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So God has a system of more than enough. Here’s the interesting thing about it. Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
We have to prioritize how we’re going to live. Now, I don’t believe God is concerned with how we want to live on a purely personal level. Of course, He wants to reveal Himself through us, so in that sense, He does care. But God is not part of American culture, Australian culture, or Swiss culture. It doesn’t matter where we come from or what our background is—we are called to take on a God culture, the culture of heaven.
When you ask people—even those who don’t know much about the Bible—what heaven will look like, what do they say? Streets of gold. What else? Pearly gates. What else? Jewels. Now think about it—don’t all of these have a connotation of wealth? They represent things of great value.
It amazes me that people look forward to heaven, desiring its wealth, yet they don’t have the same desire for that abundance of God to be manifested through their lives here on earth. God is not holding it back. He is watching how we handle what we are given—there is a stewardship aspect to this, which we’ll talk about another time. But at the core, what I’m saying is this: God wants us to have more than enough.
Look at the natural realm and the divine nature of God. God created the heavens and the earth, then He created man and placed him in a garden. Did the garden have everything they needed? Yes. Did it only have just enough? No—it had more than enough. God began everything with abundance.
Then God came to Abraham. A few chapters before Genesis 12, He tells him to leave his land and his family because He is going to make a covenant with him. And what is one of the first things He says? “I will bless you.” Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed. And through you, all the families of the earth will be blessed. In this covenant, God is thinking far beyond mere survival—He is thinking in terms of overflow.
Follow the story further. When the Israelites came out of slavery, they left Egypt—the most powerful nation at that time—and they plundered it. Egypt never recovered its former power and wealth. God transferred wealth to His people. Then He said He would bring them into a land where they would live in houses they did not build and eat from vineyards they did not plant. Everything was prepared for them. It was a place of more than enough.
Fast forward to heaven again—it will be beyond anything we can imagine. Throughout the entire Bible, we see this pattern. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “I have given you the power to get wealth.” The wealth is there, and God has given us the ability to access it.
Everything God does goes far beyond the level at which most of us live. So the limitation is not on God’s side—it’s on ours. We have to believe that God has established a system of more than enough, and that we can access it.
Now, this goes beyond just giving. There are principles involved that we will walk through step by step. But one important point is this: this system is not driven by lust or selfish desire. Scripture talks about escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust. So this is not a “want-driven” system. It requires putting God first, even above our own desires.
“Want” is a driving force in a system that is not of God. Part of that “want” is the desire to do things our own way—but that doesn’t work. God has already established His system.
Let me say this: poverty—being in lack, not having enough—is a spirit. It is not merely an economic condition. Most people view poverty as the result of economic flow, but it is deeper than that. It is also a mindset. That mindset cooperates with the spirit, producing actions that lead to poverty. We’ll go deeper into that later.
Now, Psalm 37:25 says, “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging for bread.” There is a baseline in righteousness—you do not have to beg. God provides at that level. He will not forsake you.
This doesn’t mean life will always be easy. It doesn’t mean there won’t be hard seasons. But there is a foundation: if you walk in righteousness, there is provision.
Now, some say everyone is righteous because of what Jesus did—and that is true in one sense. But Scripture also says, “He who is righteous practices righteousness.” So righteousness is also a lifestyle of obedience.
At this level, there is a safety net. There is a base. And from that base, how high can you build? “All things are possible to him who believes.” You determine how high you build from that foundation.
God has already said that if we partake in His divine nature, His promises will flow into our lives. The question is: how much of that do we choose to walk in?
So how far above the baseline do you want to live? That’s something only you can answer. In God, there is no limit to how far you can go.
But it cannot be based on selfish desire—“I want this, I want that.” Instead, God asks: what are you going to do for Me?
I know a true story about a pastor who helped someone in his church start a business. The person was faithful in giving at first. The business grew, and they began making a lot of money—but their giving decreased. Why? Because they started buying things, taking on commitments, and eventually even missing church because of business demands. The money didn’t bless them—it distracted them.
So the question is: would money change you?
Most people say no—but if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, it probably would. Money reveals what is inside of us.
That’s why many lottery winners go bankrupt within a few years. It’s not just financial—it’s a mindset issue. They didn’t know how to manage what they received.
There is a partnership between us and God. God provides the flow, but we must manage it according to His system. When it comes to money, God works through earthly systems, and He works through us.
Now, 2 Corinthians 9:8 says that God is able to make all grace abound toward you. Grace is not just a free pass—it is provision made available to us. And “abound” means excess.
God wants us to live in a place where we are always supplied—never lacking. Always having all sufficiency in all things, so that we can abound in every good work.
That means a constant flow—not just occasional provision.
But this requires stewardship. God provides; we manage. And when we manage according to His system, the flow continues.
The goal is this: to live in such a way that we always have more than enough—not just for ourselves, but so that we can give, sow, and participate in His kingdom at every opportunity.
Because in God’s system, giving and receiving work together. And if we understand that properly, we step into a life that reflects His abundance.
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