Jerry Kitchell Ministries

1 Kings 10:23 NLT
“So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.”

It amazes me how people can study the Bible and still come away believing God wants His people broke, powerless, and barely surviving.

That is not humility. That is bad theology.

If God was against abundance, why did He have no problem with Solomon becoming richer and wiser than any other king on earth?

Notice the word became.

Solomon did not start there. He became that.

He did not become richer and wiser because he was naturally smarter than everyone else. He became that because the grace of God came on his life, the wisdom of God began to operate through him, and he had the faith to walk in what God gave him.

Solomon did not ask God for money. He asked for wisdom.

But when divine wisdom starts working in a man’s life, increase will not be far behind.

Wisdom will affect how you think.
Wisdom will affect how you lead.
Wisdom will affect how you build.
Wisdom will affect how you manage.
Wisdom will affect how you give.
Wisdom will affect how you produce.

God’s wisdom does not create lazy people. It creates fruitful people.

It is easy to be poor and live in lack. Just forsake God’s ways, ignore wisdom, reject diligence, sit back, and do absolutely nothing. That does not take faith. That does not take discipline. That does not take humility.

But it takes determination, faithfulness, humility, diligence, and faith to excel and produce wealth that can be used to further the Kingdom of God.

Poverty is not proof that you are spiritual.
Lack is not proof that you are humble.
And abundance is not proof that you are greedy.

The issue is not whether you have wealth. The issue is whether wealth has you.

Solomon’s early life shows what happens when a man receives the wisdom of God and walks in it. His later life shows what happens when a man allows his heart to drift.

The problem was not the blessing.

The problem was a divided heart.

Kingdom abundance is not about chasing money. It is about seeking God, receiving His wisdom, obeying His ways, and allowing His blessing to flow through your life for His purpose.

We do not seek riches as our source.

We seek God.
We seek wisdom.
We seek the Kingdom.

And when the wisdom of God starts operating in your life, increase is not strange.

It is expected.

Wisdom first. Increase follows.

The grace and wisdom of God will cause you to become what natural ability could never produce by itself.

Blessings

Keep You Eye On The Prize

Have you ever had someone support you and encourage you… until the favor of God started becoming evident on your life?

They were fine when you were struggling.
Fine when you were hidden.
Fine when you were helping everybody else succeed.

But when God began opening doors…
When your life started changing…
When increase, favor, and blessing started manifesting…

Something shifted.

That is what happened with Saul and David.

Saul celebrated David when he defeated Goliath. But when the women began singing about David’s victories and the favor of God became visible, Saul became fearful and offended.

Fear and offense will always distort your perspective.

When you are secure in God’s love and grounded in His Word, you can celebrate what God is doing in someone else’s life. But when a person is insecure, fearful, or performance-driven, they can become offended by another person’s success and favor.

Jesus said in Luke 7:23 NKJV:
“Blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

That means offense can actually keep people from receiving what God is doing.

Saul’s problem was not David.
Saul’s problem was that he lost his focus on God.

David, on the other hand, kept his heart toward the Lord. He trusted God’s ability more than his own strength. He stayed dependent on God’s grace.

That is the key to staying balanced in life.

When your focus stays on:
God’s Word
God’s love for you
His grace
His ability instead of your own

…fear loses its power.

You do not have to compete with people.
You do not have to defend yourself constantly.
You do not have to become bitter when others are promoted.

God’s plan for your life is unique, and His favor is not limited. Someone else being blessed does not diminish what God wants to do in your life.

Fear focuses on what man can take.
Faith focuses on what God has already provided by grace.

Keep your eyes on Jesus. Stay humble. Stay in the Word. If you will remain rooted in God’s love and grace, you can walk in peace while God fulfills His purpose for your life.

Philippians 3:13-14 NKJV
“Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal…”

Blessings