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  PSALM 112:3

  … but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

  PROVERBS 13:21 NIV

  … but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

  PROVERBS 28:25 NIV

  Saying, Blessing I certainly will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you.

  HEBREWS 6:14

  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

  HEBREWS 11:6 NIV

  Be sure you plant your seed into good ground. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 26:12–14 we should not give our tithe to the dead. After planting, expect to be blessed and say so. Confess frequently:

  I am blessed, and I am a blessing.

  Everything I lay my hand to prospers and succeeds.

  I am blessed when I come in and blessed when I go out.

  I have favor everywhere I go.

  God is multiplying me.

  I seek first the kingdom of God and He adds all other things that I need.

  I love to give.

  I always have plenty of seed to sow and bread to eat.

  My cup runs over.

  Goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life.

  I always have more than enough.

  By confessing these and other Scriptures you find and by making these personal confessions, you will build an image of prosperity in your spirit. Your spirit wants to work for you, but it can only produce what you put in it.

  When your spirit, mind, and mouth line up in agreement with God, you are undefeatable! As you develop a prosperous image, and keep an expectant attitude toward prosperity, you will begin to reap a harvest in abundance.

  NEVER EAT YOUR SEED! Each harvest produces seed to sow as well as bread to eat. Keep sowing, and you will eventually come to the place where you continually have a new harvest coming in.

  Amos 9:13 says: Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt [that is, everything heretofore barren and unfruitful shall overflow with spiritual blessing].

  I believe we have entered those days. Jesus is coming back soon. He is returning for a glorious Church—not a poor, pathetic, broken-down Church. I have written this book to help you prepare to prosper. I know that prosperity is God’s will for each person.

  Prosperity is not just money, but blessing in every realm. Sow your seed, water it with the Word of God, expect a harvest and prepare to prosper!

  REFERENCES

  Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

  Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are taken frm the King James Version of the Bible.

  Scripture quotations marked (TLB) are taken from The Living Bible © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

  Scripture quotations marked (MESSAGE) are taken from The Message: New Testament With Psalms and Proverbs by Eugene H. Peterson. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995 by Eugene H. Peterson. NavPress, P.O. Box 35001, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80935. Used with permission.

  Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are taken from the New American Standard Bible®. Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission.

  Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from The New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  JOYCE MEYER has been teaching the Word of God since 1976 and in full-time ministry since 1980. She is the best selling author of more than fifty inspirational books, including How to Hear from God, Knowing God Intimately, and Battlefield of the Mind. She has also released thousands of teaching cassettes and a complete video library. Joyce’s Enjoying Everyday Life radio and television programs are broadcast around the world, and she travels extensively conducting conferences. Joyce and her husband Dave are the parents of four grown children and make their home in St. Louis, Missouri.

  To contact the author write:

  Joyce Meyer Ministries

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  Please include your testimony or help received from this book when you write. Your prayer requests are welcome.

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  JOYCE MEYER TITLES

  Starting Your Day Right

  Beauty for Ashes Revised Edition

  How to Hear from God

  Knowing God Intimately

  The Power of Forgiveness

  The Power of Determination

  The Power of Being Positive

  The Secrets of Spiritual Power

  The Battle Belongs to the Lord

  Secrets to Exceptional Living

  Eight Ways to Keep the Devil Under Your Feet

  Teenagers are People Too

  Filled with the Spirit

  Celebration of Simplicity

  The Joy of Believing Prayer

  Never Lose Heart

  Being the Person God Made You to Be

  A Leader in the Making

  “Good Morning, This is God!” Gift Book

  Jesus—Name Above All Names

  “Good Morning, This is God!” Daily Calendar

  Help Me—I’m Married!

  Reduce Me to Love

  Be Healed in Jesus’ Name

  How to Succeed at Being Yourself

  Eat and Stay Thin

  Weary Warriors, Fainting Saints

  Life in the Word Journal

  Life in the Word Devotional

  Be Anxious for Nothing

  Be Anxious for Nothing Study Guide

  Straight Talk on Loneliness

  Straight Talk on Fear

  Straight Talk on Insecurity

  Straight Talk on Discouragement

  Straight Talk on Worry

  Straight Talk on Depression

  Straight Talk on Stress

  Don’t Dread

  Managing Your Emotions

  Healing the Brokenhearted

  Me and My Big Mouth

  Me and My Big Mouth! Study Guide

  Prepare to Prosper

  Do It Afraid!

  Expect a Move of God in Your Life … Suddenly!

  Enjoying Where You Are on the Way to Where You Are Going

  The Most Important Decision You Will Ever Make

  When, God When?

  Why, God Why?

  The Word, the Name, the Blood

  Battlefield of the Mind

  Battlefield of the Mind Study Guide

  Tell Them I Love Them

  Peace

  The Root of Rejection

  Beauty for Ashes

  If Not for the Grace of God

  If Not for the Grace of God Study Guide

  HOW CAN YOU COME INTO NEW LEVELS OF PROSPERITY?

  Many Christians have given their time and money for the sake of the Gospel. Some have given for years without seeing their own personal, social, and financial outlook c
hange. Others who have enjoyed prosperity have even greater levels of blessing in store for them. We know from the Word of God that our heavenly Father desires His children to do well and that when we give, it is given back to us abundantly. Why then do so many Christians still struggle to receive all of God’s promises?

  In this book, Joyce Meyer reveals an important basic principle and shows you how to experience God’s power in your own life. Discover:

  • WHY JOYFUL GIVING ENSURES FUTURE BLESSINGS

  • HOW PLANTING MORE SEEDS LETS YOU MEET MORE NEEDS

  • WHY COMPLAINING AND ENVY STEAL GOD’S BOUNTY

  • HOW CERTAIN SCRIPTURES WILL INCREASE YOUR HARVEST.

  Find out how to nurture the seed you sow—and prepare to prosper!

  1 1. W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, William White, Jr., “New Testament Section,” in Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1984), p. 120, s.v. “CONFESS.” (back to text)