The Tale of Two Economies

There are two ways to experience the life that God has so graciously given to us:  Toil and hoard according to the World’s economy or trust and give according to God’s economy.

The curse that God put on man after the fall due to Adam’s disobedience was that man would have to toil and sweat for everything he obtained.  The earth was cursed and would not yield a harvest without man’s effort in labor.  As a result, mankind has toiled, labored and tried to hoard whatever they could out of fear of doing without.

Mankind has trusted credit to relieve the pain of toil through instant gratification. The result is that the vast majority of American’s and others in the world have become slaves of credit.  We are enticed to buy more and made to believe that we will be able to get out of the debt cycle, but it never happens.  We cannot get out of debt as long as we keep putting things on credit.  Credit cards have become the god of the typical family on earth today.  We have been enticed to trust Visa and Master Card instead of God who is the source of all wealth.

I am happy to report that there is another economy.  We do not have to stay in the earth cursed world economy.  We can enter into God’s economy.  To enjoy God’s economy one must first stop trusting in credit, bankers, jobs or any other source of supply.  God alone is the source of all wealth.  It is He who gives power to get wealth.  When we put God first, that gives Him the permission to instruct us on how to obtain the wealth we seek.  He will not send money from Heaven, but He will give you connections to the right people and circumstances to obtain wealth.

Also, you must learn to let go of what you have.  Don’t hang on to your last dollar bill as though it can get you out of debt.  Give what you have as a seed to obtain the harvest you seek.  If you give $100, don’t expect to get $1,000 in the mail.  However, you can expect an idea or hunch that could produce thousands or even millions of dollars.  When you give to a worthy cause, such as feeding the poor, promoting the gospel, or helping someone in need you are engaging a spiritual law that says, “Give and it shall be given unto you.”  This law is a sure as gravity.  However, when you give, commit that which you give to God for His blessing.  The giving or your seed gives Him a way to multiply it.

There is so much to say about this matter, however, the purpose of this blog is to offer help to network marketers, not give Bible lessons.  I would love to let go, but maybe I will do so in another way.  As network marketers, we must learn to trust in the living God and commit our businesses and all we have to Him.  When we do so, we give Him permission to bless us.  He will not force His way into our life.  If you want to do it the toil and hoard way, He will not stop us.  But, if we want to do it His way, He will certainly bless us.

There are two economies:  The world’s cursed economy and God’s economy.  Which one will you put your trust in?  As for me and my house, we will put our faith in God’s economy.  I hope you will too.

The Cycle of Success

There is an important cycle that must be completed for one to enjoy stratospheric success.  You must learn to both GIVE and RECEIVE.

When you breathe, you breath out carbon dioxide and breath in oxygen.  Plant life releases oxygen and takes in carbon dioxide.  Just think of what would happen if either stopped giving or receiving.  Life as we know it would cease to exist.

In network marketing I have met some awesome givers.  I talk to many and read about many who just want to help people.  That is one of the beautiful aspects of network marketing.  However, one major fault I see among us is the ability to receive help.  For some reason many of us feel bad about being helped.  However, if we refuse to receive, be break the cycle of success, thus limiting the greatest potential that we could attain.

We have no right to stop others from enjoying the pleasure of helping us.  When people give to us, they receive a blessing.  When we refuse their gift, we deny them the joy of this blessing.  Do we have that right?  Our refusing to receive stops the cycle of success and denies others a great joy.

For me, personally, it is hard to receive.  I have always given and been expected to be the strong one.  As a result I believe my success has been limited.  This is not only my problem, but also the problem of most network marketers.  How do I know?  I know, because I offer FREE HELP to any network marketer who is struggling with their business and so few accept my offer.  As a result I miss a lot of blessing.

The next time anyone offers you anything, remember this:  There is a cycle that needs to be competed for true and lasting success.  You need to give and also be willing to receive.