraham makes this bold proclamation of Jehovah Jireh. You have to understand, is the blessing— the ram that God wants to give you, your finances— are timed. It means that more than likely, where you're at today, in the time you're at, you're not going to receive the blessing because you have to go somewhere, you have to do something, you have to speak something. You have to have faith. There's a process in which you have to walk something out and possibly even do something, or at a minimum, a walk in faith. And then at that moment, guess what happens? The blessing is there. It's no different than trying to say, hey, I want to withdraw money from the bank, but I don't want to go to the bank. How do you do that? You have to go to the bank. You have to drive to an ATM. You have to go through the drive-through. That's the same exact thing. If you want to take a withdrawal from the kingdom, you've got to be at the right place at the right time that God wants you to be. And guess what happens? God's got grace and mercy over you. So this is not necessarily some like make-it-or-break-it situation, but you have to understand that the bank has office hours. That's reality. It's not open— ATMs are open 24/7, but you got to go to them when they're open. If the store that the ATM is in is closed, guess what happens? You got to go back during daytime. So you have to be at the right place at the right time to receive it. It's so important. And that's what this is all about, is watering your seed in the ground with those beautiful Bible verses I gave you earlier. Water it, speak over it, because it will change your life in ways you don't understand. Because that's the thing. And what you're starting to see, and, and something that I think will help you unlock, is This Christian walk is not about works. Like, it's all about speaking, because God is a speaking God. He's a creator through his words. Think about this: everything he created, he spoke. Even when he breathed into Adam the life, he still used his breath, which is incredible, which we know Yahweh is form of breath. And so if you haven't seen that, that's another great topic. You can research that too. So let's talk about step number 3. Now we talked about how to water the seed. How do you get it to increase? Because that's the thing, is we want it to explode. We want it to just explode in ways. We don't want it to come back to us, um, you know, weak. We talked about this. We're like, we want it pressed down, shaken together, and overrunning. Why not? So because again, everything that's on this earth belongs to God, so it belongs to us. So here we go. This is how you do it. So key again with your words. But guess what? It's all about praise and thanksgiving to God, because thanksgiving and praise increase the harvest. Not only they increase the harvest, it quickens the harvest to the point where it could become very fast or even endlessly. So, so you're saying, okay, well, what Bible verses talk about this? Well, let's hop into it because these are powerful. Psalm 67 Verses 5 through 7. We're going to talk about this from the Amplified Classic. It says, let the peoples praise you, turn away from— turning away from their idols, and give thanks to you, O God. Let all the people praise you and give thanks to you. The earth has yielded its harvest in evidence of God's approval. God, even our own God, will bless us. God will bless us. And all the ends of the earth shall reverently fear him. Wow. So guess what? This is a spiritual law. The earth must yield its increase when you praise and thank God. That's what it says. Let's go back and look at it. It says, let the peoples praise you, give thanks to you, and then the earth has yielded. Notice the words. It doesn't say it's going to. It is, is basically a present past tense. It says the earth has yielded its harvest in evidence of God's approval. Whoa, this is incredible! So when you praise and thank God over your seed, guess what happens? It's going to explode. It quickens. It's unbelievable. It has to yield its increase. when you praise and thank him. It's impossible for not to do that because we talked about this from Jeremiah 1:12. God watches over his word, and so it has to come to pass. And so this is the key that Christians, especially me— I was— didn't know this— that your harvest will grow faster more than your praise. It quickens it. Think about this. Imagine if you're a farmer that's got this big farm and you knew that if you just sat out there and worshiped God in your farm all day long, that your farm would explode. Literally, that's exactly what would happen. And guess what? You would be able to get the farmers out of the land. You would be incredible. You would just keep going. And that's how God works, is the more you praise him, the more you thank him. Understand that this is a part of the process of being able to return your seed in abundance and quicken it. Not only does it— not only does it multiply it, but it quickens it. And you'll see this because Jesus did the same thing. Jesus gave thanks when he received the fish and the loaves from the little boy, and then he blessed it. And so this is so key. He blessed it, and then it multiplied, and then it quickened the harvest. Praising God allows the floodgates of heaven to flow with bounty upon bounty. When you praise God, he gives you increase more and more. The earth hears your praise. It has to obey because it's a spiritual law. It must produce your increase. And there's actually a sermon out there that talks about this really well. You can look it up on YouTube, and it talks about how it just explodes in bounty. It's just amazing. And so what you're starting to understand is, is that many Christians have their prayer basket. This is key. I want you to get this. And they have their word basket, and in many cases they're full. You're praying with God, you're reading your Bible, But guess what happens? Your praise and worship, your thanksgiving basket, it's empty or maybe even low. So what you got— they've got this misbalance, right? To get the manifestation of God's promises in your life, you need to fill the praise basket to the point where it overcomes the prayer basket. This is key. This is going to unlock your life in ways that you may not understand. This is when miracles happen on the earth. When your praise increase is yielded and your harvest comes, let the earth praise you and give you thanks, and the your earth will yield its increase. It's incredible. You see this happen time and time in in the Bible and walking in worship. You'll see people laughing and enjoy. It's a release of your faith. Rejoice, re joy. That's what it means. It's joy done over again. It's the release of your faith. And so this is so important because as you continue to praise and thank God and you glorify him and you worship him over these places— again, not necessarily toil, but yet faith-filled actions— this is so key. I hope you're getting this entire theme of how to get your harvest back isn't about you working harder. It's about you speaking and standing from a position of faith. It's about praising God and Singing glory. Because the reality is there are going to be barriers in your life from you to prevent you from getting your financial increase. There's reality. And you understand this because we know that a door that doesn't have a keyhole is a barrier. That's the reality. Like, if— imagine if you went to a hotel room and you went up there and they're like, there's no doorknob, there's no scanner, there's no keyhole, there's nothing. You can't get in. There's no fob. We're like, well, how do I get in the door? You can't. It's a barrier. So you have to understand that keys are required to open up doors in order to get through things. And the reality is, is what— then this is again, I can imagine the religious spirits, you know, flaming up when I say this, but in God's house there are many rooms. We know this because we talked about this. God— Jesus said there are many mansions, but the translation really is better suited for rooms, and it could be potentially both. But the reality is you need a key to get into the room. You need a key to get into the mansion. And guess what? There are going to be rooms and mansions in God's kingdom that are totally filled with money. The reality is that's the case. And, and again, there may be some religious people out there say, no, no, this is a prosperity gospel. We already covered it. When you're saved, the gospel technically doesn't apply to you anymore because you're already saved. The gospel applies To those that aren't saved. So prosperity does belong to the Christian. And since the silver is his, the gold is his, the cattle on a thousand hills are his, guess what? That means he has to have it. That's reality. So it's so important. Your next steps are so easy. Worship, praise, thank God all the time. Just do it. Just find moments in the day. Just make time. Remember we talked about this earlier? Be purposeful with your plans. And it has to be authentic. It may not be authentic when you start, but it has to turn into that. It's becoming a lifestyle way past habit, a lifestyle of glorifying God daily and very consistently. And you're expected to pray unceasingly. So guess what? Worship unceasingly too. It's so important because these are the things that quicken your harvest. Jesus had the loaves and the fish. He thanked God. What happened? Boom! It exploded. Those 5 loaves and 2 fish turned into enough to feed tens of thousands of people. And guess what? Had 12 full baskets. So guess what happened? Who do you think took those baskets home? It was probably the boy that gave him the fish and the loaves. So even the boy's donation came back to him that day in an explosive and powerful way. So key. So this is the last step I want to talk about. It's really broken up into 2, and I will give you a heads up, there's going to be some potential controversial things that I'm going to talk about. But the reality is I've seen it firsthand in my life, and when you understand the scriptures, they match my experience and my experience match scriptures. The reality is, is this is the truth. And if you don't believe me, you can try it out for yourself and watch it happens. You're not going to be disappointed. So that's all about faith. That's the essence So the violent emotion of praise and thanksgiving with angelic assistance comes from 1 Peter chapter 1, verses 8 through 9. So what's going to happen is, is step 4 is you're going to be able to understand that there's 2 things that are key. You need to have an emotion of praise that's so violent that it's just out of control, just like David dancing before the ark, and so undignified that even his wife calls him out. That's what it's about. It says, 1 Peter chapter 1, 8 through 9, it says, without having seen him, you love him. Though you do not know him or see him, you believe in him and exult and thrill with inexpressible and glorious joy. At the same time, you receive the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. So it's in between your believing and your receiving. So but there's got to be rejoicing. It's joy unspeakable. It's full of glory. But here's the key, okay? If you want to quicken your harvest, you got to be able to have joy unspeakable. It's filled with rejoicing. You have to submit your biology to your theology to get the results you're looking for. Let me say that again. You must submit your biology to your theology to get the results you're looking for. Under the influence of a violent emotion of praise and thanksgiving, you will receive at the same time the outcome of your faith. And guess what? God's working it out. Here's the key: angels are going to go forth and do God's work. Because the reality is, is you understand that angels are God's carriers. And this is the verse that I'm positive Vast majority of Christians miss in understanding how this works. Psalm 103:20. Listen to this because this is so key, because this is going to unlock everything I just talked about. Bless affectionately, gratefully praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his commandments, hearkening to the voice Of his word. So let's reread that because it's going to be easy to miss. It says, bless the Lord. So we talked about this. You got to bless the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his commandments. So we've got an established thing where he's talking about the angels, but they hearken to the voice of his word. Who is the voice of his word? The Christians. See, this is what's missing. People have missed this, that it's the voice of his word that the angels hearken to and then are activated. Because reality is, is angels can't sin because otherwise they would have fallen and been with Satan's army. That's how it works. That, that decision is already passed. So what you have very clearly is a statement that's super powerful. Angels can't sin, so they must hearken to the voice of the word of God. So they must listen to the word of God. When they're called upon, when they're hearkened. And who speaks that? Well, 2, 2, 2 things: God and his children, period. And if you haven't seen it, trust me, it's incredible, because I've seen it firsthand. I, I didn't understand this first until I experienced it, and then I realized, wow, my experience didn't match my understanding, so my understanding had to change. Because Hebrews 1:14 talks about this further: Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who inherit salvation. You've got angels assigned to your life. Angels hearken to the voice of God. You're the voice of God. Angels are commissioned. Angels are the Lord of the harvest. They're the reapers responsible for your harvest. The Lord of angel armies. That's who the King Jesus is. You're seated in Jesus. All of the blessings and authority and things that Jesus have, you have. So angels are responsible for bringing your harvest to you. Now the reality is, is you can't unlock angelic intervention by being selfish and being sinful. No, it has to be aligned with God's word. And the way you can understand it is to recognize all the places that angels are mentioned in the Bible, to understand how God commanded them so that you can do the same. But the reality is, is all you have to do is copy what Jesus did in Matthew 26: 53. This is from the NASB. It says, or do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, that he will at once— once, immediate— put at my disposal more than 12 legions of angels? This is incredible. 12 legions. I don't remember exactly what a legion is, but I know it's thousands and thousands of troops. So Jesus is saying very clearly that the Father will put at his disposal Tens and tens of thousands of angels, hundreds of thousands of angels. Now remember, there's a deeper context here. We're going to cover this, but what you have to understand is the key word is disposal. And if you go to the Bible Hub and you look up the interlinear word for disposal, what you're going to find— it's called parsimony. And it means that disposal means it's being presented as a gift to stand beside, meaning that you can literally ask God for an army to be put at your command To work for God for the things he has on your life. So in this example, remember, this is that— this is in the garden. Jesus could have asked the Father for a massive army to come stand behind him. And here's the key: he could have commanded them to do anything he wanted. Hallelujah! This is incredible because remember, Jesus said in the, in the garden, he says, Father, let this cup pass, but not my will but your will be done. So If we go back to the scripture and read it a little bit better, you start to understand that you have to understand is is that in verse 53 it says I can appeal to my Father to have at my disposal tens of thousands of angels. And we know in verse 54 it talks about, but he says Jesus says if I had done this, then how would the how would the scriptures be fulfilled? So he very clearly showed that his will, even though it was a flesh, that he then suppressed. Pressed to submit himself to the Father was that he wanted this part of the process to pass. And so, but Jesus being greater than that said, I'm going to submit myself to the Father, he's the higher, and I'm going to go forward. But what is— when you wrap this up, you recognize that Jesus is clearly showing definitively that he had the authority to call angels down by asking God to send them, and then he could have commanded them when they arrived, because that's what it means. That's what it means by disposal. And so you have to understand that this is key. And it's unbelievable because even in Psalms 28, there, there are 2 angels that are described here: goodness and mercy, welfare and prosperity. The angels are the ones that carry out goodness and mercy, welfare and prosperity. These are literal angels that come to bless you where you're at. You have to remember, the Holy Spirit is super powerful. He's omnipresent, capable of everything. But God didn't create angels just to be there. He created angels to minister to the children of God. And so you have to understand, well, if they're ministering to the children of God, is it only at God's command, or is it at God's command and the children of God's command? And clearly what we see is that they hearken to the voice of God, to the voice of the word of God. That's so powerful because when it unlocks it, it's revelation. And I have seen it firsthand. I wouldn't even be talking about this unless I had seen it firsthand multiple times. This is something that I did not understand because I was like, how does this happen? How did this one person, a man or a woman of God, command angels when it says there is— there is not a scripture in the Bible that shows it? But the reality is, is I just didn't understand the scriptures. But it happened. I saw it. There was no other way to explain it but to understand that they hearken to the voice of the word of God. It's incredible. Let's go further. 2 Corinthians chapter 9, verse 10: And God, who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating, will also provide and multiply your resources for sowing and increasing the fruits of your righteousness. Recognize what bread is— it's seed. Don't eat all of it. It's really key. God is going to provide you The sower with seed. He's going to provide you bread for eating. Don't eat all your bread. So sow those seeds. Allow the seeds to multiply. Allow the things to go forth. Because that's the thing you've got to be able to do. You've got to go back and water that harvest. You have to sow abundantly. That's the key thing. Step 1 is you must become a generous giver if you want to live An extravagant life, you better have an extravagant giving. It has to come first, and you got to do it. You got to have the understanding of why you're sowing, how you're sowing, who you're sowing into. It's key. You got to water that harvest. Got those Bible verses? Go back to that part and just listen over those Bible verses. Water the harvest with the word of God. Quicken the harvest with praise and thanksgiving, with worship. Just do it. Go bonkers. Do it on your walk. Do it on your drive home. from work or school, don't stop. And the key part is don't be afraid to ask God to send you angelics, the angels to come, the hosts, the armies, the protectors, the guard to go forth and bring it back to you. Because that's the reality is they're the harvesters. That's what it says in the Bible. So let them bring the harvest back to you. It'll be shaken down, pressed together, and overrunning, and it'll just blow you away. And the reality is, is don't get caught up in the religious teachings. Or the legalistic things that you may have heard. The reality is, is you can pray over any part of this, this teaching and have God unlock the pieces that you need to walk out one step at a time. He brought this to my attention just recently. That's why I'm so excited. It has literally happened in my life exactly as I've described it to you. It's just amazing. And I just learned this just a few weeks ago. So I encourage you to take this teaching heart because it is the revelation that a lot of people are missing on why they're not seeing the growth in their finances even though they're faithful in their walk. So I'm excited to bring it to you. And one last thing that I'd like to cover is, is that we are a growing and amazing ministry. The reality is, is that our views recently have been literally top of charts in the Christian space on YouTube. There have been very few, if not any, that have been doing better than us. And the reality is that that's all about God, and we praise him. And if you're wondering, well, why are you talking about numbers or this and that? Well, God cares about numbers because there's a book in the Bible called Numbers. So we care about numbers because he cares about numbers. We care about salvations because that's the thing that matters, ultimately the only thing that we can take to heaven with us as people. So please consider partnering with this ministry. We're going to put a link in the description below for you can become a monthly partner And you can do this through Patreon, or you can even go to our website and do that there. And what you do is you help us further the gospel powerfully and just with great grace as we continue to seek and further his kingdom. Because at the end of the day, it's all about Jesus. That's that. We're here to clearly understand and teach you your identity in Christ, how you are supposed to operate in his kingdom principle, how to dominate and walk in exception. In abundance. That's the way God did it. Jesus went everywhere with his treasurer. That's how wealthy he was. He needed to take his treasure everywhere he went. So why are we not living with that same concept? So that's what I want to unlock. I pray that you receive this. I pray that you consider becoming a partner with us. I'm super excited to see what God will do, and every day is an abundance. I know that this last quarter he's quickening the harvest and he's doing amazing things, so I'm excited to see what he's about to do, where he's going, and all the things he'll do. God bless.