WHEN IS GIVING GENERATING GREATER WEALTH?

 

WHEN IS GIVING GENERATING GREATER WEALTH?

BERNIE GARCIA, 3 weeks ago:

Gigi de Llana, you've been in to it singing a gospel song. Turn your band into a fulltime Christian music ministry. Let he Holy Spirit inspire, lead and sing with your group. It would be the best decision you'll ever make - focus now on the eternal and praising God rather than men. .

Otto the Great, Highlighted reply, 12 hours ago:

@Benie Garcia, there is no money in Christian music ministry, that is why famous singers don't sing in churches for most song artists do it for money and fame. I only knew one singer though, and I admire her.

Arnulfo Laniba: @Otto the Great, that's true. In whatever field you are, music included, if you decided to do it God's way, that is, no profiteering but just honest profit when you need it because there are many times for true Christians to do it or give it free, it will not ensure financial gain, but you can still hope for some donations or willing token of gratitude.

If the purpose is making money or generating wealth, it seems difficult but there is still a chance to gain wealth even greater than those who did it business-like... there is still a case where the wealth of those who do not seek it but seek only to serve and make fellowmen happy that their wealth would even exceed the wealth of those who make profit their first and main objective. Is that possible? The answer is yes... but rare.

A real case is Akiane Kramarik who became millionaire at age 8 for her life-size painting.

The catch for greater wealth is here: YOU NEED TO START VERY EARLY (Akiane at 4), THEN FOCUS ON IT, SO THAT MASTERY WOULD BE HAD AT EARLY AGE (Akiane got her first million at age 8), SO EXCELLENT SHOULD OR RATHER WOULD BE YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE USING YOUR TALENT THAT IN THE CASE OF AKIANE'S PAINTING, AS OUR MODEL, EACH IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT THE RICHEST PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE IN THE CHASE AND RACE TO BID FOR THE HIGHEST PRICE!!!

So, she was able to extract her own parents and siblings from poverty at very early age... from a family who could afford to buy Sunday newspaper, could not afford to buy a TV (and they are living in the USA to think)... therefore, they were so poor... but now Akiane gifted her parents and siblings with a very nice and spacious mansion and all necessities and some comforts in life (as they are not materialistic).

Jesus said, Seek you first the kingdom of God (which teaches to focus on your self to develop, such as talent and character development, etc.) and all those things that mankind sought for (money, material amenities, luxury) can or will be added to you freely or easily.

So Akiane's example is showing as that the meaning of "will be added freely" means "will be added easily" when your talent has been so developed that, for example, music, the whole world will race as to who can buy your CDs first.

That's one of the missing wisdom and truths that could set us free... such as free from poverty...free from need...

Therefore, focusing on gospel or God songs, e.g., hymns, can be and WILL be a source of great income IF and WHEN and PROVIDED, you do not make profit or money as the higher purpose but love, e.g., to make God happy, to make the people happy, to make yourself happy when you did it so nicely... to make everyone happy... in short, love. Then, that love will hep you create a painting or music or whatever that is so very nice... so nice that rich or can-afford people will contest to buy first or to give you big donations as a token of gratitude for products and services which you give free.

In the case of no token of gratitude form people, do not forget the other source of "token of gratitude, este, in His, case, token of happiness": GOD!

Even if those to whom you give will not give you in return, do not worry. Even the Book of Proverbs wrote God's promise: "Lend to the poor and God will repay you" many times, more than 10fold... if you did it without expecting to be returned or repaid.

Make love or the happiness of the recipients your only reward... that is, say to yourself, "I will do this or will make this for my fellowman... for free... and his happiness and God's happiness will to me be enough fee or payment for my gift / service. I will not require nor expect any material fee or payment. But if his heart wants it to reward or repay my love with some money, I will also accept it with gratitude and happiness because it is given out of love."

This kind of attitude is the one that will allow all kinds of riches, material included, to flow and overflow to all concerned!

Of course there are times in this dispensation that you sing for a living. But do not confine yourself there. Do not say to the other, "Nah, I will not sing in your birthday because I will not be paid."

Better have love, than, money. When there is an occasion when one is missing, choose to miss earning money than to fail to love.

Love is far far more valuable and a big wealth-generator if you love correctly and sincerely.

The life of Akiane is best and most inspiring example to us how to apply the law "Seek you first the kingdom of God and all these things that people seek shall be freely added to you"!

"Freely" does not mean out of laziness... but out of excellence. So excellent shall be your output that everybody races to give you what they have, money, in exchange for your song or painting or what.

Na-gets ninjo mga beloved?

Mao nay DEEPER AND RICHER meaning sa “IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE.”

Arnulfo Laniba: I have tried the Akiane method or experience with my 5 kids. I got defeated by the subtle influences, allurements and pressure by all sides of relatives.. my eldest two daughters succumbed to go to college, the next 2 boys dropped out of high school to spend their 4 years in hands-on computer at home, but then gave in and went to college after passing a promotion test and then discovered that they were miles ahead of their classmates... they became assistants to their teacher in teaching their classmates and also during exams, they helped their classmates in questions that need analysis.

I advised my boys to continue studying out-of-school ideas to prevent them from getting stucked up waiting their classmates.

To win, there are at least two necessary requirements: a) the children must be the ones who decide and desire to stick to their inclination (talent) no matter what, no matter how strong is the pressure of relatives etc to choose instead the formal schooling to acquire skills to serve corporations; b) parents must exercise persistent love and wisdom to propel motivate the kids to stick to their talents.

I lost my eldest daughter to college and to marriage (she married after graduation). So talking about talents, she lost the time and opportunity.

Then, I lost my second daughter; she followed the bad example of her older sister. She married right after graduation and passing the board exam.

My third child, my eldest son, got disconnected from his music. As early as 4, he could play the sample songs in our electronic piano, as many as 50, with great ease!

Computer programming has supplanted his music in terms of earning a living; but the good thing is: he still sings a lot but not his music is still at hobby level, not yet for wealth-generation.

My son has a great potential to become rich via piano or musical instrument because of his early foundation when he was still 4 to 10 years.

My second oldest daughter applied talents on her quest to win Miss Universe’s crown. At the provincial level, Miss Bohol, she failed...was frustrated, got 5^th only.

“I am broken” was her reaction.

My reply:

The goal of the wrongly educated is: go to the Middle East or oceans as seaman, or overseas workers.

Now, ato nang nakita nga ang ilang dollar wala kahatag nila ug permannent address ug permanent livelihood, guba pa ilang marriage ug family.

Scattering ang resulta. Nagkabungkag, tibulaag, worse: nakasulod mga drug lords to destroy the brain and then health and then life and future of our innocent kids!

OFWism is a very bad solution to economic problem.

Ang solution is: talent ug land development.

Naa kay juta to give you basic food, so that you will not be forced to work as porter or laborer or employee 8 to 5, wa na kay time for self-development.

Pero ug naa kay baol o uma, and then my vision ka for your self and loved ones, focus ka sa imong talent, then, malayo ang imong mararating.

Ang error in Andrea regarding her talent is this: for self.

Although may possibility nga ang Miss Pageant can be a path to glorify God and show love for the poor and creation, there is... but most of the girls are consumed by higher desire for self-glory or greater love of self.. so vanity.

Ang gaaway ana is self love vs love for God or others.

Of course, same in other fields, but stronger ang naa sa Miss Pageant.

Gigamit lang nila ang love for environment or going to the poor as ticket to be thought na lovers of Nature or protector of the environment sila, pero klaro kaajo nga 1% ra sa ilang time, ug diha na gani sila "mahilig" sa Nature or beggars during the few weeks before the contest.

Not their nature or way of life the rest of the year.

So God and the poor are only used by these guys as panakip butas.

Therefore, God's blessings is not in this industry.

Worse, kani nga industry gipuy-an sa mga maniac.

Just lately, the top man in Europe who owns an agency... top agency... handling Paris-based, Tokyo-based, New York-based models,... gikiha sa iyang mga previous models nga nangaminyo na ug may courage na mo-expose how they were sexually victimized by him, as a requirement to stardom.

So, sinful ug hypocrisy ang gadako ani nga industry.

Way klaro ilang love for God, ilang love and care for the environment, pwera ra sa few nga sincere pero lisod nila i-lihay likay needed ang great strength once you are inside.

So blessing in disguise nga matod nimo yang, "broken dreams" o "broken talent"...

Walay real support ang Ginoo sa nato nga maggamit sa Iyang given talent for self-glory or selfish purposes.

When I told you all, "Follow Akiane," I meant all including her great humility to use her talent to serve God.

Wala kay makita ni Akiane nga desire for publicity or fame.

So, this is lesson para sa tanan.

Talent comes from God and it is for loving God above all, and your neighbor as well as self.

So love of self is only a part of it, not the only part nor the all of it!

Failure occurs when pride or personal glory is the aim. “Fall follows pride,” so says the Proverb.