I'm gonna give you a testimony of this what I'm
saying One day my husband had just turned to
the Lord, he wasn't my husband yet, he came to
church, and he saw that someone next to him put
a hundred dollar bill in the offering. My husband
was passing the oil at that time, as to say he
didn't have any money. He lived in a borrowed
car. He saw that and he said, wow, he gave $100.
That means he won $1 ,000. And he said, Lord,
if you allow me to get $1 ,000, The next week,
I'll bring you $100. And what do you think? And
guess what? He won $1 ,000 that week. The next
week? And he was so happy, he wanted everybody
to see he had $100, and he placed it in the basket.
And he says, Lord, wow, if you give me $10 ,000,
I'll give you $1 ,000. And that's $1 ,000 a week.
And my husband did it. He would get $10 ,000
a week. And for a month. He was happy giving
his $1 ,000. He was giving $4 ,000 a month. But
when the one month mark came, he said, $4 ,000
is a lot of money. I ran out two offices. I'm
just going to give up. $1 ,500 and then I'll
keep the $3 ,000 so I can invest. He gets his
first million dollars, 29 years old, but a year
later, he loses it all. And he went to go live
on the streets again. And that's where I met
my husband. Before he lost everything. the lord
gave it to me and the day of his birthday he
said tell him that because he didn't obey me
and because he was dishonest and because he lied
i'm going to take everything away and i said
no god you told him that poor guy i can't do
that I called her on the phone, it was 11 at
night, I was driving and I said, I thought he
was married, but he was separated. I said, the
wife answered me and was going to say, first
of all, what imprudence to speak at this time,
sir, it's your fault. So I'm driving home and
then I'm so nervous. I have to call him and I
have to tell him but at that time He was separated
because he was married at one point So I was
nervous and I thought maybe his wife is gonna
call answer She's gonna be like, why are you
calling him at this time? Cuz it was already
11 p .m So I just went ahead and did the call
And I barely even knew him Imagine barely knowing
someone and going up to them on their birthday
and saying, the Lord's gonna take everything
away. After five hours of praying, the Lord said,
yes, it was me, go tell him, go do what I've
asked you to do. And at that point, I didn't
know that everything was, that he had hidden
the $3 ,000. So he ended up losing everything.
can be trusted with very little can also be trusted
with much and whomever is dishonest with very
little will also be dishonest with much. So my
husband had to work in his character because
he was dishonest. The Lord couldn't trust him.
That's why the Lord sent me to his life. So this
is an example of the many ways you can be dishonest.
But your tithing, the tithing is not negotiable.
I'm the leader of Alavanza. No, I am. Wow. Okay,
let's see your radiography. Okay. Let's go for
the radiography. When we get to donations, I
put donations in the radiography. Donations.
And the first thing I have is church. Church.
Excuse me. The first thing I have is church,
but it's not the first question I ask. The first
question I ask is, to whom... So whenever I have
people come into my office and they tell me oh
I'm a leader of worship I'm the leader of intercession
and I tell them okay well come on let's look
at your x -ray and see what's going on so when
I start looking at that I kind of note and I
write okay the church and then I ask them what
are you where are you donating your money to?
To your parents? They get $30 ,000 a month, and
then they tell me, I send my mom $30 a week.
$120 a month? Are your parents okay economically?
Oh no, sister, you know, between my brothers
and I, we all take turns, but no one wants to
help me anymore. Alright, let's go to the Ten
Commandments. You will honor your mother and
your father in all that you do so you may have
a long life. When they come into my office, I'm
not acting all spiritual. I don't speak to them
about the Bible. I just ask the questions. So
if they're not saving, If they're saving for
mom and dad, then that person no longer qualifies.
I know that there's a lot of work to do. I know
then I have to send them to Pastor Daniel. Because
now there's things that they have to work out.
The next question. Or you're a leader at the
church, okay, and how much are you giving to
the church? $40? Oh, no sister we give 25. A
day? Glory to God, hallelujah sister. I see this
90 % of the time. I've seen more than 2 ,000
people in my office. And I've seen this more
than 90 % all the time. If someone tells me I'm
the leader of their church and they say, sister,
I don't tie, I close my laptop, and I tell them,
I can't bless something that you are cursing.
You know the scriptures. Some, they're like this,
and they say, okay, I need your help. And then
they say, okay, and others just leave. But I
don't care. I'm not there for you to love me.
I'm there to help you. And if I don't tell you
the truth, I can't help you. But here's another
principle. And the principle we're going to repeat
again is in the book of Psalms. It says the earth
and all its fullness, everything that's in it,
belongs to who? Belongs to who? To God. So the
money that you have is not yours. The Jewish
have this principle and that's why they don't
have an issue with giving. They've never had
an issue with giving. And God didn't ask them
for the 10. God doesn't only ask him for 10%,
he asks him for more. Because God sends you and
he wants to prosper you. He wants to prosper
you because he wants to use you as a blessing
to bless others. You're gonna keep it and you're
gonna use it for things that are going to destroy
you. That's the truth. So the Jewish people have
understood this and I want to study that with
them how they think. They understand that everything
they have, nothing belongs to them. and that
they're stewards and that the Lord is watching
them 24 hours a day. What are you doing with
your money? What are you spending it on? For
example, last week a woman came. She gets $3
,000 a week. $3 ,000 a month. And she spends
$1 ,500 if she's filled in debt. Why? Because
she's spending more than what she can make, and
you can say, oh, that's not me. And maybe you're
right. When I go see her extra, she works three
days a week, and she cleans houses. But four
days out of the week, she eats out. And she says,
sister, sister. I make sure that I spend more
than $40 a day. So multiply four times four because
she eats out four days, four times four. That's
16, that's 160 times four. That's $480 that she's
throwing to the trash. Monthly, does she qualify
for more? No. And then she tells me, I have the
Sam's card and I'm very careful with it. I only
spend 500 each time I go. And I go three times
a month. I spend 1 ,500. And then, so if this
week I went to Sam's. The next week I already
ran out of milk and ham and I have to go to Walmart
and I spend 80. But you only cook three times
a week and you spend $500? You don't qualify.
You're a bad servant. You have to learn how to
manage your finances first. So what are you wasting
your money on? It could be that you go to Starbucks
two times a week. When you're in the red numbers,
you are a bad servant. If you're in green numbers,
go buy every day. But right now don't do it,
because it's not your money. And he's not gonna
marry you like that. You will be single. That
is the truth. When you're the bride, nothing
of the bridegroom is yours. But when you're the
wife, everything of your husband belongs to you.
But if you're using wrongly what you have right
now as the bride, you think he's No, and he's
not gonna marry you. You will stay single. And
it's not his fault. It's your fault. I have seven.
Proverbios tres nueve. Proverbs three nine. I
learned the principles of the kingdom. This is
the first scripture I memorized. So first I understood
So what's the first thing you're gonna do? Make
a budget. What is a budget? You're gonna write
down everything you spend money on. Every penny
that you spend. Not every dollar, I said every
penny. Because you are an accountant. You're
taking care of the money. of the private. take
away and I'll give it to this person. That's
why I have a million. Oh, I'm being rude. But
that just kind of came out. It was embarrassing.
I'm sorry, it just came to me. I won't say it
anymore, but I won't promise that. Maybe it's
going to come out. So why did he do that? Because
he said, even the little that he has, I'm going
to take it away and give it to the person who
has more. So if Elon Musk, you don't like him,
I'm sorry. Because he has more. Why do you and
I don't? Because he knew how to work it better
than you and I So you and I aren't there yet
So don't get mad at the rich people Because they
have more than you You don't have any Because
you haven't learned But today you're going to
learn So you're going to make a budget And if
you don't know how to do one Pastor, we'll do
a workshop for that. So I can show you how to.
I'll show you how to do a budget, and I'll show
you how to get out of debt, and then I'll help
you get out and pay your house in 10 years. It
works. I show whoever wants it. Because there's
a lot of hard -headed people that don't want
it. Well fine, I won't show you how. So if you
don't know how to do it, Pastor will bring me
back again to give you a workshop to show you
how to make one. So number one, write down every
penny that you spend. And then you'll examine
yourself. And see how good or how bad you are.
And then we'll start working from there. I'll
show you the number one system of administrating
your finances. Because it doesn't matter how
much you make. You will have enough to save to
everyone. Will have enough to save. I did it.
When I was a single mom, and I would get $400
a week. For many years, I only made $400 a week.
And I did that system, and it worked. So let's
go with the next one. Proverbs three, nine. And
what did I do? I honored the Lord with what I
had. Matthew 25. I didn't bury my talent. So
my first million was not good luck. It was a
result of being obedient to the principles. The
biblical principles, even though they didn't
have Everything that you have is a God. Remember
Psalms 24 -1. Memorize 1 Corinthians 4 -2. It's
required for the administrator to be found faithful.
I'm gonna show you the word to save. Oh, the
word aboda. It's spelled A, B like boy, V like
Victor, O, D like dog, A of Abelina, and H like
Henry. Abodah. When you go read this word in
the scripture, it says three things. And it's
literally spelled the same. The word abodah means
worship. So when you read in the Bible, everything
that has breath, praise the Lord. lives with
your emotions, with your tears, with your love,
with your laughter. With your tears, with your
love, with your laughter. It also means work.
So don't be lazy. There's no excuse for you not
to work. So if your kids go to school, and you're
a housewife taking care of the kids, but they're
at school from eight to nine, what did you do
in that time? Oh, well, that's why I'm an intercessor.
I pray all day. Liar. Because the Lord says that
work Yes, maybe your kids are little but once
they go to school You should learn something
educate yourself get a course learn how to use
a computer learn some English learn Spanish.
So I will yes So I will I'll see me see that
I'll go under do you see how in hennessey? Do
you see so long? They'll opus or not. Yeah, but
I can laugh I will laugh so I will that means
work. So in Genesis when the Lord placed man
on earth, he said he I don't know if the Bible
talks about retirement, but I've never read that
it talks about retirement. Abraham never retired.
None of the powerful men, maybe he's out there
and he's gone, but I haven't read that he's retired.
So stop... I haven't seen or heard of anybody
in the Bible. Retired, Sarah was 90 when she
had a baby. Stop thinking about retirement at
65 years old. You're going to keep working and
living. So the other word, so aboda, means to
work, means to worship, means service. It's the
same word. Has to be a woman with healthy finances.
If your finances are not healthy, something is
not matching. You need a fix. Proverbios en serio
y una y con esta me voy, ¿verdad? Pura ti. Proverbios
31 and then I'm done. La mujer virtuosa, the
virtuous woman, es empresaria, compra tierras,
siembra, vende telas. It's a symbol of prosperity,
wisdom, and provision. In Acts, we're going to
see Lydia. At 16, she would sell. She would sell.
Even though the Bible didn't speak about her
money, she was the government. Mary Magdalene
was very rich. She would sell fish. She had a
market. The principles of the Bible. Number one,
being faithful in the little. Don't wait to have
a lot of money. Don't bury those connections.
Point number three, sow with faith. Psalms 126.
The woman that sows with tears, harvests with
happiness. The word for you today is what you
have for the Lord that you can multiply. Do you
have ideas? Abilities? Write them down. Present
them to the Lord. Pray. And tell him, what can
I do with this Lord? You have something. Ask
him, what can I do with this Lord? And I'm gonna
finish with this. Isaiah 60 verse five. And I'm
gonna declare it over your life. Arise and shine.
Because the light has come. The richness of the
nations are here. We're going to take this time
to ask God for forgiveness. your kingdom lord
father thank you thank you bless the father because
you are good thank you for your wisdom thank
you for your love and your faithfulness thank
you because you chose us even though we thought
that we didn't qualify but before you we Thank
you