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A Biblical Framework for Wealth by Dave Rasey

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Intro&ution# ow &o I eep wea*th fro ruining y fai*y+

A weir& thing happene& to e, I &i& very we** starting fro nothing, I gra&uate& fro o**ege with nothing- got arrie&

with nothing- an& got rih%at *east by a i& fro Antioh- Tennessee- stan&ar&s, I ha& about ./ i**ion worth of rea*

estate by the tie I was 01 years o*&,

2ut I borrowe& too uh oney- &i& soe stupi& things- an& *ost everything, In the proess of *osing everything an&

having to start over- I &isovere& 3o&'s ways of han&*ing oney, I rea& the 2ib*e an& things that peop*e *ie 4arry 2urettan& Ron 2*ue were writing in those &ays, That was 05 or "6 years ago,

An& as a person with a finane &egree- the aa&ei un&erpinning- an& a** the *etters an& *ienses after y nae-

*earning what 3o&'s 7or& sai& about oney was rea**y interesting to e, It was a natura* gravitationa* pu** for e in y

spiritua* wa*, I was a baby 8hristian at that tie,

An& so I went fro having nothing to having a *ot to having nothing to starting to app*y these prinip*es, An& they

wore&9 An& that starte& to reate a prob*e for e, 2eause when I starte& to bui*& wea*th the seon& tie- I was a

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:ou su&&en*y too ownership of it, :ou're going- @I &on't now about this thing- giving soe of that away, I in& of got

p*ans, >n*e 2en;ain an& e- we're *ie best frien&s now-@ right+ :ou see what happens when you beoe an owner+

I have an aounting staff at y offie aong y /66 tea ebers- an& we were aing a &onation to a thing, Iwa*e& ba to y ontro**er- an& I sai&- @I nee& you to write a he for .G6-666 to this inistry,@

An& I' not bragging, It's ;ust soething that's part of 3o&'s p*an, :ou now- I &i&n't notie her saying- @.G6-666+ That's

so uh, Are you sure you want to &o that+@ She's *ie- @Bay,@ It rea**y wasn't har& for her to give away y oney,

If you an aintain that ownership perspetive%that you &on't own it- you ;ust anage it%it hanges your generosity- but

it a*so hanges your abi*ity to han&*e wea*th without the wea*th srewing you up,

An& then- of ourse- you nee& ounity aroun& you, @In the u*titu&e of ounse*ors- there is safety,@

:ou nee& peop*e who *ove you aroun& you, :ou nee& to be arefu* of who you're hanging out with beause you beoe

who you hang aroun& with, :ou &on't *et your i&s hang aroun& with Cohnny the &rug &ea*er beause you now they'**

beoe &rug &ea*ers, So you're going to ta* *ie- wa* *ie- &ress *ie- an& ae the sae inoes of the peop*e you runaroun& with,

2e rea* arefu* where you spen& your T%I%M%E,

Now- it's oay to &o outreah an& inister to peop*e who you &on't want to be *ie when you're trying to *ea& the to

Cesus, That's a &ifferent thing, 2ut in ters of your bu&s%who you run with%you're one of the, In a sary way- you're one

of the, Even the way you ro** your R's when you spea, So be arefu* of your ounity beause that wi** he*p youanage wea*th fro a proper spiritua* perspetive,

Now- one I've &one that for e- then I nee& to &o that for y arriage- beause y arriage is going to be agnifie&,

The prob*es in your arriage- when you get oney- are sti** going to be prob*es, 2ut now they're going to be Mount

Vesuvius,

It won't get better, Everything &oesn't get better with oney, Everything that's ba& gets worse- an& everything that's

goo& gets better, 3etting oney is not going to so*ve your arriage prob*es, It's going to ae the worse, The

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&ivore rate aong 4otto winners is four ties the nationa* average, Su&&en wea*th is rea**y sary,

An& then if I' going to &o that with e an& I' going to &o that with y arriage- aybe I ought to &o that with y

i&s, I' going to start with y i&s, I' going to say y i&s%whatever they are%they're going to be ore of it when

they inherit this wea*th,

So if they're &oing &rugs- they &on't get to inherit the wea*th, They're out there running a *ife of pro&iga* sin- they &on't

get to inherit the wea*th beause they're not going to be a goo& anager for 3o&%an& it's not y oney- anyway, I'

anaging it for 3o&, 7hat in& of anager wou*& give it to a &rug &ea*er- even if it's your i&+ None,

So y i&s are rea* *ear, 7a* with Cesus an& stay in the wi**, Don't wa* with Cesus- an& you're out of the wi**, An& it's

not beause I &on't *ove the, It's beause I &o *ove the, 2eause if they're &oing heroin- I &on't want to fun& it at y

&eath,

2ut if they're wa*ing with Cesus- wow, An& how &o I he*p the &o that+ I teah the that agnifiation prinip*e, I a*so

rein& the of the ownership prinip*e, :ou &on't own it, :ou as y i&s who owns the Rasey wea*th, They're a**

grown, Two of the are arrie& now, They'** te** you, 2eause we have fai*y eetings about this to rein& the that

this wea*th is a responsibi*ity, It is a b*essing- but ost of a**- it's a responsibi*ity beause we are b*esse&, 7e're way past ;ust paying our bi**s- an& this stuff an ruin your *ife,

Man- it was tough being a Rasey i& growing up, I a&e the wor in the sa*t ines, 7hen we fina**y went fro a

hooptie to a nie ar- one of y i&s is ba in that ar an& he's *ooing aroun&, e's about G0 years o*&- an& he goes-

@7e're &oing pretty goo&- aren't we- &a&+@

I sai&- @7e aren't &oing anything, :ou're broe, I' &oing pretty goo&, :ou've got nothing,@

I &on't want this i& ro**ing into shoo* b*owing off at his outh about that, Do you+ I &on't want hi to be that guy, So-

an- we were tough on the,

@Da&- you're tough on us,@

@:eah- beause you have treen&ous responsibi*ity, :ou're going to have to be ab*e to arry soe weight,@

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Now- Then- >s, >s wors *ie this too, ow &o you wor with your i&s on this+ :ou thin *ie Jing Davi&, So*oon- his

son- bui*t the tep*e, Davi& was prohibite& fro bui*&ing the tep*e beause of an a&u*terous affair with 2athsheba, e

saw a >=B%an un*a& fea*e ob;et, Right+ So 3o& says- @:ou &on't bui*& the tep*e,@

So*oon bui*&s the tep*e with Davi&'s oney, My frien& Robert Morris- who wrote one of y favorite boos ongenerosity- The 2*esse& 4ife- says that bib*ia* eonois &itate& that the tep*e in to&ay's &o**ars wou*& ost .0G bi**ion

to bui*&,

That's 2i** 3ates in& of oney%.0G bi**ion to bui*& the house of 3o&,

So*oon inherite& that fro his &a&- Davi&, 2ut he a*so inherite& the un&erstan&ing that it wasn't his oney it was to be

use& to bui*& the tep*e, Now- neither one of those en were perfet- but both of the are proinent in Sripture for a

reason,

I *ove the Sripture in Deuteronoy, It says- @I a** heaven an& earth as witnesses to&ay against you- that I have set

before you *ife an& &eath- b*essings an& ursings, Therefore- hoose *ife that both you an& your &esen&ants ay *ive,@

8hoose *ife- not &eath, Soething to thin about- you guys,

? The

Bne we've &one Now- Then an& >s- the *ast step of the progression is your vision broa&ens beyon& your fai*y tree to

The, An& The represents a** the nee&s of the wor*& that 3o& is going to put in front of you an& assign you to &o,

Di& you now .-666 wi** &ri** a we** in aiti+ An& that hanges not on*y the vi**age- it hanges woen's rights- it hangese&uation- it hanges arriage- it hanges *ife an& &eath- beause they &ie fro &irty water, Seven thousan& &o**ars

hanges an entire vi**age generationa**y, Seventy thousan& &o**ars wi** &o that for G6 vi**ages, A han&fu* of osuito nets

hanges peop*e's *ives in Afria,

There are peop*e within 06 inutes of your house who are hungry- an& .G6-666 wi** hange their *ife, A .G-666 hooptie

ar wi** hange the *ife of a sing*e o who's athing the bus, 3oing to 3ran&a's house on Thansgiving- an& you stop

at the 7aff*e ouse, 4et e te** you who's woring at the 7aff*e ouse on Thansgiving# Soebo&y who nee&s a ;ob ba&,They're at 7aff*e ouse- an& it's Thansgiving, Two in&iators that they nee& a ;ob ba&, 2e sure you *eave a .066 tip-

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an& ;ust for fun- sit in the ar an& wath,

Don't *eave the a trat on how to eet Cesus, Don't be one of those peop*e who servers hate on Sun&ays%beause soe

8hristians are heap, Don't be that, Cust *eave the a oup*e of un*e 2en;ains si*ing at the, It's weir&- isn't it+ 8an't

&o that if you're broe,

Margaret Thather sai&- @No one wou*& reeber the 3oo& Saaritan if he &i&n't have oin,@

e pai& for the an who was *eft in the &ith to have a p*ae to *ive an& foo& to eat an& a p*ae to be hea*e&- an& he to*&

the inneeper as he wa*e& away in Cesus' story- @If it osts ore than this- I'** give you the oney when I return, Jeep

an aount of it,@

So he *eft hi oney an& a proise to pay whatever e*se it too, I've notie& that poor peop*e an't fee& poor peop*e,

Interesting i&ea,

Now- Then- >s- The Rein&s >s That 7e Are 8a**e& to 2e a 2*essing

Now# Tae are of your househo*& first- or you're worse than an unbe*iever, Then# 7here there is no vision- the peop*eperish, >s# A goo& an *eaves an inheritane to his hi*&ren's hi*&ren, The# 3o& *oves a heerfu* giver,

I've got a goo& frien& who's an ortho&o Cewish rabbi- an& he wrote this won&erfu* boo a**e& Thou Sha** !rosper%Rabbi

Danie* 4apin, e says- @As the Sabbath ebbs away eah Satur&ay night@%Sabbath in a Cewish hoe wou*& be

Satur&ay%@Cewish fai*ies prepare for the pro&utive wor wee ahea& by singing the ;oyfu* av&a*ah servie, The

av&a*ah servie is reite& over a up of wine that runs over into the sauer beneath, This overf*owing up sybo*i<es the

intention to pro&ue &uring the wee ahea& not on*y suffiient to fi** one's own up@%tae are of your own househo*&first%@but a*so an eess to be use& for the goo& of others,@

Maybe you shou*& eep pouring- an& aybe your up shou*& be a up an& not a swiing poo*, An& it's not a thib*e-

either, :ou &ei&e the si<e of your up- but eep pouring an& *et the overf*ow be for the goo& of others,

This is a bib*ia* fraewor for a proper way to view wea*th, 7hen you &o it this way- you're going to &o it proper*y,

!eop*e aren't going to un&erstan&- but peop*e never un&erstan&, It's none of their business, This is your ;ob before your4or& Cesus, Tae it as your &uty, Mae it a way of saying than :ou to i in your ee**ene in this area,

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8*osing !rayer

3o&- we than :ou for this &ay, 7e than :ou for these peop*e, 7e as that :ou pour prosperity on the an& that :ou

tae are of their nee&s an& their future an& their fai*y tree- but ost of a**- :ou use the as a way to av&a*ah%toreate eess to be use& for the goo& of others,

3o&- *et etraor&inary generosity ontinue to f*ow out of this p*ae,

In Cesus' nae- aen,

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