Give and it shall be given unto you; good meausre, 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 6:38
The first principle in giving and sowing is recognizing that God is Lord of the harvest. Matthew 9:38, Deuteronomy 8:18 reads what ever is given or sown in love wheter it is money, time, service to others, prayers, praise and worship, may to the carnal mind seem thrown away, but hwn given from proper principles, it is a seed sown from which a valuable increase may be expected. Failure to adhere to these principles will cause, ultimately, financial and or spirtual draughts in the believer's life.
The most miserable state of mind that any believer can experience, is to know that he or she is not real with christ. There is a difference between being In Christ and being Real with Christ.
