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CHAPTER THREE


                          “GIVING”: GOD’S


                   ABSOLUTE BLUE PRINT

                           TO PROSPERITY









                  “Give generously to him, and do not let your hearts be grieved
                  when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless
                  you in all your work and in everything which you put your hand.”
                  Deuteronomy 15: 10 [NKJV]


               The scripture above seems to go contrary to the world’s belief of
               withholding to get wealth. Most of us will cringe right about now;
               how does giving make us wealthy? Doesn’t giving in itself rid us off
               what we have made in the first place and make us go back to the
               state of lack?


               These  are  the  sentiments  we  all  seemingly  share.  While  this  is
               undeniable,  the  physical  doesn’t  always  equate  to  the  spiritual.
               When  we  open  ourselves  to  examine  the  fundamental  truths  of
               what God envisions, for the wealthy and prosperous life, we should



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